“I was beginning to taste it. Something bitter, but warm. A flavor that woke me up and let me see things clearly.… — Judith Fertig Change of heart Copy Share Image
“She couldn't see the homemade colored sprinkles, the tender yellow cake, or the pale pink frosting made with strawberry syrup enhanced with… — Judith Fertig Cake Copy Share Image
“I didn't know until I licked the mocha buttercream from my third devil's food cupcake that this was the flavor of starting… — Judith Fertig Coffee Copy Share Image
“I was starting to think of her as the "Goth Van Gogh" on a good day or "Vampira" on a bad one.… — Judith Fertig Getting used Copy Share Image
“Jett's artistic talent was as weighty and emphatic as the heavy black makeup she applied to her lips and eyelids.” — Judith Fertig Artistic creativity Copy Share Image
“At Rainbow Cake, January's special flavors would be dark chocolate and coffee, those pick-me-ups we all needed to start the day- or… — Judith Fertig Coffee Copy Share Image
“Could a flavor be pleased with itself and its position in the world? That was plum. Not the sharp-flavored skin and the… — Judith Fertig Flavor Copy Share Image
“At the far end of the bakery, our canvas curtain heralded April's lime and coconut theme. Little bags of coconut meringue polka… — Judith Fertig April Copy Share Image
“I knew that sunny citrus helped put things in focus, sharpened the memory, just like a squeeze of lemon juice could sharpen… — Judith Fertig Anger Copy Share Image
“Let's not freak out here," Jett said, ever the diplomat in venom green nail polish and little skull earrings. "People aren't going… — Judith Fertig Diplomat Copy Share Image
“People I had never seen before flocked in, their faces showing a longing you never saw for cake. People's eyes lit up… — Judith Fertig Cake Copy Share Image
“The flavor that came to me was a luscious Suncrest peach that I once had in California. This heirloom variety needed time… — Judith Fertig August Copy Share Image
“The flavor the came to me was a luscious Sincerest peach that I once had in California. This heirloom variety needed time… — Judith Fertig Flavor Copy Share Image
“The tantalizing scent transported me to a white, sandy beach lapped by a turquoise sea under a tropical sun. Lime and coconut… — Judith Fertig April Copy Share Image
“I looked up to see the sun struggling behind a gray mass of snow clouds. I could relate. And then a beam… — Judith Fertig Aromas Copy Share Image
“He opened the box and saw a tiny cake shaped like a bird's nest in three small round layers of tender, browned-butter… — Judith Fertig Body love Copy Share Image
“An orange day, a happy day, a brand-new day in the secret language that only the three of us seemed to understand.… — Judith Fertig Better days Copy Share Image
“You just happen to be our ten thousandth customer," I lied, "and this is our special thank-you." I slid the bakery box… — Judith Fertig Cupcake Copy Share Image
“The walls were painted a robin's-egg blue. Antique wood-and-glass display cases had mottled milk chocolate-brown marble countertops. Antique iron-and-glass stands would make… — Judith Fertig Bakery Copy Share Image
“Maggie and I were delighted. It was now Jett's turn to go to the dark side. "I've never seen such a bunch… — Judith Fertig Dark side Copy Share Image
“When I sat with clients and opened my mind to them, a taste usually came through. It might be sweet, sour, salty,… — Judith Fertig Cake Copy Share Image
“I loved rhubarb, that hardy, underappreciated garden survivor that leafed out just as the worst of winter melted away. Not everyone was… — Judith Fertig Flavors Copy Share Image
“A bit reluctantly, trying to leave my bruised ego behind, I was warming to the Appalachian idea. Bourbon and branch water. Dulcimer… — Judith Fertig Appalachian Copy Share Image
“I brought a coconut cream pie, Mom's favorite. Coconut's hard, dirty, shaggy exterior didn't promise much. But when you cracked it open… — Judith Fertig Clean up Copy Share Image
“When I lived in New York and went to Chinatown, I learned that these flavors and their meanings were actually a foundation… — Judith Fertig Anger and frustration Copy Share Image
