Tucson Festival of Books

Tara Jensen

Tara Jensen is the author of "A Baker's Year" and has been baking professionally for over 20 years. She worked at Red Hen Baking in Middlesex, Vt.; Farm & Sparrow in Asheville, N.C.; with Jennifer Lapidus at Carolina Ground, also in Asheville and ran her own bakery, Smoke Signals. Her bread and pies have been featured in publications such as Food & Wine and Bon Appétit and she teaches bread baking workshops in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and daughter.

Scheduled events:

Sourdough Bread Masterclass

Acclaimed baking instructor Tara Jensen has taught the likes of dessert guru Claire Saffitz and James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Brock. Her new book "Flour Power" has been named one of the year's ten best cookbooks (The Washington Post), and it dives deep into the art and science of bread baking. She is joining us live in Tucson to share her secrets for creating bakery-quality sourdough bread in your home kitchen. Learn the art and craft of bread baking and get ready to incorporate new skills into your everyday life!

Culinary Stage (Seats 265)

Sun, Mar 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Culinary
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)

Panelist: Tara Jensen
Moderator: Jennifer Slothower

Books:

Flour Power

The Practice and Pursuit of Baking Sourdough Bread
Culinary
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
August 2022
ISBN 9780593232460
304 pages

A Baker's Year

Twelve Months of Baking and Living the Simple Life at the Smoke Signals Bakery
Culinary
St. Martin's Publishing Group
February 2018
ISBN 9781250127389
208 pages