For our latest Cooking Club event, Warwick's invites you to partake in a sumptuous night of confections with self-professed "closet master baker" and former Hollywood executive, Gesine Bullock-Prado on Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00pm at Isabel's Cantina in Pacific Beach. Gesine is the author of Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to Contented Country Baker.

For just $50 ($45 for Cooking Club members) you will experience a sampling of decadent desserts (mini chocolate souffle, strawberies & cream, croissant bread pudding with Mexican chocolate & almonds) and beverage (your choice of Oregon blueberry mimosa with lemon or an espresso or coffee drink), a discussion and book signing, and, of course, a signed copy of Gesine's new book. For those wishing to attend as a couple and share one book, you may purchase one additional ticket for $30 ($25 for Cooking Club members).  Even better - for those wishing to make a night of it, Isabel Cruz, owner of Isabel's Cantina, has graciously agreed to offer a pre-event dinner special: arrive early and when you purchase one dinner at full price, you will receive the second dinner at half price. For more information or to sign up for this delicious event, please contact the Warwick's book department at either (858) 454-0347 or info@warwicks.com.

About the book:  In August 2004, Gesine Bullock-Prado left behind a high-powered life in Hollywood, where she had run a production company with her sister, actress Sandra Bullock. She began a new chapter in the opposite corner of America, opening a bakery in the smallest state capital in the country: Montpelier, Vermont. Trading her designer suits and imported shoes for sweatpants and mismatched socks, she embraced her true destiny, launching a production company of another sort: a gem called Gesine Confectionary, where each morning at 4 a.m., she was able to revel in the joy of baking. Celebrating her once-secret hobby, Confections of a Closet Master Baker is the story of a woman who found a new purpose—and new joy—by following her heart. Packed with recipes that have made her a celebrity in her own right, this delectable memoir reminds us of the powerful links between food and memory, especially family memories. In the tradition of the bestselling Tender at the Bone, the ingredients of Gesine’s life will delight you at every turn.

Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to Contented Country Baker (Hardcover)

By Gesine Bullock-Prado

$24.00

ISBN-13: 9780767932684
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Broadway, 09/01/2009

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