Christina Tosi: Desserts are Self-Care. Founder of Milk Bar
My guest on E299 is Christina Tosi! Christina is the founder and creative mastermind behind NYC's Milk Bar. She is a classically trained pastry chef who blends culinary technique with unexpectedly whimsical and nostalgic ingredients, Christina began her career working for several powerhouse fine-dining chefs, including David Bouley, Caesar Ramirez, Thomas Keller, Wylie Dufresne, and Alex Stupak. From there, Christina founded the dessert program at David Chang’s Momofuku and built a culinary empire of her own. Described by The New York Times as a “border crossing pastry chef,” Christina opened Milk Bar’s doors in 2008 and has since been recognized as one of this generation's most iconic American pastry chefs. She received the James Beard Foundation award for Rising Star Chef among her many accolades. BOOM! I’m a huge foodie and fan of Milk Bar myself, so I am very excited and hungry to share this incredible episode with everyone. Enjoy every last bite! For more on Christina, please check out www.christinatosi.com/ and Milkbarstore.com. #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner.
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Show Notes
2:50 - New York in its true essence
4:31 - Start of Passion with Grandmother's baking
7:25 - Childhood memories
9:05 - Bag of sugar baby Memory
12:18 - Experiences with kids growing up
13:30 - Live in the moment
15:00 - Break the rules/Be a Candy Monster
16:22 - Desert is Self care
16:42 - College Education
17:10 - Decision to switch to baking career
19:27 - Getting into a Culinary School
20:48 - Hard Challenging Moments
22:14 - Hot take on time with Anthony
24:14 - How to face things as a Pastry Chef
26:47 - WD50 Anniversary - an Adventure
28:54 - Last memorable bite
29:53 - You are not your Boss!
31:37 - Urgency is a secret ingredient
34:26 - Early Challenges on the way
35:10- Identify the superpower of your team members
35:48 - Advice to Leaders
38:09 - Origin of Crackpie and Rebranding
41:32 - Key part = Destruction
43:51 - Measuring the impact of happiness
46:43 - Hardest part of Leadership
48:49 - Next on the Horizon
50:32 - Fan Questions time
51:53 - Single Greatest piece of advice
52:40 - Christina's North Star