<p>Baker Paola Velez talks to Kate and Holly about why and how she started Bakers Against Racism and how its influence and warmth has spread—and continues to spread; ad-libbing baked goods and feeling passionate about getting others confident enough in the kitchen to do it, too; and how romance played a factor in her career choice.</p><br><p>We've got recipes from Paola's book, Bodega Bakes!</p><p>Chocolate Malta Cake:&nbsp;<a href="https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/chocolate-malta-cake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/chocolate-malta-cake/</a></p><br><p>PB&amp;J Pots de Crème:&nbsp;<a href="https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/pbj-pots-de-creme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/pbj-pots-de-creme/</a></p><br><p>The Lemon Cookie:&nbsp;<a href="https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/the-lemon-cookie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/the-lemon-cookie/</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts.</p><br><p>Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bittmanproject.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bittmanproject.com</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>