The Art of French Pastry

of fifteen. You will read
some of my stories about
those difficult days in the
pages that follow. I was
tempted to give up on
more than one occasion,
but I had a long-term goal
and a vision for my future:
I knew that apprenticeship,
where you learn all of the
fundamentals, was crucial
to a career in pastry, and
that my tough boss was