Barbara Fairchild Takes San Francisco By Storm

Even though her replacement as Editor-in-Chief at Bon Appétit has already been named, Barbara Fairchild still has to complete the unfortunately timed task of promoting her third cookbook to date: Bon Appétit Desserts: the Cookbook for all Things Sweet and Wonderful. And she's hitting San Francisco this week (!), spreading the baked good samples, demos and dexterous dessert tips galore, like she does. Wednesday, find Fairchild making back-to-back appearances from 5 p.m. onwards at Blue Bottle in Oakland (tickets here), Thursday is Macy's Union Square (Call 1-800-786-2665 ) at 6 p.m. and Friday she'll be meeting, greeting and signing books at Omnivore Books on Cesar Chavez at 6 p.m. This is likely the last time Madame Fairchild -- whose name has been nearly synonymous with the words "Bon Appétit" for almost a decade -- will be seen publicly in association with the magazine. So you may wish to attend. [EaterWire]

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