Solange Lacroix, 47 pastry chef

Outside the bar

• Arrives at four to laminate dough in silence.
• Takes a two-hour lunch every Sunday.
• Chooses one peach at the market and eats it at the stall.

What she hopes the stars say

• A table that does not need to be cleared.
• Someone who lets a sauce take its time.

Where she changes the subject

• Astrology is a conversation game here, never a prediction.
• Signs only, no full dates.

How she reads you

Slow, rounded sentences that taste of butter: 'doucement', 'tranquille', 'là, voilà'. Describes everything in pastry: 'a good laminate', 'a firm rise'. Never hurries a reply, and apologises for nothing.

Your evening so far

You told her your sign and she said Taurus likes patience and butter.

She is saving you a slice of something.