Amy Emberling - Zingerman’s Bakehouse

Most books have an acknowledgments page, but weve decided to make this a page of appreciations. In Zingermans Community of Businesses, we end our meetings with appreciations. The completion of this book seems like the end of a long meeting. Here are our heartfelt appreciations:

Thank you, Bakehouse staff past and present, for your contributions in creating the bakery. Without you there wouldnt have been a book to write.

Many appreciations to the current and former members of our BAKE! staff for your early work on recipe documentation, help with recipe testing, and baking for photos.

Jake Emberling and Emily Ramsey, thank you for so diligently testing many of the recipes. The book wouldnt have happened without your help.

Anna Carollo and Margaret Carollo, it was fun to work together in this different way, and we loved your enthusiastic, detailed feedback and color commentary about the recipes you tested.

Ruby Emberling, thank you for your super-helpful feedback about our essays. Your thoughtfulness and encouragement made a difference.

Kathy Shipan, thanks for being such a joyful and energetic recipe tester and for working on the project recipes.

Geoff Emberling, we cant thank you enough for your conversations, which helped us form our thoughts; your editing suggestions, which improved our writing; and your formatting skills. Also thank you for your patience and support during this year of unprecedented work.

Thank you, Judith and Bernard Leviten and the entire Carollo clan, for your constant love and encouragement for all our work at the Bakehouse.

Thank you, Ari Weinzweig and Paul Saginaw, for setting out on this adventure, for being strong role models, and for our conversations about the book and your emotional support throughout the process.

Thank you to our Zingermans partners. Without your support, cooperation, and counsel, wed have a very different bakery, and one not nearly as good.

Thank you, Michael London, for being our first and most influential baking teacher.

Thank you, Lisa Ekus. Your support, guidance, counsel, and advocacy on our behalf were fantastic.

Thank you to the team at Chronicle, especially Sarah Billingsley and Alice Chau, for your professional expertise in editing and design.

Antonis Achilleos, we love the photos you took of our food. We will think of you every time we look at our book.