Tartine Bread

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For the home or professional bread-maker, this is the book of the season. It comes from a man many consider to be the best bread baker in the United States: Chad Robertson, co-owner of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, a city that knows its bread. To Chad, bread is the foundation of a meal, the center of daily life, and each loaf tells the story of the baker who shaped it. He developed his unique bread over two decades of apprenticeship with the finest artisan bakers in France and the United States, as well as experimentation in his own ovens. Readers will be astonished at how elemental it is. A hundred photographs from years of testing, teaching, and recipe development provide step-by-step inspiration, while additional recipes provide inspiration for using up every delicious morsel.

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[LuminouslyLurid]

I don't think people here understand, and there seems to be a lot of anger. I'm not sure if it's because people are jealous of their passion or what. Sure, it's a little weird to call the starter your "lover," but that's what passion is. They aren't pretentious, they're ambitious. Every expert in every field may seem like this, but that's what passion and knowledge are. These people have claimed nothing but to be expert, humble breadmakers.

[ThePupD]

Love this documentary! very nicely filmed!

[mikedunlv]

Just tried this bakery for the first time on Saturday ... AHHHH MAZING! Bought one of each kind and extras for family. I'm on carb overload right now and still loving it. Lines start forming at 4 pm, fresh bread starts coming out at 4:30pm. Parking is a debacle. I circled blocks and blocks for 30 min until i finally landed one. Ran 3 blocks to get in line. You have to work for this treat but its worth it. Also, they take phone orders minimum 3 days in advance. Enjoy!

[robbielou2]

Delicious, delightful dedication! Thanks Chad - can't wait to visit San Fran and Tartine in July.

[chowlaishanamy]

very professional, be it the bakery be it the surfing life of yours. cheers

[lastmondaypast1]

bread.

[ikeaboy1061]

Loved the food there, but the cashier that served me was very rude.

[bunnyspangle]

@raficsulejmanovic I never claimed their pretentiousness related to their bread making skills but Lumos is still a pretentious git. BTW, I'm a long time member and frequent poster on TFL and you have probably read many of my posts on the forum and my blog. Clue: baguettes, poolish, pate fermente but you will never know who I am.