A Visit to Bread Mecca: Tartine Bakery
During a trip into San Francisco I made my way over to Tartine Bakery, one of the best local bakeries. Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt are the co-owners, well known for their baking books “Tartine” and “Tartine Bread.” The bakery doesn’t have a sign out front, but is easy to find around 5pm when the bread comes out of the oven – there is usually a line out the door.
They bake one of the most beautiful loaves you’ll ever see, with an incredibly crunchy crust and chewy (almost wet) crumb inside. I hadn’t tasted the bread before, so I was very excited. It’s worth watching the video (embedded below) if you ever want to get enthused about bread making.
I didn’t make it as far as my car (a half block away) before I tore into the loaf. The crunch and texture lived up to my expectations, but the flavor was a bit to sour (acidic) for my taste. I still ate a big chunk of it and covered the passenger seat of my car with crumbs, though!
Tartine
Peeking into the bag while walking back to the car.
I only made it as far as the car before busting it open.
The video:
Tartine Bread from 4SP Films on Vimeo.