Yashri had been busy with the team in finding out about the new head chef.

"Mam.. ye Akash Sharma ka profile match karta hai hamare old chef se" the manager showed. Yashri briefly looked at the profile and then glanced at him.

"Ye? Pichle saal jo restaurant band hua hai na uska head chef tha ye.. Mujhe apna restuatant band nahi karwana hai" she said firmly.

Rishi lowered his gaze "Sorry mam.."

"Mujhe na shyam tak ache candidates chahiye warna main tum sabko badal dungi" she warned them

Everyone speeded up and shortlisted a few candidates. Yashri cross-checked all the profiles and she found one unusual one, he didn't have any experience of working as a chef in a restaurant.

"Ise kisne shortlist kiya?" she asked eyeing the team members

"Mam maine.." one of the leaders said

"Kyun?" Yashri questioned

"Mam.. he cooks really well," she said

"Miss Anjali ye restaurant no. 1 hai hospitality ke mamle mein aur aap chahti hai main aise candidate hire karun jinhe koi experience hai hi nahi?" Yashri asked being practical

"Mam lekin" she explained but Yashri crossed his profile.

"Inn sabko kal bulao for interview" she gave instructions and walked out of the cabin. She entered the restaurant and noticed customers were disappointed as the head chef's unique dishes were removed from the menu. This will impact her business badly, she has to find the head chef as soon as possible. She can't bear any negative publicity against the restaurant as this will impact her reputation.

The day ended and the manager showed her the sales report for today. Yashri checked it and sighed in disappointment in a day the sales had been reduced to 5%. She glanced at him and said "kal mujhe head chef chahiye hi.. Hum fast pacing industry mein kaam karte hai we have to be quick samjhe"

Dev agreed to her "yes mam.."

Yashri gave him a look "aapki wajah se hum iss problem mein aaye hai iss mahine 10% salary kategi tumhari taaki phirse tum ye galti na karo" she said firmly and moved out of the restaurant.

She unlocked her car and sat inside. She started it and headed towards the house. Her phone rings and a smile appears on her face. She picked it up "Yashu kidhar raha gayi hai tu?" her mother asked

"Maa bas nikal gayi hun pahuch rahi hun aadhe ghante mein" Yashri informed her.

"Kitni baar kaha hai tujhe agar late ho toh phone kara kar.. Chal aa jaldi wait kar rahe hai dinner pe tera" she said in concern and disconnected the call. Yashri headed towards the house.

Galaxy Apartment

Nandini had been waiting for Yashri to return home. She glanced at her husband who was busy watching IPL match. She turned off the television and he looked at her with open mouth 'band kyun kiya?"

"Waqt dekho kya ho raha hai.. Yashu ghar nahi aayi hai abhi" Nandini said in concern.

"Nandini aa jayegi" Karan replied

Nandini was worried, Karan smiles lightly and held her hand "hamari beti khudko sambhalna jaanti hai pareshan mat ho"

"Maa hun uski.. Jitni bhi badi ho jaye fikar karna nahi chod sakti hun" she spoke

The doorbell rings, and Nandini quickly opens the door. She had a sigh of relief seeing her in front of her eyes. Yashri smiled "Hello Mother India.." she walked inside the house and placed her bag on the chair.

Nandini handed her a glass of water and noticed her tense. "Yashu.. Kuch hua restaurant mein?" she asked

"Nahi maa kuch khas nahi.. I will handle choti si problem hai" Yashri replied with a smile on her face.

"Acha.. haath muh dhole main khana lagati hun" Nandini said and Yashri moved to her room to freshen up.

She changed to nightwear and returned to the hall. She sat down at the dining table beside her father. Yashri smiled at him and served the food on her own plate. Karan said "sab thik hoga.. Zyada pareshan mat ho"

Yashri was surprised to hear him "Dad.. aapko kaise pata chala?" she asked

Karan picked up his phone and showed her the news. Yashri sighed in disappointment "bas isliye mujhe jald se jald new head chef chahiye Dad.. I mean bina kuch jaane ye newspaper waale kuch bhi chap dete hai!"

"Beta ye sab toh hota rehta hai business mei.. Bas jaldbaazi mei kuch mat karna" he explained her.

Yashri smiled lightly hearing him as her anxiety faded away with this. Nandini glanced at him "aap madad kijiye na.."

"Nahi maa.. Main sambhal lungi" Yashri refused

"Aur kya nandu.. Mujhe bharosa hai hamari beti pe pura" Karan said supporting his daughter.

Bollywood Cafe

The next morning, Yashri came early as she had interviews lined up. She sat down on her chair and asked the manager to call the candidates one by one.

The first one entered inside and she asked "Name??"

"Pratiek Shergill." he said and Yashri filled the page to his CV. She asked him the questions and ended the interview soon as he had been too optimistic.

She finalized three candidates and called them to the main kitchen. "Alright.. Aap teeno mujhe best lage lekin final decision aapki cooking skills hi decide karengi! Aapko apna best recipe banana hai and you have only 30 minutes for that"

"Mam sirf 30 minutes?" the lady asked

Yashri crossed her arms across "Yes.. Aap jante hai hamara restaurant no. 1 kyun hai? Kyuki waiting time yahan baaki sab restaurants se kum hai aur aapko ussi pressure mei kaam karna hai before I hire you I need to see how good you are under pressure.. So your time starts now" she said and moved out of the kitchen.

She heard some noise from outside, she called the manager and asked "What's happening?"

"Nothing mam Anjali ka wo friend hai bahar jise usne short list kiya tha" he informed.

Anjali said "yaar maine koshish ki thi lekin mam ko experience chef chahiye na.."

"Unhe mujhse best nahi milega Anjali.. Apne dost ki itni si madad bhi nahi kar sakti hai tu?" he emotionally blackmailed her

"Don't do this.. Yaar" Anjali said and he made an innocent face. "Fine.. I will try last time" she said and walked back into the restaurant.

Anjali saw Yashri standing there, she gulped down her throat "Mam.. Wo mera dost"

"Didn't I make myself clear? Mujhe wo insaan dubara yahan nahi chahiye okay.." Yashri said softly.

Anjali agreed and Yashri turned. Just then the young male voice caught her attention "Hello.. Mam aap aise kaise mera interview liye bina mujhe reject kar sakti hai"

Yashri closed her eyes for a moment, she turned, and a young man in his late 20s, almost 6 feet tall, fair complexion, his charming eyes with a perfect face cut.

"Main boss hun toh kuch bhi kar sakti hun" she replied.

He stared at her for a moment, he got lost for a moment seeing her. Yashri narrowed her eyes and snipped her fingers in front of his eyes. He came out of the trance and smiled at her "Very attractive.." he said

"What??" Yashri asked glaring at him.

"E.. I mean aapka restaurant bahut attractive hai" he said looking around.

"Please leave.. Yahan interviews chal rahe hai" she told him

"Haan toh main bhi wahi dene aaya hun na.." he spoke

"Maine already teen candidate shortlist kar liye hai and they are in the final process of recruitment.. So kahi aur try kijiye bye" Yashri made it clear to him and signaled Anjali to get him out of her restaurant.

He sighed in disappointment "Aap pachtayengi.. Dekh lena unka haath ka dish aapko pasand nahi aane waala hai.. Aapke pehle head chef ko takkar sirf main de sakta hun.." he tried again but Yashri didn't listen to him.

The staff threw him out of the restaurant. He looked at them "itne handsome ladke ki kadar hi nahi hai kisiko.."

Anjali tried again to convince her "mam.. He is very good aap ek chance toh dijiye"

Yashri looked at her "Anjali please usse zyada experience aur skilled candidates maine select kar liye hai.. Aur tumhe pata hai na ye koi ordinary restaurant nahi hai.. so no more discussion on this" she said

Just then the candidates comes out of the kitchen and placed their special dishes on the table for her to taste.

She tasted each dish and hired the best one "You are hired.. I will see you tomorrow" she said and left from there.