Sohla El-Waylly Goes Solo

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Sohla El-Waylly

โ€œSohla?โ€ the video begins. โ€œDo you have a minute?โ€ The stars of Bon Appรฉtitโ€™s Test Kitchen have so many questions, and Sohla El-Waylly is like their own human Alexa: Sohla, how do you temper chocolate? Sohla, how do you pronounce turmeric? Sohla, whatโ€™s a dosa? El-Waylly appears on command โ€” busy, patient, with a neatly cut bob โ€” to answer.

The fan-made Sohla supercuts (there are many) did what Bon Appรฉtit failed to do: reframe the narrative so the background actor might actually be the star. โ€œThe Test Kitchen is really fun as long as you play your role, and I didnโ€™t like the role I was put in,โ€ El-Waylly says. โ€œIt became increasingly frustrating to become a sidekick to people with significantly less experience than me.โ€

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