Sarah Owens is a California-based cookbook author, baker, professional gardener, and culinary instructor. She was awarded a James Beard for her first book Sourdough and released her second in August 2017 titled Toast & Jam with Roost Books. Her third and much anticipated title Heirloom: Time Honored Techniques, Nourishing Traditions, and Modern Recipes was published September 2019. Sarah curates private dining events, cooks for public pop-up dinners, and teaches baking and preservation workshops globally. Sarah believes strongly in the power of food to unite and heal and has been instrumental in developing a bakery located in Tripoli, Lebanon working with Syrian refugees. Her wholesale, mail order, and workshop space relocated from NYC's Rockaway Beach to California in spring of 2020, and will resume in-person experiences in late 2021.