#polenta

Listen, as much as I wanted Sydney and Luca to have a short fling (so she could get some strange and Carmy would know it), this was the best way symbolically that it was done

They injected Luca into Sydney's life when Carmy was wearing her down emotionally

She perked up and was flirting and smiling.

Bet she thought she'd never feel so energized again

But then it was back to the restaurant and back to Sydney going through the motions and not caring anymore

Then Luca comes in

Meets her in the basement and it's CHIVE CITY level flirting.

Chive this, chive that.

It meant SOMETHING to Sydney

So let me say that Carmy tasted this dish before in season 1 and tasted it now in this kitchen without the chives

So her addition of them (SO MANY TOO) must have got Carmy's radar up.

And Carmy BE KNOWING just like Donna sometimes

But he talked Sydney through it, was supportive, PLATED IT FOR HER and let it play out.

🤘 We were at Sasso di Roccarainola for the 16th edition of the Festa della Ciliegia (Cherry Fest) where we had food and beer. We left at 10pm when the band hadn't started their concert yet.