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There’s a specific kind of anxiety that comes with holding a whisk in a perfectly lit kitchen. You know the one. The counter is marble, the Mise en place is in tiny glass bowls, and the recipe demands you chill the dough for exactly 47 minutes.

Then, last summer, I moved apartments. My new kitchen was half the size of my old one. The oven ran 25 degrees hot, and the lighting made raw chicken look like a Rothko painting. I panicked. zoe guttenplan

Instead, I cursed, folded the torn dough over itself like a calzone, shoved it in the hot oven, and set a timer for "whatever." There’s a specific kind of anxiety that comes