Today on She’s My Cherry Pie, we’re re-airing our episode on babka with baker & cookbook author Melissa Weller! melissafunkweller is one of the top bakers in NYC and an expert at whipping up delicious sticky buns, bagels, and babka. You may have heard that she ran the pastry kitchens at iconic NYC restaurants, including perseny and robertaspizza. But did you know she started out as a chemical engineer? 😲⁠ ⁠ Tune in to Melissa’s chat with host jessiesheehanbakes to hear more about this dynamic baker’s career plus all her tips and tricks for making the best chocolate babka. ⁠ ⁠ Want to bake along? Find Melissa’s recipe on cherrybombe.com. Listen to the show on spotify or apple. And keep an eye out for Melissa’s upcoming cookbook, “Very Good Bread,” out this November.⁠ ⁠ Thank you to kerrygoldusa and kingarthurbaking for supporting our show!⁠ ⁠ 📸 by johnny_miller_ ⁠ #bombesquad #shesmycherrypie #chocolate #babka #fallbaking