When you first start to nibble on Tuscan bread in Florence, you’ll probably notice it tastes a little… Odd. You may not know what it is, but there’s definitely something different about this bread. The answer is that there’s an ingredient missing in Tuscan bread – salt. At its simplest, bread consists of four ingredients […]
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The Best Bread in NYC: 8 Spots for Doughy Delights
New York could be nicknamed bread city. Whether it’s oversized soft pretzels in Times Square or fluffy loaves of brioche from a pastry shop in Lower Manhattan, delicious bread in NYC is available in all shapes and styles in every borough. Bagels, pizza, and sandwiches; baguettes, seeded rye, sourdough, and croissants; countless iterations saturate all […]
6 Gluten-Free Bakeries in Paris That Are Going to Change Your Life
This blog post was originally posted on August 26, 2019 and was updated on September 23, 2020. In recent years, Parisian bakeries have truly mastered the art of gluten-free baking. That means that even if you’re gluten-intolerant, you can still have all the delicious French bread, pastries and cakes to satisfy your sweet tooth! Head […]
These 5 Bakeries Are the Only Ones You Need to Visit in East London
Statistically, it rains 104 days in a year in London. In the winter time it gets freezing; in the autumn you get plenty of foggy, wet days. Let’s just say that you can’t really plan your activities in London around the weather conditions. However, what is great about a not-promising weather forecast is that it’s […]
5 Fabulous Bakeries in Lisbon for the Best Bread You’ll Ever Eat
Bread is such a staple in our diet here in Portugal that a table feels almost naked without a basket of carcaças or a few slices of a homemade loaf. For a while, bread was a mass-produced commodity sold by cafes and supermarkets in addition to neighborhood shops. Today, however, there are more artisanal bakeries […]
These 10 Bakeries Are the Only Ones You Need to Visit in Paris
If you don’t believe in heaven on earth, you clearly haven’t stepped inside a the best bakeries in Paris. Whether you’re there for the bread, croissants, pastries, or all off the above, boulangeries have the power to change your life, or at the very least, to make your trip to the City of Lights a […]
The 5 Best Baguettes in Paris to Try Before You Leave
Whether it’s your first visit or the twentieth, there are some things you just can’t leave town without doing, and devouring the best baguettes in Paris is one of them. But did you know that even though an astonishing ten million baguettes are baked every day in Paris, not all of them are worth getting […]
