Category Archives: Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Sune “Foodgeek” Trudslev
Challenging conventional wisdom on a regular basis takes courage and tenacity. In my experience, though, doing so often helps hobbyists of all experience levels view commonly utilized techniques as less intimidating and detail-oriented. With so many beginner and advanced sourdough … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Paul Lebeau of Wolfgang Mock Companies
Humility, integrity, and conviction…Three qualities that I feel are essential for living one’s life according to a mission statement and its ever evolving reach. While the word ‘passion’ gets used a lot when discussing one’s sense of ferver towards pursuing … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Emilie Raffa of The Clever Carrot
While I’ve featured bakers who have went from hobbyist to professional in this series; I’ve yet to feature a baker who went from corporate job to professionally trained chef to sourdough baking focused chef. You may ask, what would motivate … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Maurizio Leo of The Perfect Loaf
Biology, beer brewing, and engineering…what do they all have in common? Those with backgrounds in these fields tend to find sourdough baking to be quite engaging and relatable. Couple that with a background in cooking good food from scratch, and … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Chiew See of Autumn Baking Diary (Autumn.Kitchen)
Cognitive dissonance – a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that one has behaved in a certain way. As one … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Elaine Boddy of Foodbod Sourdough
As fun as venturing into the rabbit hole of detailed information surrounding each method and technique of sourdough baking can be, new home sourdough bakers at times feel obligated to do so. As a result it becomes easy to get … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Kristen Dennis of Full Proof Baking
Home-brewer to professional brewer, home-cook to YouTube chef, home-baker to professional home baker. In recent years social media has given countless passionate individuals the opportunity to take the “leap of faith” and go from hobbyist to professional. As a result … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Jim Challenger of Challenger Breadware
Since I started baking sourdough bread this past May I’ve been baking in a Lodge 3.2 quart cast iron combo cooker and while my loaves have been coming out looking and tasting great. I’ve also noticed that it presents some … Continue reading










