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Our Daily Bread


Name one thing you couldn't, just really could not live without?  For me, it is bread...and tea...and pastries, but mostly bread.  Until a few years ago, we New Yorkers, have been very bread poor.  Sure, we had some fairly decent bakeries, but nothing to really walk 20 blocks for, in the rain, without an umbrella.  Things have changed, my friends....
My 3 favorites are:

Pain D'Avignon




This is a tiny place at the Essex Street Market









Sullivan Street Bakery



This is a delicious bread, truccione sare, a rustic sourdough.  I love it with a bit of salted butter, jam or roasted garlic.









Their strecci - made with pizza dough, plain or with tomatoes is delicious, my favorite is with garlic.










Can't go wrong with the yummy bomboloni, Italian doughnuts with vanilla or jam.  (More on doughnuts next week)




Maison Kayser





How I love him......
Mr. Kayser opened this bakery-cafe a few months ago and it has been a big success.  He has over 20 locations in Paris. The bakers were trained in Paris, they use organic flour.







The baguette and the epi baguette  are crunchy on the outside and deliciously moist on the inside.  My favorite is their tourte de meule bread, I love it with cream cheese and lox.




The pain au chocolat is good, the financier framboise is delicious, my new guilty pleasure.


So, go out and taste, enjoy.  I know I will.  Joanna





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