From my trip to France this past summer. Returning late to Cassis from a day trip in Aix-en Provence we couldn't get a bus or cab from the train station. That forced us to walk a few kilometers to our hotel. Passing a fork in the road, our eyes fixated on two...
Work has been overtaking my usual lazy baking routine. All to say, that my job has forced me to baking without involving any retarding of dough. That means a five-hour window from mix to bake, not counting previous day’s levain build. Below are photos of...
My Instagram feed has a variety of followers. A fellow by the name of Bun had a profile photo that caught my eye. It’s of Passalaqua Cafe, which is one of my go-to places for Napolitano cafe. It turned out that Bun is manager and pizzaiolo at Savoy...
Years ago when I called myself “the lazy baker,” I spent a lot of time on Facebook whining about scheduling my bread bakes. Writer and baker Jean Philippe de Tonnac generously reached out and suggested I write a book. He even offered an outline; a series...
Pan Bagnat is an iconic Provencal sandwich which my mother taught us in childhood it’s base is Nicoise salad on bread. Returning from Provence I craved one after I was disappointedly served terrible version from a sandwich shop this summer slathered in...
