Highlights
- Arizona State University selected Don Guerra as its first baker-in-residence, AZ Family reported April 15.
- Guerra owns two Arizona bakeries and holds a James Beard Award and three USDA grants, according to the Tucson Sentinel.
- Guerra will teach students how bread connects communities and bake about 1,000 loaves a day at Hayden Flour Mills.
- The appointment marks ASU's launch of a new baker-in-residence program, the university's first of its kind.
Arizona State University has selected Don Guerra, a James Beard Award winner and owner of Barrio Bread, as its first baker-in-residence, AZ Family reported Wednesday.
Guerra will teach students how bread connects communities and how to make loaves, according to AZ Family's video report. He bakes about 1,000 loaves of bread every day inside Hayden Flour Mills as part of the role.
Guerra owns two Arizona bakeries and holds a James Beard Award and three USDA grants, the Tucson Sentinel reported. He is using his new title as ASU baker-in-residence to perpetuate his work connecting bread, community, and agriculture, the Sentinel said.
The appointment marks the launch of ASU's baker-in-residence program.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 2026-05-03T16:47:59.753594+00:00
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 2026-05-03T16:47:59.753594+00:00
- tucsonsentinel.com retrieved 2026-05-03T16:47:59.753594+00:00
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