Martin Philip (baker)

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Martin Philip
Born
Martin Rainey Philip

Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBread maker
Years active2006-present
SpouseJulie Ness
Children3
Websitebreadwright.com

Martin Rainey Philip is an American baker, author, and banjoist.[1][2] He is the head bread baker at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont.[3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Philip was born in the Ozark Mountains area of Arkansas.[5] He grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas.[6]

In 1992, Philip received a Bachelor of Music in performance (voice) from the Oberlin College's conservatory for classical music.[7]

Career[edit]

After college, Philip lived in San Francisco until 2000. After moving to New York City to pursue work in opera,[8] Philip worked in the operations division of the investment bank Credit Suisse until 2006.[9] He attended classes at Art Students League of New York for drawing. Philip wrote about how being in the City during September 11 attacks initiated a career change.[10]

In May 2006, after a long period of home baking,[11] Philip moved to Vermont to work at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont.[10] He was hired by King Arthur head baker Jeffrey Hamelman.[9][12] He is now head bread baker.[13]

In 2017, Philip wrote the book Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes.[5][14] He wrote the book – part memoir, part cook book – in Hanover Town Library in Hanover, New Hampshire[9] and during a 2016 residency at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.[15] The authors Sarah Stewart Taylor and Jodi Picoult provided guidance and Picoult connected him to a book agent.[12][9]

As part of the book release, Philip did a week long tour of the Ozark region where he grew up, that he called Baker Maker Roadshow and Biscuits for Strangers,[16] where he rode his bike with his banjo and baking ingredients as a way to connect with the community where he grew up.[17]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic where self-isolation and physical distancing increased the popularity of home bread baking,[18] Philip shared regular baking stories on Instagram, often with his son as an assistant and his daughter behind the camera.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Philip is married to Julie Ness.[20] They have three children and live in White River Junction, Vermont.[9]

Philip plays the banjo, typically clawhammer-style. He is also an avid trail runner in the Vermont woods near his home.[11]

Honors[edit]

Selected works and publications[edit]

  • Philip, Martin; Reed, Julia A. (photography by) (2017). Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes. New York, NY: Harper Wave, HaperCollinsPublishers. ISBN 978-0-062-44793-7. OCLC 1132370646.
  • Philip, Martin (26 October 2017). "I Was Too Busy to Run. So I Started a Streak, and It Changed Everything". Runner's World.
  • Philip, Martin (13 September 2018). "We slept in that day". Medium.
  • Philip, Martin (6 April 2020). "Don't be a bread hostage". King Arthur Flour.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Unrein, John (11 December 2018). "Bake Twentyfive: Martin Philip". Bake Magazine.
  2. ^ Kellams, Kyle (15 May 2018). "Baking, Writing, Playing the Banjo". KUAF.
  3. ^ Conte, Annemarie (9 April 2019). "I Took a 3-Day Bread Baking Class, and Walked Away With More Than a Full Stomach". Woman's Day.
  4. ^ Barry, Jordan (3 September 2019). "Martin Philip Talks Baking, Conversation and Humanity". Seven Days.
  5. ^ a b Monk, Ginny (22 November 2017). "Ex-Arkansan's Bread quest ends at home". Arkansas Online.
  6. ^ "Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes with Martin Philip". Fayetteville Public Library. 31 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Recipe: For Nights at Round Table". Oberlin Alumni Magazine: 17. Winter 2018–19.
  8. ^ Hill, Amanda (15 February 2018). "Breaking Bread; how an opera singer became a baker". WCSH, News Center Maine.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Nicola (4 October 2018). "Upper Valley Baker and Writer Garners Vermont Book Award". Valley News.
  10. ^ a b Philip, Martin (13 September 2018). "We slept in that day". Medium.
  11. ^ a b Prescott, Virginia; McCarthy, Hannah (18 May 2017). "From Investment Banker to Head Baker". NHPR.
  12. ^ a b Dyck, Mark; Philip, Martin (12 September 2018). "Rise Up #25: Martin Philip". Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck.
  13. ^ Lindholm, Jane; Smith, Matthew F. (6 November 2017). "Sharing Stories And 'Breaking Bread' With King Arthur Flour's Head Baker". VPR.
  14. ^ Philip, Martin; Reed, Julia A. (photography by) (2017). Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes. New York, NY: Harper Wave, HaperCollinsPublishers. ISBN 978-0-062-44793-7. OCLC 1132370646.
  15. ^ a b "Martin Philip - Artist". MacDowell Colony. 2016.
  16. ^ Smittle, Stephanie (1 November 2019). "Feeding strangers on the Pig Trail: Martin Philip's "Baker Maker Roadshow"". Arkansas Times.
  17. ^ Martin-Brown, Becca (4 October 2018). "A bicycle, a banjo and biscuits - Baker takes to road to collect stories of the Ozarks". Arkansas Online.
  18. ^ Hanson, Alex (1 May 2020). "The Great American Baking Boom shakes the Upper Valley". Valley News.
  19. ^ Grayson, Margaret (15 April 2020). "King Arthur Flour's Martin Philip Talks Sourdough and Baking With Kids". Seven Days.
  20. ^ "Bio". Breadwright. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  21. ^ a b Cloud, Kristen (18 January 2013). "King Arthur's Martin Philip Competing In Golden Bread Cup This Weekend". Shelby Report.
  22. ^ Reed, Julia (28 May 2016). "The Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie". King Arthur Flour.
  23. ^ "32nd Annual New York Book Show Catalog". Book Industry Guild of New York. 2018. pp. 26–27.

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