bread

Travel and restaurants

In a world of food fads, this is why the real French baguette reigns supreme

The French stick is more than just a national cliché; it’s a tradition, a culinary art and an inalienable right.

Food & Drink

Bread winners

A new crop of bakeries is resurrecting the art of Spanish bread-making, a tradition disrupted by civil war and industrialisation. We sample the upper crust.

Entertaining

Bread winners

It is integral to French identity but sales of bread are falling and eating habits are changing. We meet the flour-flecked folk offering crumbs of comfort with an artisanal approach.

Food & Drink

Early to bread

In Paris's 7th arrondissement, Jean-Luc Poujauran abandoned his celebrated bakery to pursue a singular obsession: supplying 200 restaurants with sourdough born from his father's ancient starter.