“Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.”
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Posted inEditor's Pick
Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off”
“The show captures disastrous custard-making, quintessentially British faux-modesty, and the blistering hubris of bakers—including me.”
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Life, Death, and Sourdough
“A bubbling starter brought back Joe, in more ways than one.”
Posted inFeature
The Expanding Table: Honoring Palestinian Culinary Tradition in Arkansas
For one baker and educator in Northwest Arkansas, food is a connection to her family’s roots in Gaza—and an essential way to share the stories of their culture.
Posted inStory
Our Braided Bread
In my native New York, I don’t feel the need to perfume the air around me with the sweet scent of challah. But here in Iowa, there is a void I need to fill.
Posted inFood, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Bagels are the Best Ring-Shaped Breakfast Food and I Will Brook No Other Opinion
I love bagels, but not as as much as Lloyd Squires loves bagels.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Highlight, Quotes
Bread, Disrupted
Bread: it was so terrible, right? Thank goodness the tech industry finally iterated on it so we can make a decent piece of toast after 6,000 years.
Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Highlight, Quotes
A Family’s Pear Pie Tradition Binds Them Together
A woman makes sand-pear pie with her grandmother and remembers a family ritual.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Food, Nonfiction
Forgetting the Madeleine
A pastry chef reflects on taste, memory, and literature’s most famous confection.
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I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter
“Batali does not specify how tightly to roll the dough. I do so too tightly because fuck everything.”