Curated Cuisine: Holiday baking with Dorie Greenspan and Joanne Chang

Mon Dec 08 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

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Curated Cuisine: Holiday baking with Dorie Greenspan and Joanne Chang
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WBUR senior correspondent and host Deborah Becker discusses holiday baking with James Beard Award-winners Dorie Greenspan and Joanne Chang.
About this Event

Curated Cuisine is a monthly series examining all things edible, from the chefs cooking the food to the writers reviewing the recipes. Meet the people shaping the food industry, both local and national and enjoy a post-show bite inspired by the conversation.

It is that time of year when we are planning our holiday meals and baked goods take center stage. Join two of the most renowned bakers – James Beard Award-winning author Dorie Greenspan and James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef Joanne Chang – who will share their favorite recipes, best tips and why they love to bake. WBUR senior correspondent and host Deborah Becker moderates.

Copies of Greenspan’s newest cookbook, “Dorie’s Anytime Cakes,” will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith and she will sign following the conversation. Guests will also enjoy baked goods from both chefs. This event is co-produced by Boston University Metropolitan College Programs in Food & Wine.



About “Dorie’s Anytime Cakes”

Over the years, Dorie has created thousands of excellent recipes. And out of all of them, the ones she always comes back to are the simplest cakes. Some may have a dusting of powdered sugar or a drizzle of icing, but most of them are straight-from-the-oven cakes that are great as-is. They’re cakes that you probably already have all the ingredients for in your pantry. They’re the kinds of cakes you can whip up, put out and know that anyone with a hankering can come by and cut a sliver or a hunk. Any time.

With evocative writing, expert advice, and gorgeous illustrations by Nancy Pappas, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes celebrates the simple—but still exciting and special—with more than 100 recipes for easy-to-make, easy-to-love cakes. There are recipes for all kinds of cakes, including loaves and rounds, muffins, crumbles, and Bundts—even savory cakes—plus frostings, fillings, and other flourishes:

  • BFF Brownie Cake
  • Morning, Noon, and Night Thanksgiving Cake
  • Cafuné Corn Cake
  • Simplest, Plainest, Most Old-Fashion — Also Best Tasting — Marble Cake
  • Buttermilk Plum Cake
  • Faux-caccia Squares
  • Miso-Cheddar Scone Cake
  • Feta, Sumac, and Za’atar Loaf
  • The Devil’s Chocolate Cake

You’ll also find “Playing Around” suggestions throughout — Dorie’s inspirations for making each recipe to your own taste and right for all occasions. Flavor your sugar with citrus or tea for a special touch, spice your cake up with hot honey, or transform your plain cake into an impressive, layered party cake. Just like Dorie, you’ll return to baking these favorite cakes again and again.



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WBUR’s Legacy Circle, Murrow Society, Sustainers and Members save $5.00 on tickets to this event. To apply the discount to your ticket purchase online, you’ll need to enter a promo code. You can get your code by emailing [email protected].

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WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, United States

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