I will be in conversation with baker and James Beard award winning chef Nancy Silverton of Mozza at Barnes & Noble at The Grove. Nancy, who has several books, was an early inspiration for my baking.
I will be giving a talk on the book at the Grain Gathering, the premier baking conference on the West Coast.
I will be talking with Ken Forkish, author of Flour, Water, Salt and Yeast and owner of Ken's Artisan Bakery in Portland, Oregon, at Elliott Bay Book Co.
I will be talking about my book at the Politics and Prose location at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park, DC.
I will be giving a talk at the Kneading Conference, the premier bread baker gathering in the Northeast.
I will be talking about my book with Steven Petrow, columinist for the Washington Post, at Regulator Books.
I will be talking with Companion Bakery founder Josh Allen at Left Bank Books. Companion Bakery will also be serving breads, including those mentioned in my book.
I will be talking about grains and bread at Book People with Mother Jones columnist Tom Philpott.
I will be attending and speaking at the Food Tank Summit at George Washington University. The event will also be live streamed.
Signing books at the annual National Press Club book fair. Tickets for the fair are $10 for the general public and $5 for press club members.
Join me at FERN Talks & Eats, where we will cook up our written reports as dynamic, interactive storytelling. Come hear from the writers themselves along with a very special guest, chef Dan Barber of Stone Barns and Blue Hill and author of the critically acclaimed book The Third Plate. Live music, drinks, and delectable small plates of food accompany bold episodic tales for an audience free to interact with our presenters.
Tickets for the event at the Green Building in Brooklyn are available here.
Talk and book signing at Politics & Prose, featuring a discussion with Mark Furstenberg, founder of Washington bakery Bread Furst.
I will interview composer Philip Glass, one of the most renowned and influential composers of the 20th century, who will then perform with Tim Fain, emerging virtuoso violinist. This fundraising event is for the FreshFarm Markets matching dollars program.
Tickets for 6 p.m. concert at the First Congregational United Church of Christ at 945 G St NW are $175 ($75 tax deductible). Seating is general admission.
The concert will be followed by a dinner at Proof restaurant at 775 G St NW at 8 p.m. Tickets for the concert and dinner are $500 ($400 tax deductible).
Moderating a panel on the current state and future of the organics foods industry. Following the panel I will do a book signing at 3 pm for both Organic Inc. and my new work, In Search of the Perfect Loaf.
The panel will be held in rooms 313/314 of the Baltimore Convention Center.
The booksigning will be held in the Expo bookstore on the 300 level from 3-3:30 p.m.
Talk and book signing at Powell's books, W. Burnside St. location, featuring a discussion with me and Tim Healea, founder and owner of Little T American Baker, a Portland bakery. This event is co-sponsored by Edible Portland.
Talk and book signing at The Shed. I will hold a discussion with Sonoma baker Mike Zakowski about his solo baking business and participation in the global world cup of baking, the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. A segment from a documentary film about Mike will also be screened. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.
I will have a conversation with Chad Robertson, owner Tartine, Bar Tartine; Author, Tartine Book No. 3: Modern, Ancient, Classic, Whole. In this discussion, we will delve deep into bread, attempting to define a great loaf and what it takes to make it.
Location: Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program, 1 p.m. book signing
Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students (with valid ID)
Talk, book signing and tasting, hosted by Adventures by the Book.
Venue: Private San Diego Home (address and directions provided upon registration)
Cost: $35 per person
Book special offer: $15* for signed, first-edition hardcover, comes with a Cardamom Cafe & Bakery gift certificate (total value $34); only available with preorder
Talk and booksiging at a fundraising dinner for the American Institute of Food and Wine. The event will be held at the Art Institute of California.
Talk and book signing at Bookcourt with guest Jim Lahey, owner of New York's Sullivan Street Bakery.
Appearance at the FreshFarm Market in Dupont Circle for a talk, with bread samples featuring grains from Heinz Thomet of Next Step Produce, one of the sellers at the market who is also featured in the book.
Location: Mass. Ave and 20th St NW.
