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The joy of eating is the end result, of course. For more information on Les Baux’s special events with Cass, call 739-1348 or go to lesbauxbakery. com Les Baux Bakery is at 5090 Folsom Blvd. While you’re there, be sure to buy a baguette. They’re the best this side of Paris!
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Do you know a talented artist who should display work in the KVIE Gallery’s upcoming Fine Art of Public Television Group Show? Are you one such artist? Don’t miss the public television station’s Call for Artists; the deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10. Entered work must be relevant to public television in one way or another (yes, Big Bird counts) and all artists must be 18 or older and living within the KVIE viewing region to enter. Can’t figure out if you’re in the region? Turn on Channel 6. If you’re now watching “Rob on Road,” “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” or “The PBS News Hour,” you probably qualify. For further information about the viewing region, go to kvie.org All works will be curated by a jury that includes Heath Buckmaster (the mastermind coordinator behind the KVIE Art Auction), KVIE General Manager David Lowe and everyone’s favorite local host, Rob Stewart. Selected works will be displayed in the KVIE Gallery from March 10 through May 10, with a reception on April 13. For more information on the KVIE Gallery’s Fine Art of Public Television Group Show, go to kvie.org/gallery/ group_show.htm Good luck!
‘PRINCE OF DARKNESS’ If you’re anything like me, you love bread. (“Love” might be an understatement. “Adore,” “need” and “covet” bread might be more accurate.) No one does bread quite like internationally renowned chef and baker Sim Cass, who will grace Les Baux Bakery on Folsom Boulevard with his impressive presence this month for a series of events and classes that are sure to be delightful—and delicious. The United Kingdom-born founder of Balthazar Bakery (long considered one of New York City’s best and most popular restaurants), Cass’ deeply toasted, crusty loaves of bread have earned him the nickname “The Prince of Darkness,” and introduced a benchmark for the city’s aspiring bakers. Seventeen years later, Balthazar Bakery continues to inspire the country’s now widespread passion for hand-crafted, naturally fermented loaves and Cass serves as a bread consultant for some of the world’s most respected restaurants and bakeries. He’s also been featured in The New York Times, Food Arts Magazine and on Martha Stewart’s TV show, to name just a few. When asked what it takes to succeed in the field of bread baking, Cass explains: “The Spanish bakers say that once you’ve touched and worked with the dough, you have to go back and touch it again, the feel of it. You’ve got to do the practice—the repetition—and the real joy is in the end result that comes from that repetition.”
The Sacramento Vegetarian Society (SVS) is here to make your mom’s favorite quip the most delicious proposition imaginable. Don’t miss the group’s first 100-percent plantbased vegetarian festival, SacTown
VegFest, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Serna Center. The event will feature freshly prepared food and plant-based merchandise as well as free samples, information on the many benefits of plant-based eating (from delicious recipes to how our diet can reduce both water usage and our carbon footprint) as well as fun activities for the kids and an impressive lineup of speakers, including keynote speaker Kristie Middleton, food policy director for the Humane Society of the United States; Hope Bohanec, author and PREVIEWS page 73
No one does bread quite like internationally renowned chef and baker Sim Cass, who will grace Les Baux Bakery on Folsom Boulevard with his impressive presence this month for a series of events and classes
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