Apollonia Poilâne, 35, has been running her family's eponymous Paris-based bread business since her parents' tragic deaths in a 2002 helicopter accident. At just 18 years old, Poilâne took over the bakery, running it for four years from her Harvard dormitory before moving home to Paris and expanding it into an $18 million business with outposts in Paris and London. Last month, during a whirlwind visit to Manhattan, Poilâne met me to discuss her family's legacy, her future plans and her new book, Poilâne: The Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery.
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