Debbie Bonner of Debbie's Soulful Sweets, who lives in Sleepy Hollow and bakes up to 200 cakes a week in a commercial kitchen in Long Island City, said the revival of the layer cake could be partly attributed to a generation that longs for tradition and authenticity in an increasingly fractured world.
Other hotels also cater to culture vultures yearning for both quality and authenticity: In Vnà, a village of 70 residents, a few entrepreneurial locals established a foundation in 2004 to renovate the town's cultural center, a building that had fallen into disuse.
Appropriation and Authenticity in American Law, Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham University who for the record is white, defines cultural appropriation as "taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else's culture without permission.
But for those who value diversity and authenticity in what they drink, Burgundy is a microcosm of an ideal wine world.
And yet, while ratings are nowhere near other "reality" shows like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, there is a rawness and authenticity in televised city council meetings which some of those shows lack, not to mention a potential direct effect on those who watch.
That there's a sense of kindness in leadership and authenticity in vulnerably connecting with community.
Most of us are skilled at detecting vitality and authenticity in the voice.
In small groups, they've discussed artificial intelligence, environmental ethics, interspecies communication and authenticity in art.
The use of OCB therefore provides both secrecy and authenticity in MiniSec.
