Peter’s Blog, Oct. 25th, SF Dateline!

Written By Peter Reinhart

Here I am in San Francisco, shooting the photos for the upcoming book on Gluten-Free baking. I took a few photos of our team, hard at work, baking, shooting and tweaking the book photos (the “beauty shots” as they’re called), and matching the copy to the photos. We’re having a ball! Last night we had dinner at one of my favorite SF attractions, The Ferry Terminal Market (more on that later) and we’re planning to visit a pizzeria tomorrow or Thursday night, but I won’t say which one until I have something to report. The shoot will take all week and then Susan will fly in and we’ll be doing a quick swing through Sonoma County, our old stomping grounds, on Saturday before flying home. My co-author, Denene Wallace, is here with her mom, Dot, and they’re doing most of the baking while I get to, well, blog and schmooze — a great gig! Leo Gong, who did such a fabulous job with my last book, “Artisan Breads Everyday,” is once again behind the lens. Our editor, Melissa Moore and art director, Katy Brown, are also here, and our food styllist Karen Shinto, along with Leo’s wife, Harumi, and their adorable mini-dachshund Samantha, the team mascot (last time I was here, three years ago, Samantha was only about about 2 pounds and 10 inches long; now she’s an enormous foot long, and a whopping 9 pounds — and is fully grown. She runs the show and everyone adores her. Anyway, I’ll keep adding to this blog as the week progresses but want to get something off to you today (Tuesday). I’ll send photos to Brad and he’ll add them in as they come–I’ll let the photos do most of the telling this week and next week, when I’m home and have a chance to reflect on the experience, I’ll post a more reflective piece. So, for now, here’s the team, and I’ll keep adding to this posting throughout the week, so keep checking back. Also, be on the lookout for a recipe on Wed., a new video on Thursday, and more photos as I get them.

SPECIAL ALERT! Last week I erroneously stated I’d be at Omnivore Books at 7 PM on Wednesday but it is actually at 6 PM. I hope this doesn’t screw up anyone’s plans and I do hope to see you at 6 PM at Omnivore!

Wed: I said I’d keep adding on to this blog posting but instead, I’m going to post a new one and date it Oct. 26th. It will post later today. That way, for those who have been keeping up, you don’t have to re-read all the earlier postings, and it will serve more as a progression. More soon….