I cradled the spoon in my hand, staring at the caramelized top of my dessert. It was artfully crafted and sat in a simple white ramekin, with seven succulent blueberries arranged in a circle in its center. I grazed my spoon on top of the crisp burnt sugar, trying to decide where to break it. I could start at the left side and eat it left to right, dividing up the blueberries so I could have one for each bite. Or maybe I could eat all the berries beforehand, leaving crème in its purest form.
These were hard choices and I had to think about them carefully. Four minutes after deciding that I should not start on the left side because I am right handed, so if I should start it would need to be on the right side or in the center, unless I switch the spoon to my left hand, but I am not even left handed and that presents an even bigger conundrum, someone called out.
This article appears in Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2009.