Pastry Problems
Here is one of my great, deep, secret shames: I cannot feed myself without spilling on myself. It’s super embarrassing because I am a grown adult—if you read the entry about me graduating college during the last recession, you know just how old I am—and by this point in my life, I should be able to eat without ending up with part of the meal on my clothes.
But I am resigned to the fact that I am a terrible eater, and I am going to spill on myself, one way or the other. But oh my gosh, have you ever tried to eat a flaky pastry in front of people? You will end up with a veritable shower of pastry bits sprinkled down the front of your shirt like a gentle snowfall. The only way to eat a flaky pastry without making a mess is to shove the whole thing in your mouth at once.