Modernist BreadCrumbs

Food #197

Modernist Cuisine founder Nathan Myhrvold and head chef Francisco Migoya join host Jordan Werner Barry and executive producer Michael Harlan Turkell for Modernist BreadCrumbs, a special series taking a new look at one of the oldest staples of the human diet: bread. Start with starter and then take a look at the discoveries and techniques from Modernist Bread. Enjoy interviews with the bakers, scientists, chefs, authors, millers, and Bread Heads who are shaping the future of bread. We’ll take deep dives into the microbial world, heritage grains, flatbreads, and breads with holes, but we’ll also step back and look at how bread intersects with culture, fermentation, immigration, art, and tradition. Fire up your oven and follow the breadcrumbs.

Episode 16: Still Life with Bread
Dec 19, 2018 – 00:45:58
Episode 15: Deck the Challahs
Dec 12, 2018 – 00:43:27
Episode 14: Emboiled in Lyes
Dec 5, 2018 – 00:41:22
Episode 13: Breads Across America
Nov 28, 2018 – 00:38:45
Episode 12: Flatter, Better, Faster, Stronger
Nov 14, 2018 – 00:44:58
Episode 11: Something in the Air
Nov 7, 2018 – 00:43:12
Episode 10: The Grain Revolution
Oct 31, 2018 – 00:42:46
Episode 9: Mother, May I?
Oct 24, 2018 – 00:42:26
Season 2 Trailer
Sep 5, 2018 – 00:01:36
Episode 8: Breadbox
Dec 13, 2017 – 01:28:37
Episode 7: Thermal Mass
Nov 29, 2017 – 01:03:36
Episode 6: Balls & Sticks
Nov 22, 2017 – 00:53:18
Episode 5: Against the Grain
Nov 15, 2017 – 00:55:20
Episode 4: Milling About
Nov 1, 2017 – 00:52:07
Episode 3: On the Rise
Oct 25, 2017 – 00:56:27
Episode 2: The Great Civilizations of Grain
Oct 18, 2017 – 01:12:45
Modernist BreadCrumbs Live: Nathan Myhrvold in Conversation with Michael Harlan Turkell
Oct 11, 2017 – 00:58:14
Episode 1: Pre-ferment
Oct 4, 2017 – 00:59:02
Modernist BreadCrumbs trailer
Oct 4, 2017 – 00:02:38

Recent Reviews

Suros8

Breadhead approved!

If you love eating or baking bread, this is a must listen!
Dm2006

Highly recommended to anyone who bakes bread

An in depth but somehow summarized view into the world of bread as, I imagine, is explained in the printed series. Highly recommended to anyone who bakes.
Enthusiastic User

Please make another season

This is one of my favorite podcasts. Please do season 3!
nycfoodluvr

A great show!

Here are the top 5 reasons why I love this podcast: 1) Informative! So much to learn about bread. 2) Hillarious-- All the bread humor you could want 3) Great guests from all areas of the bread world. 4) Well written and thurough 5) A enjoyable time for all listeners!
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In depth full of useful information

Bread , everyone has eaten it , everyone desires it even if they are avoiding carbs or “gluten intolerant “ this is an excellent place to re educate one self on true facts and knowledge about bread, wheat and other grains along with input from experts this is a gold mine of good knowledge. The listener will be guided to try making their own or perhaps seek out real bread bakers or at least know what they are reading on the labels
Hankk

Pretty inconsistent

It's a great idea for a show. The production doesn't really live up to it, though. A lot of the episodes are pretty hit-or-miss, essentially a random mash-up of long interviews. It's kind of like they called up everybody they could get to talk, recorded them, and strung them together unedited as a podcast. The content with Nathan Myhrvold himself is great, but that's just a very small portion of the podcast itself.
kcrosb3

You knead this podcast

This podcast is amazing for anyone who loves baking and/or eating bread. It's also full of some high-quality bread puns.