“For Thanksgiving, people are still craving the comforts of traditions, so we’re doing pumpkin pie bars,” she said. Paola Velez, the executive pastry chef at La Bodega at Compass Rose in Washington, D.C., saw that firsthand this past summer. As a co-founder of Bakers Against Racism, Ms. Velez helped organize large-scale bake sales with contactless delivery for the pandemic era. She said she had been impressed by New York City bakers who optimized the space of generic takeout boxes by filling them with square-edged treats. With her packaging, Ms. Velez takes inspiration from her Dominican heritage.

Source: New York Times November 13, 2020 13:59 UTC