Pooja Bavishi is the Founder and CEO of Malai, an artisanal ice cream company with flavors inspired by nostalgic, aromatic spices and South Asian ingredients, based in Brooklyn, New York. She “founded Malai because desserts bring people joy and she wanted to be in the business of delivering happiness.. She won on Food Network’s Chopped Sweets Pooja went to college in her home state at UNC-Chapel Hill, an M.S. from the London School of Economics,and an M.B.A. from NYU. She and her ice cream has been written up in everything from Inc. Magazine to the NY Times. And if you haven’t tried her ice cream, you are missing out! IG: @malai_icecream, @pooja_bavishi_ https://www.malai.co/ EATERDC: https://dc.eater.com/2023/10/2/23899013/nyc-essential-ice-cream-shop-malai-dc-coming-attractions Marketplace News: https://www.marketplace.org/2024/01/05/for-this-brooklyn-ice-cream-company-2023-felt-like-the-first-year-were-back-on-track/