From TED.com
Batch to bat
Master breadmaker Peter Reinhart is also a teacher, author and theologian. Through his lectures and numerous cookbooks, he channels the science of baking into deep, spiritual lessons — and dispels stale myths about the nature (and flavor) of good, wholesome bread.
Why you should listen
Peter Reinhart’s food work began as ministry outreach and later became a full-fledged culinary and teaching career. Both an educator and lay minister, his lessons focus on both secular and spiritual education. One of his books, Bread Upon the Waters: A Pilgrimage Toward Self Discovery and Spiritual Truth is first in a series of books exploring nourishment in terms of food and one’s life mission.
Reinhart is founder of the award-winning Brother Juniper’s Bakery in Santa Rosa, California. He’s now a full-time faculty member in the International Baking and Pastry Institute at Johnson and Wales University. He has also developed a line of frozen gourmet pizzas, calzones, toaster snacks and bagels for Amy’s Kitchen.
His latest book is Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor.
What others say
“I’ve spent years following directions from more than a dozen bread baking books … I’ve only ended up with bread that tastes like inner tube. Peter [Reinhart] has unraveled the mystery of baking, and I now approach this intimidating subject with confidence.” —James Peterson, author, Cooking
Now watch his video :
TITLE: Peter Reinhart: The art and craft of bread
Taste3 2008 · 15:34 minutes · Filmed Jul 2008
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