Skip to content

Challah Wars 3: Acme Plain

Monday, October 5, 2009

I am a traitor. I have betrayed the bread I love.
In my universe, Acme challah is impossible to acquire. Methods of obtaining it include 1) finding my husband during the day and convincing him to walk ten blocks to the Ferry Building on his lunch hour or 2) going to the Ferry Building myself. Note [...]

Filed in it eats! | Comments (0)

Challah Wars 2: Arizmendi Plain

Friday, October 2, 2009

The first rule of challah wars is: don’t start a challah war if you’re not prepared to learn some awful truths about the bread you hold most dear.
We have been going to Arizmendi Bakery, a wonderful and magic place, a cooperative where happy people who love to bake produce happy breads that are delicious and [...]

Filed in it eats! | Comments (0)

Challah Wars 1: Bay Bread Poppyseed

Friday, September 18, 2009

Did you know there were Challah Wars going on? Do you even know what challah is? Say no, that I may educate you.
Wikipedia will, of course, tell you what challah is and list challah references in popular culture and so forth, but the most satisfyingly exhaustive source on Jewish food, in my opinion, is Claudia [...]

Filed in it davens!, it eats! | Comments (0)