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My Instagram account was hacked by a bitcoin hacker. It pisses me off. Making it worse is the lack of accountability by the site. I can't even get in to my own account now. Zuckerberg's "people" aren't people. There  are no humans to...

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Direct Table Loaf

Here is a loaf without refrigeration processing. Instead its focus is on a simpler methodology. Forget about all those things they teach you in baking school such autolyse, folds, and retarding. This loaf is styled on old school mixing with no smoke-and-mirrors. It...

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Andrew Janjigian

Andrew Janjigian

  Photo credit : Melissa Rivard   Before devoting himself to baking, Andrew Janjigian worked in the biotech industry as an organic chemist. His background was probably great training for the world of baking bread, a...

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Sourdough Basics

Sourdough baking can be a challenge. Despite years practicing, I have frequently had disastrous results. The primary challenge? Perfecting the levain. When it fails, the starter can remind you of all your imperfections as a baker. Feed it like it's your child!

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Remembering Thierry

Remembering Thierry

When it came to my baking mentor and friend, Thierry's formulas were often difficult to execute. But they have always proved well worth the challenge. My image of him in the kitchen is of a man tinkering and changing numbers on huge boards marked up with "sticky...

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Christian Ofner Inspirations

My mind navigates toward bread. Whether biking city streets, traveling New York's subways, or walking our wonderful avenues and less wonderful boulevards, my mind inevitably brings me back to bread. Baking it, savoring it, chewing it. The web is particularly inspiring...

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