There
is
a
beautiful
moment
when
the
last
piece
of
butter
goes
into
a
Swiss
buttercream
and
it
finally
becomes
the
silky
perfection
you
wanted.
That
last
butter
moment
happened
for
this
book
when
the
creatives
met
this
project
and
it
became
the
book
it
was
meant
to
be.
Rochelle Eagle – light-
whispering
camera
goddess.
Cake
chiaroscuro
composer.
You
formed
the
art
around
the
words
and
reminded
us
that
you
can’t
have
light
without
dark.
Kirsten
Jenkins,
you
are
lemon
curd
in
human
form – a
sunshiny,
eye-widening
delight
to
be
around.
You
transformed
very
crumb,
slice
and
curl
of
cream
into
a
catwalk
masterpiece.
You
are
the
GOAT
of
good
deep
chats.
Shante,
you
SL
AY
!
Dearest
Daniel
Lewis.
How
indebted
we
are
that
you
gave
us
the
key
to
Napier
Quarter
Guesthouse
to
shoot
this
book.
Magical
is
too
pedestrian
a
word
to
describe
how
it
feels
to
be
cocooned
in
your
exquisitely
curated
space.
You
are
the
finest
exemplar
of
hospitality
I
know.
Emily
Camorra:
the
bester
tester.
Like
in
my
favourite
fantasy
movie,
when
the
battle
seemed
unwinnable,
you
appeared
on
the
hilltop
astride
a
white
steed
with
a
fresh,
confident
(mind)
army.
You
diligently
smote
the
enemy
(fear)
and
are
testament
to
the
fact
life
gives
you
an
extraordinary
person
at
exactly
at
the
moment
you
need
them.
All
is
never
lost.
Kiara
Lindsay.
Equal
parts
poet
and
caker
and
wholly
amazing!
Thank
you
for
holding
this
book
so
kindly
in
its
fr
agile
infancy.
Brava
May
Jones,
whose
sacrifice
of
sanity
led
to
the
perfection
of
the
cannoli
and
sfogliatella’s
final
recipes.
Ti
ringrazio
di
cuore.
Lisa
Radford,
the
wordsmith
I
love
the
most.
I
will
try
to
curb
my
and-thusiasm.
When
I
need
a
friend
it
is
ALWAYS you,
Colleen
Ahern.
Martini
legs
and
thigh-crossed
giggles
forever!
My
melon
(and
Notes
app)
is
full
of
your
life-
lightening
360°
wisdom,
Erin
Laird.
Thanks
for
making
me
less
of
a
cruster,
buu-ddy.
How
lucky
am
I
to
have
a
store
of
amazing
friends
that
dispense
generous
spoonfuls
of
commonsense
and
kindness
as
needed:
Cassandra,
Charlotte,
Duncan,
Kati,
Leah,
Maggie,
Natalie
L,
Penelope,
Ross,
Sarah
CW,
Stephanie,
Toscha
and
Zoe.
A
zillion
thanks
each!
Justin.
One
by
one
you
cleaned
the
countless
bowls
and
beaters.
One
by
one
ate
the
cheesecakes
soft
and
sweet.
One
by
one
you
kept
the
salty
snacks
a-coming.
One
by
one
to
one
by
one
forever be.