Discover the Unexpected Joy and Secrets Hidden Within Tanya Bush’s Year of Baking
“Soon,” she writes, “I believe that pastry cream is the answer to the gaping void within us all” — and there are plenty of voids in Bush’s life. Bush’s partner, known in the book as The Boyfriend, tries to be supportive, but the couple is struggling. His well-intentioned gift of The Science of Baking feels like criticism; his sole descriptor for her desserts, no matter how technical or labor-intensive, is “tasty!” Still, he sees her passion; one night, he takes Bush to a restaurant where she can watch the pastry station. Entranced by the chef’s work, the “easy, dancerly pleasure” of her movements and the stellar products of her labor, Bush makes a plan.
