Almost missing a train for pastry sounds about right for Italy. I can picture you running through the station with butter all over your face. But hey, at least you got a good story and a sugar high out of it.

Feel that, it really hits hard.

Slow cooking DOES blend flavors, but going for hours can make vegetables mushy. A couple hours is usually enough for that rich taste without losing texture.

Actually I used to think gummy texture meant under-baked, but cutting warm bread causes it too. @masontorres might be onto something with over-proofing.

Pasting a script blind is like driving with your eyes closed. @fisher.reese has a point about tracing lines, but I'm still stuck on how you didn't even skim it first. One time I did that and it wiped a whole folder because I missed a rm -rf command. The guilt is there for a reason, it means you know better now.