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Red Velvet reps NY?

Baking Across America by B. Dylan Hollis

May 30, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

I’m starting to think I might be getting a little old to appreciate late Gen Z/early Gen Alpha influencer-types. I wasn’t the hugest fan of Dylan Hollis’ first book, although I applaud the premise. I was thusly a bit unsure about the second book, but this one has some things going for it the first one did not. Our author hit the big time as a YouTube/social media foodie influencer with a focus on vintage Americana cookery. Baking Across America is framed as a “vintage” […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: B Dylan Hollis, Baking, Baking Across America, cake, cookies, jello, pies, road trip, United States, vintage

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:26 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: B Dylan Hollis, Baking, Baking Across America, cake, cookies, jello, pies, road trip, United States, vintage ·
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Nostalgia Baking but for Whom?

Baking Yesteryear by B. Dylan Hollis

August 6, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader 4 Comments

Bingo 10: Nostalgia The title Baking of Yesteryear kind of explains the fit for the Nostalgia category; this is what it sounds like, a cookbook of baking starts from each decade of the twentieth century up to the 80s. I’m guessing that the reason the 90s get left out is because that might be the decade the author was born; I could probably look that up, but why bother? Overall, this is kind of fun, but I also kind of wish there was a little […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: B Dylan Hollis, Baking, Baking Yesteryear, cbr15bingo, cookbook, nostalgia, nostalgia baking

CoffeeShopReader's CBR15 Review No:65 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: B Dylan Hollis, Baking, Baking Yesteryear, cbr15bingo, cookbook, nostalgia, nostalgia baking ·
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