The Art of French Pastry

apprenticeship. I begged
her to not say anything and
to let me try to fix the cake.
Kind woman that she was,
she agreed. With two
spatulas in the kitchen, she
let me fix it as best I could,
and we put it in the freezer.
She even offered to give me
a tip, but I said, “No, you
have already given me the
biggest tip of my life.
Thank you so much.”