The test kitchen was set up like a high school home economics lab. It was actually six individual kitchens with their own sinks, ovens, mixers, and refrigerators. Each kitchen was a ‘U’ shape and three of the six were currently in use. Everyone stopped and stared as Jake pulled her into the room and headed for one of the unused areas.

“Right,” he said, as he looked around, getting his bearings.

“Um, Jake?” she said, looking at the other people staring at ...