Jeff Hertzberg is an American

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author and a physician. With co-author Zoë François, he has created three cookbooks on baking homemade bread. The books teach a no-knead method of baking which uses dough that is stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, making it convenient for home cooks to bake fresh bread daily.

First Book: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

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editor Ruth Cavin bought the U.S. rights to Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day after hearing Hertzberg call in to National Public Radio's

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on April 4, 2000. Thomas Dunne Books, a subsidiary of

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, has published all of their books. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day was an instant success upon its publication in 2007, earning coverage on the Today Show, in

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and

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, as well as other publications.Goetzman, Amy
"To knead or not to knead? Local bakers rewriting the book(s) on bread."
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Blogs & Columns, Blog Directory - The Washington Post. The Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2009. Web. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

Subsequent Books

Hertzberg and François have written two follow-up books: Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2009) and Artisan Pizza and Flatbreads in Five Minutes a Day (2011). The authors provide online support for readers through their

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Works

* ''Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin’s Press, 2007 * ''Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin’s Press, 2009 * ''Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin’s Press, 2011 * ''The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin's Press, 2013 * ''Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin’s Press, 2014 *''The New Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin's Press 2016 *''Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day'', St. Martin’s Press, 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hertzberg, Jeff Living people American cookbook writers American male non-fiction writers Year of birth missing (living people)