Apollonia Poilane
Third-generation head of Poilane bakery in Paris, guardian of the wood-fired two-kilo sourdough miche shipped worldwide.
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Apollonia Poilâne is an American baker, CEO and gallerist based in Paris, France. She is the eldest daughter of Lionel Poilâne and Irena (IBU) Poilâne and sister of artist Athena Poilâne. Together with her sister she owns the Poilâne bakery that has been based at 8 rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris, France since 1932.
She took the ovens at 18 after her parents died in a crash, and still guards the family's signature-stamped miche like a state secret.
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Third-generation head of Poilane bakery in Paris, guardian of the wood-fired two-kilo sourdough miche shipped worldwide.
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