I can't remember the first time I had something from Amy's Bread in New York City. Was it an organic wheat baguette? A chocolate-filled brioche? Or a cherry cream scone? Then again, I could have tasted Amy's bread before I ever went to one of her three bakeries—many of the city's specialty food shops and fine restaurants carry and serve her loaves. Sometimes, her cupcakes and cookies are even at the little Sunday farmers' market where I shop. At some point, I began going to Amy's Bread for the Parisian breakfast. A mere $3.25 gets you a café au lait, half a toasted baguette, butter, and your choice of jam. I fully believe it's the best breakfast deal in the...
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Damn those Sterns. Why'd they have to turn me on to Wave Hill Breads? I've been doing so well on my diet by eating only whole grain bread. You may remember that last week I tried to sample Wave Hill bread, only to be turned away by a locked door and a sign telling me they close at noon. One of this blog's readers (who, it turns out, attended a talk I gave in Chicago on pizza) alerted Wave Hill's breadbaker-owners, Mitchell Rapoport and Margaret Sapir to my plight. Yesterday they delivered two loaves of the only kind of bread they currently make, Three Grain Pain de Campagne. I immediately tore off a piece and knew my diet was in...
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