Will This Make You Happy? A Conversation w. Tanya Bush and Andrew Janjigian

There will be an active discussion and ample time for Q&A, followed by an informal hang with snacks from Tanya's book, Will This Make You Happy , baked by our pals at Sofra !

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT DEAR ANNIE.

About the Cookbook

A unique narrative cookbook, Will This Make You Happy weaves together over fifty inventive but approachable baking recipes with a lyrical coming-of-age story, following author Tanya Bush through a transformative year of baking, indulgence, and self-discovery.

Now the co-founder of the James Beard nominated literary magazine Cake Zine and pastry chef at Brooklyn's Little Egg, Bush chronicles a journey that carries her from her tiny apartment to the sunlit kitchens of an Italian agriturismo to the basement of a bustling Brooklyn Bakery. Recipes are all designed to be mixed, matched, and adapted to the season.

Readers will find:

• Neapolitan Pavlova
• Hojicha Tiramisu
• Blueberry Jam Corn Muffins
• Cardamom Crullers
• Dark Chocolate & Toasted Coconut Birthday Cake
• ...and so much more!

The recipes rounding out each section punctuate Bush's Devourable prose with an invitation to slow down, bake, and absorb. As distinctive as the form of the book is its format, featuring evocative illustrations and striking, unconventional photography in a tote-able 6x9 package.

A culinary memoir, a recipe collection, a love story - Will This Make You Happy is so many things at once, each of them iressistible.

About the Speakers

Tanya Bush
Tanya is a writer and baker in Brooklyn. She is the co-founder of Cake Zine, and the pastry chef at Brooklyn’s Little Egg, where her cruller was named New York Magazine’s Best Pastry. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, i-D, Guernica, Eater, Bon Appetit, and more. She is the creator behind the popular Instagram account @will.this.make.me.happy, and has an MFA in creative writing from Hunter College.

Andrew Janjigian
Andrew (aka @wordloaf) is a baking teacher, recipe developer, writer, and photographer from Cambridge, MA.

He writes and develops recipes for Serious Eats, King Arthur Baking, Epicurious, and Edible Boston, among others.

In 2020, he ended an 11-year run as a test cook, editor, and resident breadhead at Cook’s Illustrated magazine.

📘 Will This Make You Happy releases March 3, 2026
🍰 Learn more at tanyabush.com
📸 Follow along on Instagram: @will.this.make.me.happy

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT DEAR ANNIE.

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