They Went on a Holiday Cruise and Left Me With a Man They Called a “Problem”

making scrambled eggs, he moved closer and, with careful courtesy, took the spatula from my hand.

“The secret,” he said, turning down the heat, “is low temperature and patience. Most people rush them and end up with something closer to rubber.”

“And you don’t like rubber,” I said.

“Not in food,” he replied. “In theater, occasionally.”

I watched him push continue reading …