I like to bring some sweets if I got invited to party. Since my job is making pastry, I usually make something by myself. Sometime, I bake things that I know I like. Or I try to use new recipe that I haven't tried that looks good.
The other day I baked a clafouti to a party. I used the recipe of a chef whom I respect. I have tried couple different his desserts from his book before, and they were good. Since the chef was Japanese, most of the time pastry was less sweet than European chefs.
The clafouti came out nice. Since I was baking a whole one, I couldn't taste it until when we actually sliced it at the party. (but most of time you can tell when you are making it if it will be good or not, right???)
I always kind of watch people if they are enjoying the dessert I brought. (I know that it is not my job anymore if they like it or not, but I can't help...) So, the day I was watching people, 95% of people gave me positive response right away, but rest of 5% or I should say a guy was taking too long to say a word. I know that everybody has different taste. We don't all like the same thing, but if I have to see that in front of me, that hurts.....
I was talking that feeling to my husband, and he was also talking about the same guy who didn't say anything for a while that day. Further more, my husband confessed me that the other day he was watching people when I brought my cake to a party, one lady actually whispered to her friend very negative comment about my cake while 99% of people loved the cake.
I understand that letting people try my work (pastry) is like showing your painting to people if you were a painter. People have different opinions whether good or bad. You have to be ready to confront them.
I think my next step is to accept both positive and negative opinion, and learn from there. I guess sometime I am too sensitive.
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