The upside-down French dessert Tarte Tatin has a charming tale behind it. The story goes that it was concocted in the 1880’s, in a hotel owned by two sisters, Stephanie and Caroline Tatin. A tired Stephanie was making an apple tart but overcooked the apples, so she tried to rescue it by putting the pastry base on top. Alternatively, she may have simply baked a tart upside-down by accident.
