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Braiding dough into the imperfect babka
Shimi Aaron likens the cars, weather and beaches of Los Angeles to Tel Aviv. As a recent transplant to the city, his twists on babka have taken the city by storm, leading LA Times Restaurant Critic Bill Addison to dub him the future babka king .
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readShimi Aaron likens the cars, weather and beaches of Los Angeles to Tel Aviv. As a recent transplant to the city, his twists on babka have taken the city by storm, leading LA Times Restaurant Critic Bill Addison to dub him the future babka king. Aaron bakes his babka on sheet trays, embracing its imperfections and allowing it to go everywhere.
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The full episode
2 of 6Ancient seeds, babka, cheesecake, tortilla tournament- 0:00Growing hope and dates from 2,000 seeds
- 12:41Braiding dough into the imperfect babkaYou’re reading this
- 20:27Mexican-inspired Rosh Hashanah menu pops up at Melody Wine Bar
- 29:27Ugly-beautiful: burning your dessert to perfection
- 38:37Pastry chef reclaims her own story in new memoir
- 49:20Bracketing tortillas in KCRW’s annual Tortilla Tournament