The whirlwind romance hadn't provided much time to learn each other’s idiosyncrasies.
So when hurricane Samuel knocked out the power to the restaurant Teddy owned, the instruction to “fry everything” was taken literally.
Teddy’s had become famous.
The fact that he was open the day following the largest storm in U.S. history, coupled with the chicken that had been boiled and then fried, batter fried barbecue ribs, fried mushrooms, fried peppers, fried onions, fried tomatoes even fried Mac and cheese, made “Teddy's Soul food world famous.
That first day after the storm Teddy had given away more food then he sold.
Maria had been frustrated and trying to get her store together. She was being sarcastic when she told him to use the turkey fryers to fry all of the food that was going to go bad otherwise. Teddy was a very literal guy. If you told him to ‘drop’ something right there, he would do exactly that.
So literally everything in the double coolers got fried.
The dishes were a hit.
People came from everywhere for Teddy's Fried Everything Platter. His signature dish was a tribute to American excess. A chicken leg quarter, boiled then batter fried, barbecue ribs batter fried, sides of fried mushrooms, red and green tomatoes, and fried Mac and cheese. Now 7 years later amidst an America that he no longer recognized, widowed by mold in the store his wife insisted on salvaging, and broken by life Teddy was preparing what he figured would be his last meal.
When he had first opened his restaurant America’s “President for life” was still an elected official and although he didn't agree with the man's politics he felt the man had been the people's choice.
Now for the first time since 2018 Teddy's Soul food, would not be open to the public. President for life Trump was coming to eat, and the entire thing would be filmed on TNN the Trump News Network, the source for real news. The law said that you had to add that phrase anytime you mentioned the network.
The secret service was different then when Europe, Canada, and Mexico had been America’s allies, the para-military boogey men, had been in Teddy’s restaurant for the last week asking questions about the food that he prepared, the employees and making sure that none of the people who would be there when America’s dictator would arrive had never voiced any anti-Trump messages.
It seemed that once China, Russia and North Korea became our allies our government took on their attributes.
The secret service was different then when Europe, Canada, and Mexico had been America’s allies, the para-military boogey men, had been in Teddy’s restaurant for the last week asking questions about the food that he prepared, the employees and making sure that none of the people who would be there when America’s dictator would arrive had never voiced any anti-Trump messages.
It seemed that once China, Russia and North Korea became our allies our government took on their attributes.
Teddy knew that people who dared speak out against the great narcissist disappeared.
He knew that had he refused to serve the President for life he too would quietly disappear. So Teddy’s arthritic hands battered the meats and veggies, He prepared the “Big Ted” sauce.
He knew that had he refused to serve the President for life he too would quietly disappear. So Teddy’s arthritic hands battered the meats and veggies, He prepared the “Big Ted” sauce.
He recalled his wife’s painful cough, as she wasted away from the aggressive mold that formed in Samuel’s aftermath.
He remembered that he could no longer view her grave because her native Puerto Rico was no longer a state.
The reporters arrived before the POTUS. Teddy was prepared and felt better than he had in years. He greeted and shook hands with all of the guests that had been invited.
Normally shy, Teddy courted the camera and made sure that his patriotic stance was recorded.
Finally the president arrived and his entire entourage sat inside Teddy’s small dining area. The cameras captured the waiter approach the table and hand them menus.
Only for the waiter to say. “I was instructed to get the owner the moment you sat Mr. President.
“Yes yes go get him. I going to be his greatest customer ever. He should come out here.”
The large man, with his oxford shirt rolled up to his elbows came out of the kitchen wiping his big hands on a cotton towel.
His caramel skin glistened with a sheen of sweat and he smelled like Cajun spices.
Teddy grinned directly into the camera and said: “I still have the right to refuse service to anyone I chose. I would like to ask your perverse pussy grabbing tiny handed ass to leave. I love America and I hope that it lives up to its potential. You are poison sir and I can’t in good conscience feed you.” The live feed disappeared. So did Teddy.
“Yes yes go get him. I going to be his greatest customer ever. He should come out here.”
The large man, with his oxford shirt rolled up to his elbows came out of the kitchen wiping his big hands on a cotton towel.
His caramel skin glistened with a sheen of sweat and he smelled like Cajun spices.
Teddy grinned directly into the camera and said: “I still have the right to refuse service to anyone I chose. I would like to ask your perverse pussy grabbing tiny handed ass to leave. I love America and I hope that it lives up to its potential. You are poison sir and I can’t in good conscience feed you.” The live feed disappeared. So did Teddy.
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