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This dinner scene wasn’t originally set at Dimanche (it was going to be another Dimanche chef’s restaurant), but I wanted it to feel super charged for both of them, so I decided to set it there! #GHliveblog
I had coffee with my friend Janelle while she was in HI, and she doodled stuff on my iPad while we talked—and a lot of them ended up on Clem’s clothing lol, the weird little boy pattern is one of her doodles #GHliveblog
I wanted to emphasize the parallels between Jacobi and Lucy—both have extraordinary skills (eidetic memory, super olfaction/supertaster) that people think they are squandering #GHliveblog
Oof this is me still trying to figure out Jacobi’s motivations—like, is he still using Lucy as a way to Graham?? That’s how the questions seem! #GHliveblog
This is minor, but the reason Jacobi doesn’t look at the menu is because he has a photographic memory—so he’s always looking at Lucy in this scene
I just wanted to give him gestures that felt a little off, even if you don’t consciously register them! #GHliveblog
Jacobi is purposefully invoking Lynn to build Lucy’s goodwill, but I also wanted to show that Jacobi DID actually follow Lynn’s advice and arrive early, because Jacobi IS actually a lot like Lucy #GHliveblog
This is the first time Lucy is in a dress! Lucy’s normal style is pants-based, so the only times I put her her in dresses are for scenes where I want to give the sense that she’s out of her element (this scene, the cooking competition, Lynn’s funeral) #GHliveblog
Jacobi is also a separated from the chefs of previous arcs because he ended up in a non-commercial kitchen—I wanted to explore what Lucy could do/how far she’d go when the cooking of one of the Dimanche chefs is almost completely inaccessible #GHliveblog
This is a minor characterization thing, but Graham plays guitar!
His sister Laura (current music teacher, former band/theater kid) forced him to learn so he could accompany her and her friends while they sang Rent or something #GHliveblog
I didn’t intend for this to look like the BA test kitchen, I grew up on Cook’s Country and America’s Test Kitchen for my test kitchen entertainment
But who am I fooling, this looks EXACTLY like the BA test kitchen lmao #GHliveblog