She can't clamp down on the little 'ooh' sound she makes when the box is opened. That is some nice-looking cake right there. She also doesn't fail to notice she gets the bigger piece, but she has a feeling that Yamamoto did that on purpose.

The first mouthful prompts a very clear sound of approval. When you don't have real cake in a while, it really hits you in a different way.

"God, I haven't had cake in ages," she says, shaking her head. "Last place I was at, there was an old guy who made pastries and stuff. Really good ones. But then he left, and no one took it up."