by Brian | Mar 24, 2018 | Techniques
Suzi bakes bread. Lots of bread. At her cooking school, Cooking by the Book, guests are always greeted with appetizers and beverages. Those appetizers often feature the different sourdough breads that Suzi makes each weekend. Her sourdough starter is 24 years old and...
by Brian | Feb 28, 2018 | Recipes
When The New York Times printed this recipe from Modernist Bread, bakers around the planet responded. Suzi was one of the first. She has a sourdough starter that is almost 30 years old, so she was quite prepared for this undertaking. Some sourdough starter is an...
by Brian | Jan 19, 2018 | News
Suzen runs her cooking school, Cooking by the Book, here in Manhattan. A hundred people or more come through our kitchen each week to cook, laugh, and enjoy their creations. It’s intense with the dayes beginning by 8AM with early deliveries and ending only after...
by Brian | Jan 7, 2018 | Recipes
In December Bon Appetite published a recipe for Monkey Bread that caught Suzi’s eye. Maybe it was the caramel topping. Maybe the very rich brioche dough. We’ve made it three times now, counting today. It’s that addictive. Some hot chocolate or steaming coffee and this...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2017 | Recipes
This recipe comes from Gail’s Artisan Bread. Roy Levy and Gail Mejia wrote this cookbook based on their bakery experiences in London. The intent was to provide great [aka French quality] bread in a town that was not famous for its bread baking. The first store opened...
