Athleisure Mag JAN ISSUE #109

Can Bake. Why did you

Can Bake. Why did you want to do that?CHEF DA: You know, I've always been likeworking in the best kitchens, the most intensekitchen with the most professionalchefs and they are strict, rigorous, andorganized. Since opening the bakery, peoplehave been coming in and they havethe love of baking. They are bakers withoutbeing professionals. I think, you knowthat the bakery has done so much. I alwayscompare my time to when I was atDaniel, but we see people coming to thekitchen and be so amazed, or mind blownby the kitchen, the lights and the people,and they were saving in many cases a lifetimeof their savings to come to Daniel forthat meal at that restaurant and I wantedto give similar experience with my bakerythrough the food through the welcomingof people to experience different typesof food. So, throughout the years we'vewelcomed like, you know, hundreds ofthousands of millions of people passingthrough the door with food and I see somany people like bring me treats. Bakingtheir own stuff. Running to me sometimesand I’m like, hmm should I eat it haha?AM: That’s pretty ballsy for people to bringyou their treats because you’re amazing!CHEF DA: I always wanted to get close toyou know, everyone not just to the eliteof people I’ve served over the years, butto everyone and I wanted those recipesto connect with people. So I want to doa book that is humble and about homebaking. I actually practiced a lot of recipeswith my son at home. They're simple,their easy, and quick. It's not too intense,not too difficult. Baking can sometimesbe scary for people because you're precise,you’re scaling everything, but thereare ways you can do some things thatare easy and casual recipes. That's whatI wanted to talk about for this last book.@dominiqueanselPHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY | PG 30 - 32Paris Las Vegas | PG 35 - 39 Honey Bunchesof Oats