Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store

This very New York baking book shines a light on the creative inspiration James Beard Award nominee Paola Velez finds in local bodegas. Bodega Bakes is not about mimicry; it’s about creativity. Velez combines tropical ingredients, staple recipes from classic pastry kitchens, and her experience in Michelin-starred restaurants to offer recipes unlike any we’ve seen elsewhere. Snickerdoodles flavored with sorrel Mango and brown butter blondies Tamarind pecan pie Dulce de leche babka Lime-elderflower sorbet Feel like you’re in baking rut? This may entice you out. Hardcover. Color photographs throughout.