Keeping a starter alive through winter
Cold kitchens make sluggish starters. How we keep ours awake from November to March.
Squash, walnuts, the last good apples. A short list for the turn of the season.
Eleven years, two house moves, one near-death experience in a cold kitchen. The life of a jar of flour and water.
The unglamorous arithmetic of running a bakery — how much goes in the bin, and what we do about it.
Two days, six folds, and the smell that gets the queue out of bed. The full method from the bakery.
Butter, cold, and patience — in that order. The three things that go wrong, and how to stop them.
Everyone wants the dramatic sourdough. The bun quietly does more work than any of them.
Three dials, endless bread. The only variables you actually need to understand.
The best hour of the week, before anyone else is awake. A members-only letter from the bakery.
Dense, dark, and built to last a week. The full recipe, for the Proof Club.
A recipe and a letter from the bakery, most Sundays. First bake is on the house.