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Martin Rainey Philip is an American baker, author, and banjoist. He is the baking ambassador at King Arthur Baking Company in Norwich, Vermont.

Early life and education

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

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

Career

After college, Philip lived in San Francisco until 2000. After moving to New York City to pursue work in opera, Philip worked in the operations division of the investment bank Credit Suisse until 2006. 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.

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

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

As part of the book release, Philip did a week long tour of the Ozark region where he grew up, that he

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