Chad Robertson
Co-founder of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco whose country loaf and book Tartine Bread reset the global naturally-leavened standard.
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Chad Robertson is the co-founder of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, whose country loaf and book Tartine Bread reset the global naturally-leavened standard for artisan bread. His meticulous fermentation schedule and signature blistered crust became the defining template for the modern sourdough revival.
His blistered, near-burnt crust launched a thousand lockdown starters; he schedules a fermentation the way a watchmaker sets an escapement.
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Co-founder of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco whose country loaf and book Tartine Bread reset the global naturally-leavened standard.
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