Problems in Scenario 7

[Confused]

I'm having a few problems in 7 - I've restarted the scenario several times now and the same things keep happening.

First, some guy keeps offering to sell me a recipe and I accept. The screen pops up to show me my New England Clam Chowder, but it's never in my recipes in either restaurant.

Also, I've had my first visit with Secondo Gordini and he gives me the address to his brother or whoever to get more recipes, but then there is no link in adventure mode to go anywhere.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Lily]

1) New England Clam is an American recipe - it will appear only when you open an American restaurant.

2) When Gordini comes, and gives you the address of his brother (it's his own house in fact), play the game on speed 1, and wait until you get a message: "it happens that Gordini left".
ONLY THEN, go to the Adventure mode, and you will find the address of Gordini's household. Double-click on it to get there. You will get there another address, and will hire Stefano and Marco. Put them both in Casa for now, and check who has the best skills for Spaggetti Marinara (favorite dish of Gordini, if I remember well). Assign the recipe to him, and transfer the other to Treize.
Don't forget to add another stove for each chef.

[Confused]

That explains it with the clam chowder, thanks.

As far as Gordini, I did actually wait a little bit until after he left. If the end of the day (month) comes and I haven't gotten this message, what would you recommend?

[Lily]

"As far as Gordini, I did actually wait a little bit until after he left. If the end of the day (month) comes and I haven't gotten this message, what would you recommend?"

Before you go and talk to Gordini, save the game. Be sure that you told him that if you have better recipes, you would improve - that's the most important question. If you didn't tell him that, you won't get the message.
Wait for the message to come, and if it doesn't come, exit without save and load the saved game again.

It's very weird that you don't get the message. Without the message, you won't get the address, and can't go to Gordini's house.
Just don't touch the Adventure mode until you get the message. That's why I told you to play on speed 1, to follow Gordini, until you see him leave the restaurant.

You can download a saved game, just before winning the scenario, from my Sim site:
www.geocities.com/galily2002/LightSims.html
Click on page 6.