Claudette’s: A Sweet Escape

Forgive me father, for I have sinned. The last cheesecake I had was not so far away.

It was a typical Wednesday. Workload was phenomenal. Bugs were appearing out of nowhere. And there was no progress in my documentations. At around 15:00h, my manager went out to have a meeting with the other managers. I took that opportunity to get away from it all and have a food trip. Will it be considered a sin when you crave for something without considering the price?

The truth was, I was about to buy something to chow down in 7-11. Unfortunately, there was nothing there to satisfy my craving for something sweet. I then tried to see if there was something that will interest me in Jolli-jeep stores. But alas, my craving was not something that can be satisfied by a full stomach.

As I was about to go back to the office. I saw an officemate of mine standing outside the office. I asked what he was doing there, he promptly answered “I am waiting for someone”. And then it hit me, I had a friend who referred me to a bakeshop a few blocks away from the office. I then excused myself to go re-visit the shop to satisfy my outrageous cravings.

As soon as I got there, there was only one thing that was ringing in my mind. Cheesecake! I entered the shop and viewed the glass display and browsed what they had to offer. They had a wide range of cakes and brownies which had me thinking, shall I go for something daring? Or should I do what I intended to do?

The date was July 18, the day before my brother’s birthday. I don’t think I have the time to buy him a nice shirt! I remembered my birthday last year. It was my first birthday out of the country. I felt so sad to celebrate a birthday alone, no parties. Then I decided, wouldn’t it be nice if I gave my brother a cake for his birthday? Now that I have a reason to try out their cake (even if it’s for my brother), I then bought the blueberry cheesecake, sitting there, ever so lonely, teasing me to take a bite.

On my way out, I saw that the rain was pouring. It was not your regular drizzle, it was raining big droplets. Across the street, another 7-11 is open for business. I ran across the street to buy an umbrella. To my surprise, the rain stopped the moment I stepped out the door.

A few moments later I was back in my workplace, unwrapping the cheesecake. It would be saf to eat a cheesecake alone. I called some of my officemates to help me eat the cheesecake. Hey, this method is great for those who are on a diet. Eat little by sharing the big part of your cake with your friends.

As you must know, good food starts with the package. Before eating, the client first looks at the presentation of the over-all design of the food. In this case, the cheesecake was placed inside a Styrofoam container. It looked no different from the food you buy from the Jolli-jeep stores.

Looking at the cake itself, you can say without a doubt that, what lays in front of you is a cheesecake. The blueberry slowly drooping of from the top of the cake, cascading downwards passing through the cream, teasingly running down to the crust. The sight of that was already mouthwatering. I cannot wait for the cake to touch my lips.

The taste of the cake was far from average. You can taste the distinction of the crust, cream, and blueberry in syrup. There were no side crust in the cheesecake which bring emphasis on what the cheesecake should really be. One good word to describe the sensation was: delectable.

After chowing down of the cheesecake, I was really pumped up on buying a cake for my brother. A few hours later I was walking home, holding a chocolate cake in my hand. Oh, I can’t wait to taste that cake. Maybe a different story for that cake is necessary?