Loaf Story: A Love-letter to Bread, with Recipes

(Hardback)

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A beautiful love letter to the very first processed food. Any book that contains a section on the joys of crisp sandwiches gets my vote.
Jay Rayner

What an absolutely beautiful book... Pages of love letters to bread; everything it is, does, and how very special it is as a part of our food vocabulary. Wonderful words by Tim make this book perfect bedtime reading for any foodie but, more importantly, anyone who has ever eaten bread.
Tom Kerridge

A book by Tim Hayward is eagerly anticipated. When the subject is his love of bread, its lore and great many uses, his sound, good sense noting the myriad ways in which bread enhances daily life makes this book a most inspiring read. He illuminates each page with his thoughts and love of food in the most endearing of voices.
Jeremy Lee

A wonderful book and impossible to read without a smile on your face.
Rob Long

A loafof bread means different things to different people. It's at once the centrepiece of the family table, it's the source of the demon gluten, the reassuring heft of an artisan sourdough, or the fluffy comfort of a white sandwich loaf it's the best thing since... well, sliced bread.

This is NOT a book about how to make bread. No kneading, no rising, no baking.

Loaf Storyis a food bookaboutbread not just the role it plays in peoples lives all over the world, but how it has been adapted and used in so many dishes. It is food of poverty and yet now we routinely pay big money for an artisanal loaf. Why does it have such a hold on us From the British and American white sliced loaf to the French baguette, Scandinavian rye, and the uber-trendy Japanese katsu sando, the cultural significance of the loaf is manifold.

With recipesfor 60 dishes that can be made on bread, in bread and with bread, including a look at the myriad uses for breadcrumbs, croutons, and hollowed-out loaves, as well as the hallowed doorstep sandwich and a classic BLT, LoafStory is a heart-warming celebration of the staff of life.

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Hayward illuminates each page with his thoughts and love of food in the most endearing of voices. * The Good Web Guide *
Useful and extraordinarily informative, like everything he writes. * John Lancaster, Daily Mail *

Author Bio

Tim Haywardis an award-winning writerand broadcaster. He isrestaurant reviewer for theFinancial Times,a presenter on Radio 4sTheFoodProgrammeand regular panellist onTheKitchen Cabinet. He won the Guild of FoodWriters Food Journalist of the Year 2014 and2015, and Restaurant Reviewer 2017 and 2019, and wasthe Fortnumand Mason Food Writer of theYear for 2014. Tim is co-owner ofFitzbilliesbakery in Cambridge. He is the author of Food D.I.Y. (2013), The DIY Cook (2015),Knife (2016) and The Modern Kitchen (2017).