Gluten free bread was never my big interest though I've played around with minor success, but I did not run back to it. That's until recently when a childhood friend commented on my bread photos, saying she'd love to try some but both she and her daughter...
Adapting recipes to sourdough, I came upon this for a classic baguette Viennoise. It's a breakfast bread or savory-filled roll you can find at boulangeries and cafes in France. It's a butter enriched and soft crumb sweet bread, but fill it with ham and...
Recently my friend Chef Bob Perry sent me a sample of Kentucky-grown Edison wheat from Walnut Grove Farms. Suddenly I had three bags of grains spilling out of a newly arrived box that had been manhandled in postage. To understand how to use it, I sought advice...
During the pandemic, I ventured on foot to my former Long Island city neighborhood. This former industrial stretch of Queens is now a hipster neighborhood. The bad side? Rising rents. The good side, several breweries offering delicious beers including Fifth Hammer...
With heightened attention being paid to bread baking in quarantine, I have made time to up my game by adapting more formulas, and trying to bake at a slower speed. Patience and study are not qualities that come easily to a always-pressured chef. Rushing to produce...
