Chapter Twenty
Unlike Esme, Jan spent the afternoon testing the local cuisine with Prince Alex. She’d come back smelling of exotic spices and wearing a huge grin on her characteristically serious face. The two friends were in one of the three kitchens of the castle when Mrs. Dolevitt happened upon them with the head chef in tow.
The man in the pristine white apron had blinked and rubbed his eyes when he saw that the delectable smell was coming from the machinations of a female chef. More and more, Esme was learning that certain parts of this enchanted kingdom were still in the dark ages when it came to women’s equality.
But, as the saying goes, a way to a man’s heart was through his stomach. So, after a taste test, the chef invited Jan up to the big kitchen to help with the dessert for
