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In Search of the Perfect Loaf
  • Published: 4 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9780698170254
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320
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In Search of the Perfect Loaf

A Home Baker's Odyssey

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4 Jan 2016
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4 Sept 2014
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An irresistible account of bread, bread baking, and one home baker's journey to master his craft.

"An invaluable guide for beginning bakers." –Sam Sifton, The New York Times

In 2009, journalist Samuel Fromartz was offered the assignment of a lifetime: to travel to France to work in a boulangerie. So began his quest to hone not just his homemade baguette—which later beat out professional bakeries to win the “Best Baguette of D.C.”—but his knowledge of bread, from seed to table.

For the next four years, Fromartz traveled across the United States and Europe, perfecting his sourdough in California, his whole grain rye in Berlin, and his country wheat in the South of France. Along the way, he met historians, millers, farmers, wheat geneticists, sourdough biochemists, and everyone in between, learning about the history of breadmaking, the science of fermentation, and more. The result is an informative yet personal account of bread and breadbaking, complete with detailed recipes, tips, and beautiful photographs.

Entertaining and inspiring, this book will be a touchstone for a new generation of bakers and a must-read for anyone who wants to take a deeper look at this deceptively ordinary, exceptionally delicious staple: handmade bread.


 
  • Published: 4 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9780698170254
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320
Categories:

Praise for In Search of the Perfect Loaf

Praise for Organic, Inc.

"Lively, comprehensive, and balanced in its presentation, Organic Inc., is the definitive account of organic food's rise and move into the American mainstream. Fromartz is a first-rate business journalist with a rare ability to see both sides of an issue and an admirable refusal to oversimplify his story."
Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma

"Sam Fromartz has the ability to transform an important subject into an interesting one, as he does with this vivid, vital book."
Ken Auletta, author, staff writer, The New Yorker

"With one eye on organic food's past and one eye cast on its future, Samuel Fromartz has a comprehensive vision of an industry at a crossroads."
Dan Barber, chef/co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns

"Fromartz does an excellent job of investigating consumer behavior and the trends that have permanently changed the food landscape."
San Francisco Chronicle

"The history of organic food is colorful, but [the] policy debates make this book important."
Los Angeles Times

"Revealing...Fromartz gives us a handy tool for educating ourselves."
Fast Company

"Fromartz's journalistic approach, as well as his personal passion for the topic, makes his book an easy read. Through compelling business snapshots of natural foods players...he charts the growth of organic food."
BookPage

"[Organic Inc.] should be required reading for anyone interested in the commodification
of organic...Fromartz is excellent at teasing out the incredible amount of drive, tenacity,
and innovation it takes to create a successful local-oriented farm business."
Grist.org

"Organic Inc. has to be the most compact piece of writing for study on this expanding organic world...The read was fun."
The Grumpy Gourmet