Monday Mix 11/21/22
T-day week quickie
Happy Mondays, everyone. Just a quickie this morning to say that I’ll be sharing an excerpt to from Darra Goldstein’s wonderful book on Russian food, The Kingdom of Rye, this Wednesday, and that I will be taking Friday off from the Bread Basket to recover from the day before’s expected overindulgence.
And also to say that I got to visit my friend Barak Olins at his amazing brand-new bakery in Portland, Maine yesterday and left it super inspired. Also a little envious—I rarely think I want to own a bakery of my own, but his tiny, all-in-one-room, just-down-the-street-from-home shop is exactly the sort of bread baking fiefdom I’d want if I did. The shop was closed at the time, so expect more photos and intel after I make a return visit during business hours.
—Andrew
Thank you for your prompt reply!
Sorry about the name mix! Too much going on!!!
I make a version of my mother’s Armenian bread for the holidays. More like a brioche, I think.
I enjoy your newsletter. Thank you for all things bread!
So far, ZU Bakery "pops up" only on Friday and Saturday mornings. Last Friday, shortly after they opened, there was already a line out on the street, and we were lucky to get the last chocolate croissants, before they sold out. Although I mostly bake my own bread, it's great to have a good bakery nearby.