"So moist and creamy that it verges on cake, Bantam's Irish soda bread needs no butter, no condiment at all."
Michael Stern
"A close view of a loaf of Irish soda bread shows its glossy skin, but does nothing to reveal its tender crumb."
Michael Stern
"A fruit tart overflows with sweet/tart berries."
Michael Stern
"The dirt bomb is a cinnamon-dusted nutmeg muffin, but that Spartan description does not begin to describe its glory. For one thing, it gets dipped in clarified butter before the cinnamon sugar is applied to the outside, adding a luxurious halo to the creamy-rich interior."
Michael Stern
"Holiday bread looks a little somber from the outside. It is indeed a serious loaf, but one that induces taste buds to dance for joy."
Michael Stern
"This is the way I like my Holiday Bread: toasted and liberally spread with butter."
Michael Stern
"Apple galette: elegant, and immensely satisfying"
Michael Stern
"Caraway ryes on the shelf, still warm from the oven."
Michael Stern
"Angel biscuits are soft and buttery -- a fine coffee companion."
Michael Stern
"Baker Niles Golivan shows a few 'local loaves' that are soon to be baked. That's his name for a light whole wheat loaf made with wheat grown in the Hudson Valley and milled in nearby Clinton Corners, New York."
Michael Stern
"The woman who sold me the cow cookie warned that she had often plunged a thumb through the cow's stomach, the cookie is that fragile. I held it gingerly, but that did not prevent its instant decapitation as soon as it was set down on the car's console."
Michael Stern
"There is barely room for three or four customers inside this charming little riverside bakery which, for bread lovers, is a holy destination."
Michael Stern
