“Food is my language — I speak it better than English.” – @mollybaz
Cookbook author and mother Molly Baz found her voice through cooking in college. Where she famously hosted a supper club out of her living room, followed by studying abroad in Florence. “When I got to Italy, I saw the way they respected ingredients and cooked with intention, love, and care,” she reveals. “I was just captivated.”
From a Senior Food Editor at Bon Appétit to a two-time New York Times bestselling author, Molly continues to share her passion for food with the world. And now with her son, Boots. Like his family, he loves a good snack. Pickles, peanuts, and popcorn. Or pop-comes, as he would say.
What’s next for Boot’s mom: more cookbooks. “I’ve never kept a diary, but my cookbooks will tell my story,” says Molly. “They will represent different stages of my life and, ideally, I will grow very old and look back on them.”
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We followed Molly around Los Angeles for the day, as part of our series celebrating creators within the Gap community. Exploring creatives in their element — with a strong point of view, and a strong sense of style.
Shot by @gibblegabble
Styled by @alexisasquith
Hair & Makeup by @yomatisse
Meet @mollybaz .
Cookbook author. Recipe developer. Small-business owner. These are just a few of her titles, along with a recent favorite: mom.
Molly Baz spends her second Mother’s Day in a place she loves with whom she loves most — a fully stocked kitchen with her son and sous-chef, Boots. “He can barely talk, but he’s already cooking,” she gushes. “The fundamental thing he learned first was how to season his food.”
Motherhood has reshaped the way Molly approaches her creative process. What was once a more indulgent act of cooking has evolved into valuing time differently. “Becoming a mother reorganized the way I think about food,” she says. “It snapped me into this mode of getting stuff done.”
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We followed Molly around Los Angeles for the day, as part of our series celebrating creators within the Gap community. Exploring creatives in their element — with a strong point of view, and a strong sense of style.
Shot by @maddyrotman
Styled by @alexisasquith
Hair & Makeup by @yomatisse
