The Loaf In A Box

The Loaf in a Box is a pop-up (temporary) bakery in San Sebastian, Spain run by Dan Lepard through the auspices of two organizations. With a crew that included Ibán Yarza and hardworking apprentice bakers, Egoitz Fernández and David Arellano whom I met. It has created...

Empanada Gallega

Looking through my dusty work notes, I stumbled on a recipe for empanada Gallega, a dough from the Iberian Penninsula whose description inspired cravings. Having a glimpse of a empanadas being made by this Spanish crew featured at The Loaf In the box, well, I...

Plantain Bread

Dan Lepard had an interesting version of a slider bun, the rage for mini burgers. I adapted it for my obsession for a soft bread roll common in Latin markets, but with a twist, using plantain flour. Plantains, a staple in Latin America, are fried, boiled,...

Pass me the yeast

Away for a few days for July the 4th, my levains were chilling in my fridge dormant. When upon arriving home, I had no bread around. Yeast was my only way of rising any bread, so I opted to use Dan Lepards "easiest" bread formula from The Guardian Baking...

Cupcakes, who me?

Whether it's nostalgia or retro rehash run amok, cupcakes have become a ubiquitous part of New York City's specialty bakeries. To me, they have seemed a curse; the creation of bandana-wrapped,tattooed pastry decorators plopping grotesque colored frostings and...