If you’re a local you can do a favor for two of the many victims of the fires. Joseph Abrakjian and his partner Pam Watanabe, who run Seed Bakery, lost their home in Altadena. Thankfully, the bakery is still running. Please consider dropping by for lunch or breakfast. The food is amazing.

Joseph generously helped the Los Angeles Bread Bakers meetup that I co-ran several years ago. At the bakery he mills his own flour and works with a variety of whole wheats. He’s one of the best bakers in California. Unfortunately, since the bakery is right on the edge of the fire zone, business is down a bit. Seed is located at 942 East Washington Blvd. in Pasadena. Seed is takeout only and the hours are Tuesday thru Saturday 8:00 – 2:30 and Sunday 8:00 – 2:00.