Meet the future babka king of Los Angeles

Shimi Aaron bakes beautiful babkas and teaches his techniques via Zoom classes.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • September 5, 2020
A couple of months back, while working on a feature about Palestinian culture through the lens of cookbooks, I was watching Instagram stories posted by London-based chef Joudie Kalla, one of the authors interviewed for the story. In one slide she...
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