I agree with @Akir. This article dragged on like American broadcast TV. If you'd like to avoid the nonsense, the best bread is... Cranberry-walnut bread served at Parc, in Philadelphia, and Le...
I agree with @Akir. This article dragged on like American broadcast TV.
If you'd like to avoid the nonsense, the best bread is...
Cranberry-walnut bread served at Parc, in Philadelphia, and Le Diplomate, in Washington, D.C.
I know some people might find this kind of article whimsical, but when it came to the point they were regaling me about the stories about asking celebrities about bread I kind of had to nope out...
I know some people might find this kind of article whimsical, but when it came to the point they were regaling me about the stories about asking celebrities about bread I kind of had to nope out because of just how unhinged the author started to sound. I kept getting the feeling of visiting an insane assylum and being locked in with someone who could only talk to you about dinosaurs, being desperate for them to talk about anything else or to shut up but they are so passionate about it you fear they will attack you if you try to stop them.
As someone who's from Missouri, I'm familiar with Lambert's. Though having lived in Missouri for most of my life, me nor my family ever went before we all moved away. But whenever people go there,...
As someone who's from Missouri, I'm familiar with Lambert's. Though having lived in Missouri for most of my life, me nor my family ever went before we all moved away. But whenever people go there, all people talk about is the bread. But...I always wondered if it was more about the gimmick, that the rolls are literally thrown to patrons, than the quality of the bread itself.
Anyway, I've had some excellent free bread at restaurants. I'd stay steakhouses tend to have the best free bread. The less it's a chain, the better. Though my favorite -- or at least the one I remember the most -- is a chain steakhouse: Longhorn Steakhouse. It's been probably almost 20yrs since I've last been to one, but my high school/college GF and I used to go there. Like once a week. Which, for being poor students, was definitely not the smartest move (not the most expensive restaurant in the world, but definitely more than a typical suburban Chili's or Applebees). But we would devour that loaf of broad. Sometimes even ask for another! It was always hot and steaming. The butter melted immediately on it.
Hello fellow Missouri native! I moved away from MO in my early 30's, but spent my entire childhood and young adult life there. I have very fond memories of Lamberts' "throwed rolls", and also of...
Hello fellow Missouri native! I moved away from MO in my early 30's, but spent my entire childhood and young adult life there. I have very fond memories of Lamberts' "throwed rolls", and also of drinking milk from a jar.
This was all a very long time ago, but I do remember the bread being very good. It was a sweet roll, which I'm sure helped make them more palatable for young me. And they were always fresh from the oven, so they were warm and the butter would melt in them easily. It's actually giving me a bit of craving right now. :D
I agree with @Akir. This article dragged on like American broadcast TV.
If you'd like to avoid the nonsense, the best bread is...
Cranberry-walnut bread served at Parc, in Philadelphia, and Le Diplomate, in Washington, D.C.Ew, walnuts. Pass.
I know some people might find this kind of article whimsical, but when it came to the point they were regaling me about the stories about asking celebrities about bread I kind of had to nope out because of just how unhinged the author started to sound. I kept getting the feeling of visiting an insane assylum and being locked in with someone who could only talk to you about dinosaurs, being desperate for them to talk about anything else or to shut up but they are so passionate about it you fear they will attack you if you try to stop them.
This was a fun read and I wouldn't have found it by myself. Thanks for posting!
As someone who's from Missouri, I'm familiar with Lambert's. Though having lived in Missouri for most of my life, me nor my family ever went before we all moved away. But whenever people go there, all people talk about is the bread. But...I always wondered if it was more about the gimmick, that the rolls are literally thrown to patrons, than the quality of the bread itself.
Anyway, I've had some excellent free bread at restaurants. I'd stay steakhouses tend to have the best free bread. The less it's a chain, the better. Though my favorite -- or at least the one I remember the most -- is a chain steakhouse: Longhorn Steakhouse. It's been probably almost 20yrs since I've last been to one, but my high school/college GF and I used to go there. Like once a week. Which, for being poor students, was definitely not the smartest move (not the most expensive restaurant in the world, but definitely more than a typical suburban Chili's or Applebees). But we would devour that loaf of broad. Sometimes even ask for another! It was always hot and steaming. The butter melted immediately on it.
Hello fellow Missouri native! I moved away from MO in my early 30's, but spent my entire childhood and young adult life there. I have very fond memories of Lamberts' "throwed rolls", and also of drinking milk from a jar.
This was all a very long time ago, but I do remember the bread being very good. It was a sweet roll, which I'm sure helped make them more palatable for young me. And they were always fresh from the oven, so they were warm and the butter would melt in them easily. It's actually giving me a bit of craving right now. :D