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Paola Velez Of Bakers Against Racism On The World’s Largest Bake Sale
Paola Velez Of Bakers Against Racism On The World’s Largest Bake Sale
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Hosted by Jessie SheehanProduced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine BakerEdited by Jenna SadhuRecorded at CityVox Studios In the summer of 2020, pastry chef Paola Velez co-founded Bakers Against Racism with Willa Pelini and Rob Rubba. Little did they know, their efforts would galvanize the baker community around the world and help raise more than $2.5 million for organizations fighting racism. Paola joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about Bakers Against Racism and shares advice on how to host your own bake sale. Paola also talks about the early days of her career, trying to find her place in the restaurant world. She also shares some of the secrets behind two of her most loved baked goods: plantain sticky buns and chocolate rum cake. They talk layers of flavor, pan caramel, Paola’s love of nutmeg, and just what Guy Fieri has to do with Paola’s baking. At the end of the episode, we have a special treat. It’s Paola at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee conference in Manhattan from last year, reading “The Summer Day,” a beautiful poem by Mary Oliver.Thank you to Le Creuset and California Prunes for supporting our show. She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.Get your back issues of Cherry Bombe here. Get your Jubilee tickets here.More on Paola: Instagram, Bakers Against Racism, websiteMore on Jessie: Instagram, her Snackable Bakes cookbook
Released:
Mar 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Making Chocolate Caramel Tarts With Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming Of Daily Provisions: Welcome to the debut episode of She’s My Cherry Pie, a baking podcast hosted by Jessie Sheehan. In our first episode, Jessie interviews Claudia Fleming, the influential pastry chef and executive director of Daily Provisions. When Claudia put a chocolate caramel tart on the menu of NYC’s Gramercy Tavern in the 1990s, she had no idea her creation would become one of the most copied restaurant desserts around. Learn about the inspiration behind the tart and get all of Claudia’s tips and tricks, from achieving the perfect “Irish setter brown” for your caramel to ensuring you have a “skating-rink shine” on your ganache. Click here for Claudia's chocolate caramel tart recipe from Delectable. Thank you to Le Creuset and California Prunes for supporting our show. She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Our podcast is recorded at CityVox Studio in Manhattan. For past episod by She's My Cherry Pie