When my brother turned 30 the family couldn't be around for his birthday. You see, we live in Cape Town and Richard lives in New York.
For those who know him, he is a difficult man to buy a present for but I had the best idea. I would get a cake from Bouchon Bakery delivered to him. He loved Thomas Keller and it seemed like a really good idea at the time.
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| Free Cake ($70) |
I got hold of the bakery, checked they would deliver to his flat and paid using my dad's Amex, as I hadn't yet entered the world of credit cards.
I was so excited on the day of delivery and Ric seemed to love the cake. Everything went as planned... until someone let slip that the card hadn't worked and Richard had to pay $70 for his own surprise birthday cake.
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| Cake Progression |
