Coming Home

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About the Book

When the world started to shut down in March 2020, like every other entrepreneur, Pooja Dhingra was faced with an unprecedented crisis. Le15 Patisserie, her F&B business, had to close its doors and as the months progressed, she had to shut the cafes permanently. Staying home, with no easy answers to a million questions, Pooja went back to the kitchen, to do what she loves most – bake, and experiment. In the toughest year, she found moments of joy in creating simple recipes, riffing on classics, and having fun with the elemental basics of baking – flour, butter, and sugar. (Well, sometimes, salt.) And as she shared these stories on social media, people came together to tell their own, too. The power of food and community was unchanged, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Coming Home was born of the sense of hope and redemption that Pooja experienced, day after day, even as the world continued to stay in flux. This book is Pooja’s most personal and ambitious yet, and her hope is that it helps others find their way home, too.

About the Author

Pooja Dhingra is the founder of the Le15 chain of patisseries. She is a graduate of hospitality from Cesar Ritz Colleges, Switzerland and trained at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, for a Patisserie Diploma. Featured on the Forbes ’30 under 30′ list both in India and Asia, Pooja has won acclaim from critics, the press and her customers not just for her extraordinary skills as a patissier but also for her incredible entrepreneurial journey. She is an INK Fellow, and hosts an extremely popular podcast called #NoSugarCoat. Pooja has published six books, one of which won 2nd place at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Her other books are The Wholesome Kitchen, Can’t Believe It’s Eggless and her latest cookbook Coming Home. She is also the author of two e-books; Le15 Café Cookbook, Bake At Home.