Josey Baker

Josey Baker the founder of the bakery Josey Baker Bread, and co-owner of The Mill, a cafe/bakery in San Francisco, CA that he runs with Four Barrel Coffee. He is the author of Josey Baker Bread (Chronicle, 2014), and leads a small team of bread bakers & pizza makers who specialize in freshly milled whole grain sourdough.

He was born in New York, raised in Vermont, and moved to San Francisco in 2005. Josey started baking in the spring of 2010 and founded Josey Baker Bread that fall. By the following summer he was baking full time, was writing his first book, and had begun work to open his bakery, The Mill. He has taught baking workshops all over the world and has a loyal and passionate community who love bread. He takes great pride in working to embody a balance of integrity, quality, compassion, and fun in everything he does. He currently lives in Oakland, CA with his wife and son.