As Justin had told her, when Venus and Hunter arrived at the restaurant, though it wasn’t yet open for lunch hours, they were immediately let in and led back to the kitchen, where they were met by a middle-aged man she assumed was the chef.
He smiled when he saw her and enfolded her hand between both of his.
“Justin tells me you enjoyed my steak the other day.”
“It was the most wonderful steak I’ve ever had,” Venus said honestly. “I wanted to cook it for dinner tonight but haven’t been able to find it anywhere.”
The chef went over to the counter where a butcher-wrapped package layout, and then he wrapped it in plastic wrap so it wouldn’t leak and handed it to Venus.
“The secret is in not undercooking it,” he explained. “These steaks are heavily marbled, so if a person normally eats th
