“I love to bake, especially bread. So I enjoyed reading about Alexander’s quest to bake the perfect loaf of simple peasant bread. Alexander takes you to bakeries, his kitchen, Paris, and, finally, to a monastery, all to try his bread in their ovens. Along the way, you get everything from sourdough to weird yeast, but you end with a satisfying loaf.”—Bruce, Rediscovered Bookshop, Boise