An Evening Celebrating MALAI with Pooja Bavishi and Jade Womack

Join Bold Fork Books, Malai, Malai Owner & Author Pooja Bavishi and ClockoutDC's Jade Womack for a SWEET event you won't want to miss. We'll be celebrating the release of Pooja's debut cookbook, MALAI, and dig into the stories and flavors that make it a huge success.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A celebration of South Asian flavors by Pooja Bavishi, the founder of acclaimed Malai ice cream! Learn to create frozen desserts at home with this first-of-its-kind South Asian-inspired ice cream cookbook.

Bavishi shares the secrets behind Malai’s beloved flavors, including Rose with Cinnamon Roasted Almonds, Mango & Cream, and Coffee Cardamom. Discover how to make their famous Orange Fennel French Toast and Parle-G Masala Chai Ice Cream Sandwiches.

From ice cream bars and cones to pies, cakes, and cookies, this storied collection of 100 recipes will transform your at-home desserts with sweet, spiced, and flavorful frozen treats. This book is a delicious exploration where personal stories and cherished flavor memories are woven into every recipe. The recipes are simple to follow, making it easy to create high-quality ice creams and frozen desserts at home, with tips on essential tools and ingredients for consistently delicious results.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Pooja Bavishi is the founder and CEO of Malai, an acclaimed New York-based ice cream company and scoop shop specializing in innovative flavors infused with traditional South Asian ingredients. Inspired by the spices of her childhood—ginger, rose petals, fennel, saffron, and cardamom—Pooja opened Malai in 2015 to offer a unique ice cream experience that blends her rich culinary heritage with everyone’s favorite frozen dessert. The success of Malai soon led to other accomplishments. She won the Food Network’s Chopped Sweets competition in March 2020, was recognized as one of Inc. magazine’s Female Founders 100 in October 2020, and was named a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow in 2018. Pooja holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MS from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

From scoop shops in NYC and DC to nationwide shipping and select grocery store availability across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Malai is making its mark.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Jade Womack is a Washingtonian who launched Clockout DC in 2019 while working as an economist by day and moonlighting as a bartender on the weekends. Jade shares one-of-a-kind events to her more than 134,000 curious followers.

Jade has been awarded Washington City Paper's Best of DC local instagram award in 2022 and 2023, and has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, Self Magazine, NBC4, and more. Jade was named a Washington Woman of Excellence in Economic Development by the Mayor’s Office of Women and Policy Initiatives.

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