

Cutscenes before and after each level, as well as special tasks that pop up every once in a while, tell an endearing tale of a young mother struggling to keep that delicate balance between work and spending time with her loved ones. Emily's New Beginning is no different, offering an intimate glimpse into the lives of a small town restaurant owner and her family. The Delicious series owes a lot of its success to its ever interesting storylines which add a special flavour to the time management gameplay. Some guests are happy to see her, but others seem to think a baby in a restaurant is as welcome as a fly in their soup, so you'll have to watch her closely. Emily brings her daughter to the restaurant all the time, and little Paige loves crawling around and being the centre of attention.

There's something really neat about being in charge of the menu for the first time in the series, and having twice the number of items to play with certainly can't hurt. Each day, you get to choose the menu, depending on which types of customers are expected to visit the restaurant. This time around, the customers are divided into types, differing in patience, tipping habits and how much they like Paige. Emily will run around baking pies, scooping ice cream and smearing cream cheese on bagels, and you can make her job easier by serving several guests at once, which gives you a nice bonus. In order to finish a level, Emily must rack up enough points for at least one out of three stars, though you can always try for all three, because one star is for people whose idea of a gourmet meal is dipping fries into tartar sauce instead of mayo.
