The Woman Behind Cult-Favorite Bakery Milk Bar

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This week, we’re rebroadcasting and expanding upon one of our
favorite Second Life episodes from the archives with Christina
Tosi.

If you haven’t eaten any of NYC-based
Milk Bar’s cakes, truffles, cookies, or soft serve, you’ve
probably at least heard about how creative the delicious sweets
are, or seen them on Instagram in all their glory. Milk Bar came
into our lives back in 2008 with its first shop in the East
Village. It now boasts 15 locations around the country and a
booming e-commerce business so fans across the U.S., Canada, and
the UK can have access to popular treats like Birthday Cake,
Compost Cookies, and B’Day Truffles. And all of this deliciousness
has been bestowed upon us by Milk Bar’s chef, CEO, and founder
Christina Tosi.

Tosi may be the recipient of two James Beard Awards and have
three cookbooks under her belt (including her latest one,
All About Cake), but before Tosi created the Milk Bar empire,
she ran operations for David Chang’s Momofuku empire. Head to
iTunes to subscribe to Second Life and listen to this episode to
hear more about how Christina Tosi turned Milk Bar into the
household name and gold standard for cool bakeries that it is
today, and shop some of its pastries below.