

Molly Baz, Sophia Roe & Paola Velez From Jubilee
Jan 29, 2024
Culinary superstars Molly Baz and Sophia Roe discuss cookbooks, kitchens, and creativity at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee Conference. Pastry chef Paola Velez recites a poem by Mary Oliver. Insightful conversations on culinary journeys, cookbook writing, and personal reflections on life.
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Market Ritual Sparked A Cooking Career
- Molly Baz learned to cook by living with an older Italian woman in college who cooked market-driven, rustic meals for her.
- That daily ritual sparked Molly's desire to pursue cooking professionally and shaped her love for market-driven home cooking.
Design Recipes For Home, Not The Line
- Shift your thinking from restaurant complexity to simple home techniques when writing recipes for home cooks.
- Teach core techniques and ratios so novice cooks can improvise confidently later.
Technique As A Foundation For Home Cooks
- Molly used her book to teach simplified restaurant techniques as foundations for home cooks.
- Mastering those basics enables improvisation and confident fridge-to-meal decisions.