Joanne Chang presents "The Joy of Cookies"

Included: We'll provide an array of cookies from the book for attendees to sample at the event! If you would prefer to buy your ticket by phone, you may call Wellesley Books at 781-431-1160. About ticketing: • Admission to the event is $37.50 and includes a copy of the book and a food tasting at the event. • If you'd like to buy additional copies of the book along with you Admission + Book ticket, see the "Add-ons" section at checkout. • A limited amount of additional copies will be for sale at the event. Please note that the author will only sign copies of the book bought from Wellesley Books. Please also note that we cannot issue ticket refunds within 48 hours of the event. ABOUT THE BOOK A warm, stunning, celebratory baking book of favorite cookies, classic and new, from James Beard award–winning baker and founder of the beloved Flour bakeries in Boston, Joanne Chang. Joanne Chang says it all started with a chocolate chip cookie. Specifically, the Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie—the first she ever baked as a child with her mom: perfect, gooey, and warm. She baked cookies for her fellow Harvard students and study group and became known as the "cookie girl." When she left her career as a management consultant to pursue her baking passion, she did it with a tray of cookies, jokingly declaring to her former colleagues that one day, these cookies will be famous! Now, the critically lauded baker, co-owner of the acclaimed Flour bakery, and beloved cookbook author is here to celebrate the joy of cookies that she’s shared all her life. Joanne begins the book by answering a baker’s dozen of baking questions to help home bakers grasp the basics and avoid mistakes, then dives into cookies of all kinds, from classics to the new and adventurous. Alongside the recipes, Joanne shares, with effervescence and humor, stories of the cookies, the people behind them, and bits of her inspiring baking journey. Recipes include: Famous Chunky Lola • Peanut Butter Miso Caramel Cookie • Breakfast Time Cookie • Chocolate Cherry Brownies • Maple Shortbread • Sticky Bun Crisps • Chai Spice Palmiers • Holiday Sugar Cookies • Cornmeal Lime Sandwiches • Oatmeal Cream Pies • Parmesan Chive Coins • and more! With beautiful photographs of every single cookie, The Joy of Cookies is a celebration worth baking, eating, and sharing. ABOUT THE AUTHOR An honors graduate of Harvard College with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics, Joanne Chang left a career as a management consultant to enter the world of professional cooking. She started at Boston’s renowned Biba, then Bentonwood Bakery, Rialto, and New York’s Payard Patisserie and Bistro, and finally Mistral. She returned to Boston with dreams of opening her own pastry shop. In 2000, she opened Flour, a bakery and café, and has since opened ten more locations in Boston and Cambridge. Flour has been featured in Gourmet, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, the New York Times, and Conde Nast Traveler and has received numerous Best of Boston awards. Chang also competed, and won, on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. In 2007, she opened a Chinese restaurant, Myers+Chang, with her husband, Christopher Myers. She is the author of six cookbooks and was the recipient of a James Beard Award in 2016 for Outstanding Baker in America. ABOUT THE INTERLOCUTOR Ashley Stanley founded Spoonfuls in 2010. To date, the organization has prevented over 40 million pounds (enough for 32 million meals) of fresh, healthy food from going to waste. Through her work with Spoonfuls and beyond, Ashley has raised unparalleled awareness of the issues of wasted food, food insecurity, and the climate emergency. She served as a fellow at The Nantucket Project, was named an 'Emerging Leader' by Boston Business Journal and, in 2013, was selected for the Journal’s '40 under 40' spotlight. Ashley has been recognized by The Boston Globe as a ‘Game Changer’ and in Boston Magazine's 'Power of Ideas.' In 2022, Ashley represented Spoonfuls at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which helped to inform Spoonfuls' advocacy priorities. She is a frequent event and conference speaker and guest lecturer (appearing at Harvard, Babson, Boston University, Simmons, and MIT, among others). She is also a member of TEDWomen and a TEDx community speaker. Ashley has been featured on NPR and written for The Huffington Post.