Century-Old Starter Crisis
Your family's historic artisanal bakery faces ruin when someone poisons your century-old sourdough starter hours before Michelin-starred critic Anton Dumont arrives. With only 90 minutes until his arrival and your sister unreachable in Tibet, you must identify the saboteur and salvage the starter that's been in your family since 1923.
Challenges
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Survivors
0
Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Junior Baker & Family Heir
Conversation Partner
Chef Marcus Sterling
Setting
Steam-filled industrial kitchen with copper fixtures, emergency lights casting long shadows across stainless steel counters. The poisoned starter bubbles ominously in its antique crock.
Location
Basement Kitchen, Heritage House Bakery, Greenwich Village
Learning Objectives
Identify the contamination source without revealing suspicions to the saboteur
Salvage enough living culture from the mother starter to begin a new batch
Maintain the starter's historical continuity while creating a presentable product for the critic
About This Scenario
Your family's historic artisanal bakery faces ruin when someone poisons your century-old sourdough starter hours before Michelin-starred critic Anton Dumont arrives. With only 90 minutes until his arrival and your sister unreachable in Tibet, you must identify the saboteur and salvage the starter that's been in your family since 1923.
How It Starts
“Oh dear... your precious starter's looking rather... volatile. *checks watch* Tick tock. Shame about your sister being unreachable - she'd know what to do. Want my professional opinion, or are you planning to rely on 'family intuition' for this one?”
This is how Chef Marcus Sterling's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#295
Category
General
Location Tag
Basement Kitchen, Heritage House Bakery, Greenwich Village
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