Ah, the burden of knowledge. Thomas’ English Muffins wasn’t kidding when it said that its recipe (those mysterious “nooks and crannies”) was highly-classified (if you didn’t think that trade secrets were serious business, think again). Only seven people know all three trade secrets of the popular breakfast food. So when one of those seven, Chris [...]
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English Muffin Men To Exec: Now That You Know All Our Secrets, You’re Ours Forever
Aired July 28th, 2010 on Bread.0 CommentsToast is one of those things that almost everyone likes. You don’t have to love it, but can you think of anyone that truly hates it? That being said, the other side of the spectrum actually does exist: People who LOVE toast. These people take that love to really weird obsessive levels. Wherever you may [...]
Happy Birthday, Metropolitan Bakery
Aired October 22nd, 2008 on Bakery, Bread and Celebrity Chefs.0 CommentsThe little bakery that began life with a shoebox for a cash register is celebrating 15 years of awesomeness in Philadelphia. Metropolitan Bakery has released a 15-month calendar with recipes from head baker James Barrett, and memories shared with everyday customers. Beyond their amazing foodstuffs, what sets Barrett and Wendy Smith Born apart from the pack is [...]
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Fresh Video: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Metropolitan Bakery (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Aired September 30th, 2008 on Bread, Locavore and video.0 CommentsBack in June, the folks at Metropolitan Bakery were kind enough to let us see behind the curtain, which led us to love their bread even more than we already did. The Metropolitan gang are born educators, it turns out, and as we went back and looked at this bit of tape recently, we realized [...]
Two Things To Remember About Bread, Courtesy Metropolitan Bakery
Aired June 24th, 2008 on Bread and video.1 CommentRecently, the good folks at Metropolitan Bakery were kind enough to let us go where few ever do: Into their bakery, where wonderful and semi-secret things are done every day. We learned a lot — both about breadmaking as well as Metropolitan itself, now in its 15th year — and this is the first of [...]
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