Mr. Ramsey stood at the front. He was wearing a tall white hat and looked very serious.
"The Soufflé," Mr. Ramsey said. "It is delicate. It is light. It is full of air. If you are loud, it will collapse. If you are heavy, it will die. You must be gentle."
Alex stood at his station. He was whisking egg whites.
"Gentle," Alex whispered. "Soft hands."
Mark stood next to him. Mark was wearing an apron that said KISS THE COOK but someone had crossed out KISS and written FEED.
Mark was holding a whisk like a hammer.
"I AM WHISKING!" Mark yelled. "I AM CREATING A TORNADO IN A BOWL!"
"Mark!" Mr. Ramsey shouted. "You are killing the eggs! They are already dead! Stop punishing them!"
"I am adding energy!" Mark argued. "Power Soufflé! It will make you run fast!"
Mark poured a bag of chili powder into the bowl. The mixture turned bright red.
"That is not a Soufflé," Alex said. "That is a volcano."
"It is spicy air!" Mark grinned.
