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Dig into delicious homemade bread from three local bakers—with a few local accompaniments as well


Few foods are as ancient and essential to the everyday meals as bread.

Fad diets might eschew it, but imagine breakfast without toast, lunch without a sandwich or dinner without a crusty baguette for sopping gumbo. Bread, especially the carefully crafted homemade kind, is a triumph.

Check out these Capital Region bakers who believe good bread is high art. Hover over the items in the image to learn more.

Guest Author
"225" Features Writer Maggie Heyn Richardson is an award-winning journalist and the author of "Hungry for Louisiana, An Omnivore’s Journey." A firm believer in the magical power of food, she’s famous for asking total strangers what they’re having for dinner.