hittin the road – Seattle + Portland here i come!

come out + say yo

• Wednesday, 4/30, 6:30pm – Book Larder, Seattle

• Thursday, 5/1, 7pm – Powell’s Books Beaverton

• Saturday, 5/3, 11am – The Ace Hotel/The Cleaners, Portland

• Sunday, 5/4, 3pm – Omnivore Books, San Francisco

yo dogs

so so so very stoked to hit the road and share the loaves… still can’t really believe it, but that’s not gonna stop me.

next Tuesday i am flying up to Seattle to hang with the dudes who make photos like this:

and this:

crazy right? they’re full of magic tricks. stay tuned.

after that i’m supremely stoked to say that i’ll head up to The Bread Lab up at Washington State University to hang with Mr. Stephen Jones & crew and geek out about grains and baking and what have you. then an evening at Book Larder. see you there?

then a hop skip & jump down to Portland, a place i’ve only been to once, but am hearing from everyone how much i am going to love. will prob spend most of my time doing this:

very stoked to spend a few days here, will start out at Powell’s Books Beaverton Thursday eve, and end up at The Ace Hotel for a Saturday morning presentation & book signing. i’m gonna bring some granola from the bakery, so swing through and have breakfast with me.

ok – i’ve gotta ride my bike to the Presidio Branch of the SF Public Library right now, have an event to do! hope to catch ya at one of these events sweethearts.

❤ j

 

 

 

tomorrow night (4/22) dinner @ State Bird Provisions

the stars align this Tuesday night my friends!! for one night only these two beautiful and supremely talented folks are hosting a book release + bake sale complete with a whole bunch of special dishes that they’ve dreamt up using our bread and stone ground whole grains:

say hello to Nicole & Stuart, the totally badass couple behind State Bird Provisions.

tomorrow night they’ve done away with reservations and will fill our mouths and bellies with some of the most incredible food this fine world’s ever known. just spoke with Stuart, they’ll be cooking up some JBB griddle cakes, State Bird style… I CANNOT WAIT.

i’ll be there all night long with a pile of my books, fresh baked bread, and a whole bunch of stone ground whole grains for you to take home. come hungry, leave happy.

hope to see ya there sweetie pies

❤ josey

 

in a week…

party starts at 6pm at The Mill my dogs, hope to see ya.

and don’t forget we got pizza tonight too! tonight’s pie: garlicky kale.

❤ josey

 

book parties across the country + pizza party on

holy crap, so much to share! so much to get stoked about! so many backflips to do!

don’t worry, i know you’re squeezing in reading this while your boss is “in a meeting” and you’re supposed to be “compiling that data,” so i will keep it brief –

1. i’m hitting the road to pump up my book
2. pizza parties are on full steam ahead

alright, first things first, let’s tackle #1, which i still am having a hard time believing –

 

my book is coming out in less than 2 weeks. will someone please pinch me.

you: hah, sure i’ll pinch you, i’ve been wanting to do that for a while now… <p*i*n*c*h>

me: OWE STOP THAT.

we’ll be celebrating the release in many ways, most notably with a totally rad evening in collaboration with State Bird Provisions.

you: but baker boy, i don’t live in SF and i wanna hang out and get a book and what have you and what not, what the heck am i supposed to do???

me: i got your back, i’m headed out on the road to spread the good word:

• April 29, 30: Seattle
  • Book Larder, 4/30  6:30pm
• May 1-3: Portland/Beaverton
  • Powell’s Books in Beaverton, 5/1  7pm
  • The Ace Hotel/The Cleaners, 5/3  11am-1pm
• June 12: New York
  • Marlow & Sons, dinner
• June 17: Boston
• June 19: Vermont
• sometime soon: LA

mark your calendars, details to come.

as for all you Bay Area peeps, here’s a bunch of events we got planned:

• 4/14: The Mill, 6-9pm
• 4/22: State Bird Provisions, 5:30-10pm, walk in only, no reservations!
• 4/24: SF Public Library, Main Branch, 6pm
• 4/26: SF Public Library, Presidio Branch, 2pm
• 5/4: Omnivore Books, 3pm
• 5/29: Nopa, 5-6pm happy hour party
• 6/6: Penrose, 5:30-11pm
• 6/8: SF Cooking School, 11am-1pm

and for #2 –

many folks have said this –

you: hey, these Monday Night Pizza parties are supremely rad, i’m bummed that they’re only for the month of March… 

me: be bummed no more my friends, Monday Night Pizza is continuing on forever!!!

yup, now you know where to find us on Monday night in perpetuity, scarfing slices of pizza and doing silly dances. we are working on an online pre-order system so that you can place your order beforehand and just come pick up your pie, hold tight.

and to tie everything together, check this out – we’ll be having a book launch party at The Mill in 2 weeks, on Monday April 14, where you can buy a copy of the book, eat as much pizza as your heart desires, and toast life. then you can do stuff like this whenever you want:

and yes, that is a bread bra. Colleen is a badass.

check ya soon sweeties

❤ j