After the international success of Modernist Cuisine, followed a few years later by the equally impressive Modernist Bread, author/publisher Nathan Myhrvold and his talented team of food geniuses are back with the eye-popping, four-volume boxed set, Modernist Pizza. It has everything you could possibly want to know about pizza and...

On this episode Dave Nastassia answer a ton of listener questions. They do a rundown of all the bland, canned vegetables that are out there, Dave wonders why young people don't know about water chestnuts, the tackle how to keep fresh pasta from clumping together. Plus, a primer on...

Andrew took his podcasting gear on the road again (this is getting to be a habit) and recorded interviews with 5 participating chefs at the recent Chef’s Roll Anti-Convention in San Diego, California, earlier this month. This 3-hour episode should keep you entertained through our between-season break: Listen at your...

by Hannah Fordin During the holiday season, when I’m not doing my best to be the first human to hibernate all winter, carbs and alcohol are the key to a holly-jolly time for all. This recipe combines both of those essentials and is an easy dessert for your holiday, not...

by Jordan Werner Barry The Modernist BreadCrumbs team spends a lot of time asking bakers, "Is bread baking an art or a science?" When it comes to Jim Lahey's classic No-Knead Bread, I think it's actually magic. There's no sourdough starter to tend, no kneading to tire your arms; just...

In this episode, we’re exploring the intersection of bread and art, and the idea of bread as art. From Renaissance paintings of The Last Supper (complete with pretzels) and still lifes from the Dutch Golden Age to scoring videos on Instagram—the aesthetics of bread, and all that it symbolizes, have...

It’s a season of celebration, and no matter what you’re celebrating, that usually means baking. Sweet or savory, traditional or cutting-edge, more people fire up their ovens during the holiday season than any other time of the year. In this episode, we're exploring holiday breads and the traditions that bring...

We're going down the rabbit hole of breads with holes! From the New York vs Montreal bagel debate—and the power of water and lye—to the twists and turns of pretzel history, focusing on the presence of negative space is a positive thing. We'll explore the power of lye with Harold...

We're hopping in our Winne-bread-go and hitting the road—to explore the state of regional breads in America! We'll travel to New Orleans for a Po'boy, New England for Anadama, and to Appalachia for Salt Rising Bread, all in search of an answer to the question, "Is there a regional bread...

Flatbreads and quick breads may seem like strange oven-fellows, but hear us out. In the venn diagram of bread baking, they both fall in the overlap of “speed” and “differently leavened.” So we're firing up the tonir, the tandoor, the griddle, the bastible, the wok, and even a rock, to...