Egon’s Dungeon Bakery – Max Poilane

posted by Egon on 2011.03.21, under Baking, Video
03.21.11

Here’s a 5-minute video of a baker in action at the Max Poilane bakery in Lyon, France.

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Baker’s Dungeon w/ Egon

posted by Egon on 2011.03.06, under Baking, books, lessons, Video
03.06.11

In this, the first of a new series of posts on baking, I bring you videos of Jeffrey Hamelman of the King Arthur Flour Bakery in Vermont. His  Witness the ghostly pallor that comes from decades of overnight shifts. Your lower back will practically ache in sympathy as you watch them work.

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FXCuisine.com

posted by Egon on 2010.11.22, under food around the web, Photos
11.22.10

His name is Francois Xavier. He speaks more languages than most. He takes better photographs than most.  He lives in Switzerland, at the intersection of 3 legendary culinary traditions. His blog is a journal of the pleasures of eating and an eclectic library of recipes, most of which will take you the better part of a day to follow through. Sadly, his last post went up in October ’09. I wouldn’t expect to see any new posts any time soon, but it would be worth your time to scan the archives.

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