Brown Butter Mochi Bites With Joyce Tang Of Bake Sum Bakery

Brown Butter Mochi Bites With Joyce Tang Of Bake Sum Bakery

Published: August 22, 2026

Duration: 44:05

Today’s guest is Joyce Tang, the founder and owner of Bake Sum, a beloved Bay Area bakery known for inventive pastries that blend French technique with flavors and ingredients rooted in Asian American culture. She’s also the co-author of the upcoming book, “Bake Sum: Asian American Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats.” 

Joyce joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about growing up in an immigrant household, going on dim sum trips with her family, making soybean milk with her mom, and how those experiences helped shape her sense of identity and belonging. She also shares her path from...