Tartine Bread by Chad Robertston

A bread bible for the home baker or professional bread-maker: It comes from Chad Robertston winner of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2008. Robertson, a man many consider to be the best bread baker in the United States, and co-owner with Elizabeth Prueitt of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery. At 5 P.M., Chad Robertson's rugged, magnificent Tartine loaves are drawn from the oven. The bread at San Francisco's legendary Tartine Bakery sells out within an hour almost every day. Only a handful of bakers have learned the bread science techniques Chad Robertson has developed: To Chad Robertson, bread is the foundation of a meal, the center of daily life, and each loaf tells the story of the baker who shaped it.

“The most beautiful bread book yet published..." – The New York Times