In Search of the Perfect Loaf
A Home Baker’s Odyssey

As an aspiring (but supremely crappy) baker, I've been interested in books about bread and how to turn my exceptionally dense logs into something more edible. In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey by Samuel Fromartz had some very, very good parts to it and some that will test your ab......more

IF you really like BREAD, I mean, Really, Really, REALLY like bread, then this is the book for you. Does have some recipes, could have used more, but the Author's search for that perfect 'how to make' bread is, well, something else. He seeks out the elite bread makers from all over the world and tri......more

Via Goodreads First Reads: I'll confess to a fondness for books of a culinary bent, especially when they're presented as a journey or a quest. So yes, Fromartz's book is, by default, up my alley. But it's the overall strength and coherency of the telling of his journey that makes this book enjoyable.......more

I received a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. At first, I was a little bit disappointed to see how few recipes were included in this book, compared to the bulk of storytelling prose. Then, as I began reading, I began to appreciate the story being told a lot more than the recipes anywa......more

Breadmaking requires all the senses: the way the dough feels in your hands while kneading, the way it looks when it's ready, the way bread smells when it's done, even the hollow sound a well-baked loaf makes. The book could have used scratch and sniff paper for the smell of bread. It does have some......more