Amanda and Jeremiah interview David Leite of the James Beard award-winning blog Leite's Culinaria. David takes us on his journey to self-acceptance while discussing his newest book Notes on a Banana. He also deep dives into the role baking has played in his life. He shares details of his book The New Portuguese Table, what it was like growing up Portuguese and some favorite recipes including milk mayonnaise and orange olive oil cake. Connect with David:Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidleite/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidjosephleite/Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidleiteLeite's Culinaria: https://leitesculinaria.comOrange Olive Oil Cake recipe: https://leitesculinaria.com/20321/recipes-portuguese-orange-olive-oil-cake.htmlHershey's Chocolate Cake recipe: https://leitesculinaria.com/84438/recipes-hersheys-chocolate-cake.html#recipeDavid's NY Times chocolate chip cookies: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015819-chocolate-chip-cookiesMilk Mayonnaise recipe: https://leitesculinaria.com/32983/writings-milk-mayonnaise.htmlDavid's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/David-Leite/e/B002IP769S/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1538417987&sr=8-1Amanda's chocolate chip cookie recipe: https://www.amandaefaber.com/blog/2018/8/7/salted-malted-chocolate-chip-cookiesConnect with Amanda: Instagram: www.instagram.com/amandaefaber/Facebook: www.facebook.com/amandaefaber/Twitter: twitter.com/amandaefaberConnect with Jeremiah:Instagram: www.instagram.com/jeremiahbakes/Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeremiahbakes/Twitter: twitter.com/jeremiahbakesFollow Flour Hour:Facebook: www.facebook.com/FLOURHOURpod/Twitter: twitter.com/FLOURHOURpod"Flour Hour Theme Song" composed by Jeremiah