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A James Beard Award-winning chef falls head over heels for a man who eats nothing but mac & cheese and chicken nuggets dipped in ranch. Tell their love story. [Photo by Birmingham Museums on Unsplash]

Submissions

  • Opposites Attract

    "Perfect" said the critics 

    "Awful" says the boy

    "It tastes like diarrhea, oh how I hate bok choy"

    But something 'bout his eyes make everything okay, 

    Even if his food choices make me start to decay

  • Him and his story

    My mother still wants to know why he was the one. After all, for my whole life, I have wanted to be a chef, and now that I am one my life has been fulfilled. Until I met Luke, the most unlikely of all men.

  • Mac 'n Cheesy

    “I promise this time!” Louisa cried as she watched the man across from her, desperation clogging up her throat. Eric’s shoulders sagged, as if the weight of choosing his next sentence might crush him.