Soy Paola Velez
and I'm here to help you bake the world a better place
An Award Winning Afro-Dominican Chef and Author, born in the Bronx and currently based in Washington, DC.
I use history and tasty treats to bake the world a better place.
About Paola
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Bodega Bakes
Bodega Bakes is a love letter to pastry chef and activist Paola Velez’s Dominican heritage and NYC roots. This book contains more than 100 recipes for tortas, cookies, brownies, frozen treats, and other baked goods that burst with the flavors of her life.
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Chef P’s Featured Recipes
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What do Plantain Baguettes, gingham and espresso machines have in common? Nothing, except they were circling around in my brain all April long.
“Flavor of the month”: a blog where Chef Paola Velez chats about what she is currently obsessed over from the previous month.
April 2024