We are all bread bakers here, so we don’t spend a lot of time talking about bakeries. But I bet we all have our favorite local joints we hit up when we aren’t in the mood for baking, or when we want a fancy treat we don’t have the chops or the time to make at home. I thought it would be fun for everyone to share their favorite local bakeries with one another.
I’ll start. My faves here in Boston are those belonging to two friends: Bagelsaurus in Porter Square, Cambridge, owned by Mary Ting, and Breadboard Bakery, in Arlington, owned by Daisy Chow (both of whom, not coincidentally, started out as pop-ups at Cutty’s, the best little sandwich shop in the northeast).
What are your favorite local bread shops?
—Andrew
Arsicault on Arguello - my neighborhood spot!!
From Bon Appetit:
Bakery of the Year: Arsicault
San Francisco
What does it take to stand out in a city of sourdough savants? One, and only one, thing: a croissant that’s simultaneously so preposterously flaky it leaves you covered in crumbs, so impossibly tender and buttery on the inside that it tastes like brioche, and so deeply golden that the underside is nearly caramelized.
Hungry Ghost bread bakery in Northampton MA for sure. And Seven Stars in Providence.