My First Summer Job

Milk to foam, boxes to tie, and many a cranky customer

The Côtes-des-Neiges pâtisserie, Duc de Lorraine, illustration by Camila Picheco

For the last three summers, I’ve been listening to my kids report on the highs and lows of their summer jobs. They’ve both worked in restaurants, my older son in front-of-house jobs, and the younger, in kitchens. I can’t say either has a passion for the work deep enough to …