What made Lyon special was there was real bread, freshly baked and delicious. One in fact was Boulangerie Pozzoli, which my chef Jean Michel Bergounoux told me about years ago. And in the old quarter of town across the river, Boulangerie du Palais, has a constant line...
August is the month when I travel worldwide to seek out bakers and chefs. Unfortunately, like me, a lot of them are out traveling on their vacation, as well. Lucky for me, Marseille’s Maison St. Honoré, I found baker Pierre Ragot hard at work. He kindly welcomed...
Baking bread is second nature to me, all but at work… mercurial temperatures, staff, and time can get the better of my skills, where I decided to not even try, till I hit on some good yeast and fermentation this year. Trick is to let the fermentation take...
For bakers, flour is a bit like a painter’s colors. Sometimes the choices lead to loaves that are great. Even masterpieces. Other times the choice ends up leaden or bird feed. Spontaneous choices are often determined by what’s left in my myriad of...
