Thursday, December 04, 2003


bread book review; new name, same coffee

today finds a nice overview of several popular bread-making books. those of you interested in holiday shopping for yourself or your favorite baker should definitely peruse this!

i own a couple of these books myself.

and in great news, we may soon be able to wave the flabby white supermarket loaf goodbye. yes, that extruded mushy shoebox we all know and don't love may be on the way out -- the tortilla is fast becoming the u.s.a.'s number-one best-selling bread product.

i am particularly taken with the idea of the chocolate tortilla. man, i can think of 100 uses for that! dessert city. . .oxacan molé city. . .

but in the bigger picture, considering how those cottony rectangles many of us first learned to call "bread" taste -- or more accurately, don't -- is it a surprise? gimme a chocolate tortilla any day!

in coffee news, i want to report that my beloved nyc coffeehouse, higher grounds at 9th & ave. c, is changing its name to 9th st. espresso. the name higher grounds was just too common and caused confusion. . .

but it's the same great coffee, same incredible latte art, same owner (kenny nye) and the same devotion to coffee quality!


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