Spring Break - Remembering the Portal of Destiny

Two years ago this month, in April 2018, I walked through a doorway into a kitchen in Louviers, France. Little did I realize that it was a magic portal that would change the course of my life. In the kitchen, I met Susan Herrmann Loomis, chef, cookbook author, and culinary instructor who has since become my culinary mentor and a dear friend. It was while studying French cuisine under her watchful eye that my love of cooking and baking turned into a passion. When I first entered the “On Rue Tatin” cooking school kitchen, cooking was a hobby. A week later, I was on the road to a new vocation. Now two years later, I find myself enrolled in pastry school, contemplating retirement and beginning a second career. Whatever the future brings, for now at least I’m having the time of my life! Thank you for everything Susan!