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She has worked for restaurants such as Milk Bar and Maydan in Washington, D.C., and she co-founded the organization Bakers Against Racism, as well as the donut pop-up shop Do\u00f1a Dona in 2020.[1][2]Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Personal life[edit]Activism[edit]References[edit]Early life[edit]Velez grew up in The Bronx, New York.[3] Her mother worked as an accountant for the Tex-Mex restaurant Mary Ann\u2019s, which was owned by her mother\u2019s cousin.[4][5] She spent her childhood summers visiting her grandparents at their family home in the Dominican Republic.[5] During her summers spent in the Dominican, she gained an appreciation for fresh produce, learning how to grow her own vegetables and fruit, and experiencing her grandmother\u2019s home cooking.[5]Personal life[edit]Velez moved to Washington, D.C., in 2016 with her husband Hector Velez.[1][6][7]Velez was educated at Le Cordon Bleu in Orlando, Florida.[5][7] After graduating in 2009, Velez studied for two years under Jacques Torres, an expert in the chocolate industry, at his factory in Brooklyn, New York.[1][7][8] Velez moved from New York to Washington, D.C., in 2016 to work as a pastry chef at Milk Bar under chef Christina Tosi.[1][7] With her gained experience, Velez transitioned to the position of Lead Pastry Cook at D.C. restaurant Arroz.[1][9] She also functioned as the pastry chef for the Iron Gate Restaurant in 2018, and for Kith\/Kin in 2019.[1][9] Velez led the kitchen at Compass Rose and Michelin-starred Maydan while serving as the restaurant\u2019s Executive Pastry Chef.[1][9] After being furloughed during the Covid-19 pandemic, Velez joined Food&Wine Magazine to create the online streaming show, \u201cPastries with Paola, ” in which she shares recipes inspired by her Dominican heritage.[8][10]Activism[edit]In April of 2020 Velez co-founded the donut pop-up shop Do\u00f1a Dona with Daniella Senior, founder of the Cuban cafe Colada Shop and the cocktail bar Serenata.[9][11] Do\u00f1a Dona raised around $1,100 that was donated to Ayunda D.C., an organization providing social and legal support for D.C. immigrants.[2][12] After Do\u00f1a Dona\u2019s success, Velez co-founded Bakers Against Racism, a movement raising money for racial justice organization through baking, with pastry chef Willa Pelini.[2][7] Velez also enlisted pastry chef Rob Rubba to create graphic designs to garner support for the organization over social media.[2] Through their posts, the chefs were able to virtually gather bakers from across the country to create their own bake sales supporting racial justice advocacy.[2] Since its launch in 2020, Bakers Against Racism has gained more than 3,000 participants in over 200 U.S. cities and raised over $2 million for organizations supporting Black Lives Matter.[1][13] Bakers Against Racism has been recognized as the largest bake sale in history, raising millions of dollars.[14]2021 Food & Wine Best New Chef[1][4]2021 InStyle 50 Women Making the World a Better Place[1][15]2021 Time Out Magazine Woman of the Year[1][16]2021 Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Award Winner[1][17]2020 James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef Finalist[1][18]2020 Esquire Pastry Chef of the Year Winner[1][19]2020 Washingtonian Magazine 100 Best Winner[1][20]References[edit]^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o “SMALL ORCHIDS”. SMALL ORCHIDS. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ a b c d e Davis, Wynne. “Bakers Against Racism Aims to Fight Injustice with the Power of Food.” NPR, Jun 20, 2020, https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/20\/881075595\/bakers-against-racism-aims-to-fight-injustice-with-the-power-of-food.^ Chambers, Veronica (2021-08-18). “Baking the World a Better Place”. The New York Times. ISSN\u00a00362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ a b “Food & Wine Best New Chefs 2021”. Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ a b c d “Bakers Against Racism with Co-Founder Paola Velez.” Podcast, Radio Cherry Bombe, Jun 19, 2020.^ www.bizjournals.com https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/washington\/news\/2021\/03\/18\/paola-velez.html. Retrieved 2023-01-31. ^ a b c d e “Rising Star Chef Nominee Co-Creates Bakers Against Racism, Uplifts Young Chefs Of Color”. www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ a b “Paola Velez Is the Empathetic Leader the Industry Needs”. Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ a b c d Hayes, Laura (16 July 2020). “The 2020 Food Issue: Change-Makers in the D.C. Food System”. Washington City Paper. ProQuest\u00a02459644774.^ “Pastries With Paola”. Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ Medora, Sabrina (2020-04-30). “Kith\/Kin’s Star Pastry Chef Will Run a Pop-Up for Doughnuts With Dominican Flavors”. Eater DC. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ “About Us | Ayuda”. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ “Bakers Against Racism”. Bakers Against Racism. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ “Pastry Chef Hosts World’s Largest Bake Sale & Raises Millions in Fight Against Racism”. www.msn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.^ “50 Women Making the World a Better Place in 2021”. InStyle. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ “11 Women Who Changed the World In the Last Year”. Time Out United States. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ www.bizjournals.com https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/washington\/news\/2021\/03\/19\/diversity-in-business-awards.html. Retrieved 2023-01-31. ^ Burton, Monica (2020-05-04). “Here Are the 2020 James Beard Awards Restaurant, Chef, and Media Finalists”. Eater. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ “Esquire’s Best New Restaurants in America, 2020”. Esquire. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2023-01-31.^ “Find DC’s Best Restaurants – Washingtonian”. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2023-01-31.  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/paola-velez-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Paola Velez – Wikipedia"}}]}]