James Beard Award-winning author and baking legend Dorie Greenspan will be at Foreign Cinema to celebrate her newest masterpiece: Dorie's Anytime Cakes. In conversation with Lilly Sallomi--Baker’s Dozen member and scholarship winner--Dorie will share the stories and inspiration behind her irresistible collection of cakes. Overflowing with easy, elegant and endlessly snackable recipes, this book is a love letter to life’s simple pleasures. These cakes are just at home with a morning coffee as they are on a holiday dessert tray.
With her trademark warmth and storytelling, Dorie invites us into a world of recipes inspired by travel, cherished memories and the joyful chaos of family life. Whether it is a slice for a friend, a sweet moment with coffee, or the perfect finish to a feast, these cakes were made for life’s in-between moments.
Be part of this lively conversation and book signing. Celia Sack of Omnivore Books will be on hand with copies available for purchase.
About Dorie Greenspan
Dorie Greenspan is a five-time James Beard Award-winning author, New York Times bestselling writer, and beloved baking authority known for infusing her recipes with equal parts precision, creativity and heart. With fifteen acclaimed cookbooks to her name-including Baking with Dorie, Dorie’s Cookies, Around my French Table, Baking from My Home to Yours and the newly anticipated Dorie’s Anytime Cakes-Dorie has built a career out of transforming simple, everyday ingredients into magical moments.
About Lilly Sallomi
Lilly Sallomi is a life long baker with a degree in Baking and Pastry from the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont. She had a distinguished career in pastry working at Gramercy Tavern, Momofuku Milk Bar, and Tartine before returning to college to earn a bachelors degree in Applied Nutrition and Food Science from San Jose State University. She is now working as a Nutrition Specialist at the YMCA of the East Bay helping children ages 0-5 discover the joys of eating fresh and wholesome foods. She now primarily bakes at home for friends and family, preferring cakes and cookies that are as easy to whip up as they are to share.
