Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store maplesyrup We've all been there

We've all been there

he began his culinary career at Brennan's in the French Quarter where he studied under Chef Mike Roussel

The recipes are enriched with delightful stories and lore

Extensively illustrated with original and archival photographs

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Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store maplesyrup We've all been thereAuthor: Paola Velez A baking book bursting with joy that will have you hightailing it to the oven and planning a trip to your local corner store. Growing up in the Bronx, Paola Velez's happy place was the bodega, a unique world full of color and flavor where the shelves were stocked with everything from M&M's to Muenster cheese to majarete (Caribbean corn pudding) and, of course, its own cat (IYKYK). Before she was the James Beard nominated chef,