Authors' Answers: Joanne Chang

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In this podcast, Joanne Chang author of "Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe" and owner of the self-same establishment traces her attachment to deeply American treats, her desire to best what was on the market, and the struggle to leave behind a Harvard education in mathematics in order to pursue her love of all things floury--much to the stunned silence of her Taiwanese-born parents. She also discusses what it was like to beat Bobby Flay at his own game on "Throwdown with Bobby Flay." He and his team were convinced they could beat Joanne's amazing sticky buns, but to no avail.

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