Chef Jeff becomes Daphne's first employer and mentor in the cooking industry. At first, he is upset that he has to deal with a handicap employee because Daphne's mother Kathrine Kennish pulled strings to get her the job. After a while, they develop a connection and begin dating, despite an extreme age difference. After Jeff fires another employee, their affair comes out into the light. Jeff gets into a lot of trouble and calls off the relationship. Angelo later finds out and punches Jeff. Jeff later gets engaged to another woman, but that relationship blows up into flames after one of Daphne's friends tells the woman about Jeff's affair.