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MAYONNAISE IN MY CAKEByWilliam E. SpearTwo Plus Plus Productions LLCClinton, New Jerseywww.TwoPlusPlus.comTwo.Plus.Plus.Productions@gmail.com
Mayonnaise in My CakeiSummary“The Clarksons, like most families, were a universeunto themselves. Unfathomable, but comically hostile,planets dominated the landscape.”Those are the thoughts of The Man. He is anacademically trained, professionally experienced chefwho owns a newly opened restaurant. He teaches collegeclasses and is prominent in business and philanthropiccircles. He is a successful and respected executive.Except when he is with his fiancée, Francessa, and herfamily, the Clarksons. During those times, he’sunnamed and invisible, more an accessory for her thana separate entity. Worse, his cheffing skills aredemeaned.But on a challenging Thanksgiving Day with his futurein-laws, The Man creates a memorable impression whenhe insists on not putting any mayonnaise in his cake.Main CharactersThe ManProfessional chef, restaurateur,and passionate about making greatfoods. Engaged to FrancessaClarkson but invisible to herfamily.Francessa ClarksonHappily engaged to The Man butbenignly neglects him when she’swith her family.Clarissa and SharissaFrancessa’s sisters. They areprotective of her and antagonistictoward him. Until the mayonnaise.AquaphobeThe hypochondriac of theClarksons. Allergic to water;can’t take baths but enduresshowers.Mr. ClarksonCommanding presence and boomingvoice. Otherwise, the patriarch ofthe Clarkson family is clueless.
Mayonnaise in My Cake1The man asked, “Are you sure this is a good idea?” Heknew that holidays were special to her family and theywere not expecting him on Thanksgiving Day. The woman,Francessa Clarkson, assured him that she would be withhim the entire evening. “Besides,” she said, “Everyonewants to hear about your new restaurant.”“That’s what I’m afraid of,” he said. His great joywas cooking. From soups to grilled lobster tails, hisstage was the kitchen. He had 15 years of academictraining and professional accomplishments. But when hewas around the Clarksons, everybody became a masterchef and ordered him around: try it this way, use abigger knife, get me a smaller pot, and, the worst, wedo it like this.But they were more than simply a collection ofopinionated people. The Clarksons, like most families,were a universe unto themselves. Unfathomable, butcomically hostile, planets dominated the landscape.And the man had not yet learned how to navigate theirterrains.
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