The Chef Who Refused to Break

ater. She stood before the CIAP board and a crowd of local food cr

poke to her, how combinations a

roud to nurture such a unique talent. We are pro

g, access to the rarest ingre

h was to prepare her signature dish: a delicate sea bass with a comple

o sure, fumbled with the fish. The reduction sauce, one she' d made hundr

maculate, her dish progressing flawlessly. A small, almost invisible device was clipped to Britta

Overcooked. The sauce, a mess. She

d it. Their faces

ny' s bouillabaisse. Ga

Miller?" he asked, his voice cold. "Your skills... they seem to have va

n hung in the

t happened," Sarah stam

ve deceived me." He turned to the audience. "Sarah Miller is hereby expell

rd hit her like

ly masked by a look of concern. She even put a hand on Sa

h felt l

her. And today, it had actively interfered, a subtle disruption to Sarah' s neural pathways, making her own talent seem like a lie. The con