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Join us for a unique author event featuring Anne Byrn, celebrated food writer and bestselling author of American Cake, as she shares stories and insights from her new book, Baking in the American South. Following a short talk, students will have the opportunity to write down their own food memories, guided by Anne's expert storytelling techniques. The event will conclude with a book signing and mingling session. This one-hour session promises to be a delightful blend of nostalgia, creativity, and community.
About Baking in the American South:
Experience mouthwatering Southern baking—from humble home kitchens to innovative new Southern chefs. One of the world's richest culinary traditions comes to life through this essential cookbook from bestselling author Anne Byrn. With 200 recipes from 14 states and more than 150 photos, Baking in the American South has the biscuits, cornbread, cakes, and rolls that will help you bake like a Southerner, even if you aren't.
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Anne Byrn is a New York Times bestselling food writer and cookbook author based in Nashville, Tennessee, where she learned to cook and bake as a child alongside her mother Bebe. Every holiday shared with her large extended family of cousins offered infinite opportunities to bake. For fifteen years she was the food editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and she attended La Varenne École de Cuisine in Paris, receiving an advanced certificate. But while raising three children and cooking for a busy family she embraced some shortcuts and wrote the bestseller, The Cake Mix Doctor, one of Southern Living magazine’s top 100 cookbooks of all time. She is also author of Baking in the American South, American Cake and Skillet Love. When she isn’t baking and gardening, Anne writes a weekly newsletter called "Between the Layers" on Substack.
Anne is new to The Porch. Welcome!
