The author’s Golden Milk Latte Challah—ready for the Shabbat meal. What's round--at least at this time of year--puffy, and has a deep connection to the people and places of the past? What else?

Zoe Kanan’s buzzy bakery — serving bialys, challah honey buns and more — draws inspiration from the neighborhood. On the Lower East Side, in a neighborhood that was once the home to hundreds of ...