Observational Bread Products

There’s always been a truism about how you just can’t find bagels anywhere that can rival those made in NYC. There are even rivalries within the five boroughs here as to who makes the best ones.

There is a reverse analogy to that premise and that is that you just cannot find sourdough bread anywhere that is as good as San Francisco’s. I was reminded of this a couple of weeks ago when I brought home a small loaf of sourdough from SF and was toasting two healthy slices of it and the aroma filled the apartment with goodness. Usually lightly buttered is enough but on this particular morning one slice was eaten with peanut butter (chunky) and one with a favorite jam.

A Brooklyn bagel, toasted and with a schmear of fresh cream cheese. San Francisco sourdough bread, toasted and lightly buttered. Equally mouth-watering and 3,000 miles apart. Worth the travel all by themselves.