David Tamarkin

So what's the name of your sourdough starter? Now that I think about it, I have no less than four starters in my fridge right now, all of varying ages. I've only named one of them and I could have sort of The name applies to all of them.

So what's the name of your sourdough starter? Now that I think about it, I have no less than four starters in my fridge right now, all of varying ages. I've only named one of them and I could have sort of The name applies to all of them.

And all of my starters are named choices because I wanted to remind myself that when I was frustrated or when I was annoyed that I had to feed it in the middle of the night before going to bed or when a bread didn't come out the way I wanted it to, that this was my choice. I made it. No one to blame but me and my choices. So that's why.

And all of my starters are named choices because I wanted to remind myself that when I was frustrated or when I was annoyed that I had to feed it in the middle of the night before going to bed or when a bread didn't come out the way I wanted it to, that this was my choice. I made it. No one to blame but me and my choices. So that's why.

I blacked it out.

I blacked it out.

Yeah, it was not a blip. It's kept on going. Last spring, in fact, we found ourselves in what we were calling internally here at King Arthur, the second sourdough boom, because we looked at Google Trends on our own site traffic that the interest in sourdough was at the same level as the pandemic.

Yeah, it was not a blip. It's kept on going. Last spring, in fact, we found ourselves in what we were calling internally here at King Arthur, the second sourdough boom, because we looked at Google Trends on our own site traffic that the interest in sourdough was at the same level as the pandemic.

So it really seems like year after year, sourdough is only growing and it's becoming more and more mainstream when it used to be something niche.

So it really seems like year after year, sourdough is only growing and it's becoming more and more mainstream when it used to be something niche.

I think there's a lot more ahead of us. I think when people start their sourdough journey, they really have one bread in mind. They have a crusty bull or batard that has a nice open crumb to probably a higher hydration bread. I think for a long time, when we think of sourdough bread, we have that loaf in mind.

I think there's a lot more ahead of us. I think when people start their sourdough journey, they really have one bread in mind. They have a crusty bull or batard that has a nice open crumb to probably a higher hydration bread. I think for a long time, when we think of sourdough bread, we have that loaf in mind.

It's really something that I think tartine bread, which you worked on one of those books, right? I think you co-wrote one of the tartine bread books.

It's really something that I think tartine bread, which you worked on one of those books, right? I think you co-wrote one of the tartine bread books.

I mean, just the fact that there were three Tartine bread books, I mean, speaks to the power of that bread in particular and the desire for people to make it. And that's why I say sourdough has so much more to go because there's so much more to sourdough than just that loaf. And that's a great loaf. But the other day, my husband made a sourdough sandwich bread, I think from the big book of bread.

I mean, just the fact that there were three Tartine bread books, I mean, speaks to the power of that bread in particular and the desire for people to make it. And that's why I say sourdough has so much more to go because there's so much more to sourdough than just that loaf. And that's a great loaf. But the other day, my husband made a sourdough sandwich bread, I think from the big book of bread.

It's so delicious. I mean, it almost tastes like brioche. I mean, it's so tender. It's the exact opposite of that crusty loaf. It's soft. The crumb is even. You can actually put something on it without it falling through. And it's delicious. And I think more and more people are going to understand that sourdough has tons of uses and can make all sorts of breads.

It's so delicious. I mean, it almost tastes like brioche. I mean, it's so tender. It's the exact opposite of that crusty loaf. It's soft. The crumb is even. You can actually put something on it without it falling through. And it's delicious. And I think more and more people are going to understand that sourdough has tons of uses and can make all sorts of breads.

And it can have tons of uses outside of bread. Our test kitchen just put out a great sourdough brownie and the sourdough has a function there. It makes it super fudgy.

And it can have tons of uses outside of bread. Our test kitchen just put out a great sourdough brownie and the sourdough has a function there. It makes it super fudgy.