I Ate This 11-Layer Jar Cake with My Bare Hands and Regret Nothing

We all have moments we're not proud of. This isn't one of them. A few weeks ago atThe Family Reunion—a first of its kind food event created byFood & Wine执行制片人Kwame Onwuachito celebrate the Black and brown cooking traditions that have shaped American cuisine—I stood in my swanky Salamander Resort hotel room eating dessert from a jar with my bare fingers and making little noises of joy. The night before at a spirited, joyous, dinner-turned-dance-party, photographer克莱·威廉姆斯had introduced me to chef Auzerais Bellamy, who handed me a jar and a card that said "Blondery," and I clung onto both throughout the night, because Clay knows what's good. Back in my room many sweaty hours later, I slid the jar into the minifridge, making a mental note to nab a spoon the next day when I saw it.

Thanks to a certain amount of Remy Martin cocktails consumed the following evening after the block party-themed dinner, that didn't happen. So I had a decision to make: put my mud-soaked shoes back on and go foraging in the lobby, or stay in my cozy hotel robe and work with what I had on my literal hands. One bite in, I knew I'd made the right call.

Bellamy poured her heart and soul into the pastry departments at a slew of Michelin-starred restaurants for years before realizing that the investment wasn't going to pay off in the form ofactual career advancement, so she left the kitchen for a while before returning on her own terms. Her limited-release bakeryBlonderywas founded with a mission in mind: to create a supportive workplace for other people of color in hospitality, and empower them to to thrive in an industry that hasn't historically been hospitable.

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But none of this would work without a delicious product to sell, and good golly, does Blondery deliver. I've yet to try the company's cult-favorite blondies in their bar form, but this 11-layer cake in a jar had me at the first spoonful (OK, handful). Every single element of this dessert—the salted caramel ganache, buttercream, cacao nibs, signature blondie chunks, and beyond—is meticulously considered and crafted for maximum sensory pleasure. I'm an absolute freak about texture, and the interplay of gooey, creamy, crunchy, cakey, and crispy shifted with every single bite, short-circuiting all the stress I'd been feeling about getting my shoes wiped off and all my work completed. It was just me, the jar, and my mouth and I knew I needed to tell the world.

我之前提到了整个“限量释放”部分。这意味着您必须有一点耐心，并在候补名单上获得产品，或者仔细跟踪Blondery的弹出时间表。Per bellamy，由于最近在纽约市与飓风相关的洪水开始了一系列事件，这一过程甚至可能需要更长的时间，这导致了一系列事件，这导致不得不增加赌注并仅八天通知。她将面包店搬到纽约州哈德逊山谷地区的更大，更好的设施，目前正试图通过出售金发团队来筹集10,000美元的资金，以抵消成本连帽衫,帽子, andshirts. She also offers an online cooking experience that allows buyers to learn at the virtual hands of a master.

Get on that list, get the gear, and bide your time for the next release of goodies on November 1. You'll just have to beat my sticky fingers to the click.

Visitblondery.comand follow@blonderyon Instagram for details on new product releases and pop-ups.