At 9 a.m. we gather in Carole's studio, the upper level of an ancient garage behind a bakery.
Bakeries in ancient towns which used to sell nothing more processed than a ham sandwich are now stuffed with the gargantuan, super-sized sugary muffins, cookies and and glazed doughnuts you see in every Costa outlet in Britain.
On another front, Hasidic matzo bakeries, citing ancient Jewish law, have insisted on using water from groundwater wells rather than from reservoirs in preparing the dough used for matzos and have found themselves tangling with health officials worried about the water's purity.
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe across the street, the apple stand on Second Avenue, Moishe's Bakery and its ancient redheaded witch behind the counter, terrifying to my boys as they timidly accepted a piece of broken rugelach.
Ancient Pompeii had more than 40 bakeries, whose style of domed oven is still used for hearth-baked breads.
Travellers to the village can visit an old olive press, sample the local bakeries and explore some ancient biblical-era caves.
Chad Robertson, of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery, talks bread, natural fermentation, and ancient grains.
New Bread, Ancient Grains Chad Robertson, of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery, talks bread, natural fermentation, and ancient grains.
By Phil Klay By Troy Patterson By John Cassidy By Amy Davidson Sorkin By Larissa MacFarquhar New Bread, Ancient Grains Chad Robertson, of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery, talks bread, natural fermentation, and ancient grains.
Golden baguettes floated in people's arms and grocery bags; the rain had stopped, and the turquoise sky was bright; the pink and yellow buildings were crowding one another, around the little church on the narrow street; and an ancient hag in an orange housedress was limping toward the bakery.
Local roads are more interesting and allow you to discover ancient churches, vineyards and olive groves, winding rivers and fantastic bakeries.
