The pastry is the part that separates a good tart from a soggy one, and the instruction that mattered was blind-baking it properly and letting it cool completely before the cream goes anywhere near it. Warm pastry plus cold cream equals a wet base, every time. Chef Emily made everyone wait, which felt slow at the time and was obviously right by the end. Arranging the fruit is the enjoyable part and there's no wrong way to do it, though our team found several.
Noah




