A friend on Facebook shared a link to video about a wood-fired bakery on Vashon Island in Washington State named Bill's Bread. The video link is here. Apparently Bill doesn't have a web site. I did find some information on a Manta page.
I also found an older blog post that mentioned Bill's Bread.
His story sounds like a real, down-to-earth guy who discovered his life's work making people's food lives a bit richer.
I'll have to see if I can meet him the next time I'm in Washington.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Poland?
Can anybody tell me why I get so many visits from users in Poland? Sometimes I have had more visitors from Poland than from the US. I don't mind, but I'm very curious to know what content I have that would be of interest to people in Poland.
I might have thought that some links on the main Quest for Ovens link pages were of interest, but I don't know what would draw them to this blog.
I might have thought that some links on the main Quest for Ovens link pages were of interest, but I don't know what would draw them to this blog.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Bootleg Batard, Skokie, Illinois
I first discovered Bootleg Batard through their Kickstarter page back in September.
In November I found their Facebook group page.
Eventually I found a link to their own domain, which automatically forwards to their current home page.
Their fundraising on Kickstarter was successful. They flew Pat Manley out to work on the oven core.
They got some good local press here and here (apparently dating from October 18 or so).
Theirs is one of the most ambitious community oven projects I have seen, but it appears they have the experience to carry out their plans. Theirs would be the second community oven in Illinois, and Melina Kelson was involved in building the other one.
In November I found their Facebook group page.
Eventually I found a link to their own domain, which automatically forwards to their current home page.
Their fundraising on Kickstarter was successful. They flew Pat Manley out to work on the oven core.
They got some good local press here and here (apparently dating from October 18 or so).
Theirs is one of the most ambitious community oven projects I have seen, but it appears they have the experience to carry out their plans. Theirs would be the second community oven in Illinois, and Melina Kelson was involved in building the other one.