A Case Of Cat And Mouse

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“Well, I’m sure he would be happy to get you started again,” I said.

Eric wasn’t just a great cook, he was also a very generous person, quick to offer his time and talents to his friends and to the community.

Color flooded Rebecca’s face a second time. “I really don’t feel I can ask him again. The third time may be the charm, as my mother used to say, but I think the fourth time would be just making a pest of myself.” She rinsed the bowl and set it on the counter. Then she dried her hands and turned to face me. “I don’t just need a bit of starter to get one of my own growing again. I need a lot. I need enough to bake with. I may have inherited my mother’s love of feeding people, but I didn’t get her way with a sourdough loaf. I need to practice my bread at least a couple more times. And I have to leave some free time because we’re filming promos this afternoon.”

Rebecca was one of the contestants on the revival of the television show The Great Northern Baking Showdown. Filming for the first season had begun here in town in April. Six episodes had been completed and there were just four more left to film. Mayville Heights had been chosen, among other reasons, because the show’s executive producer, Elias Braeden, who had bought the rights to the show, was from this part of Minnesota. And he knew it would be very affordable to film here. Rumor had it that a major network and at least one streaming service were interested in the show, but as far as I knew it hadn’t been sold to any outlet yet, so the filming budget was tight. Participants on the show came from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. Rebecca and artist Ray Nightingale were the only local contestants. They had won their places in a regional event.

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