Baking & Breaking Bao With Pastry Chef Clarice Lam
Today’s guest is Clarice Lam, award-winning pastry chef and author of Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond, which was a New York Times’ Best Cookbook of 2024. Clarice grew up between Los Angeles and Hong Kong in a snack-obsessed family and went from a career in modeling to mastering the art of pastry.
She joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her baking journey and how she blends French techniques with bold Asian American flavors. Then, the duo dive into Clarice’s book and her recipe for Char Siu Carnitas Bolo Bao. What exactly is a bolo bao? Tune in to find out.
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