Jim Lahey

The secret to acclaimed baker Jim Lahey's bread is slow-rise fermentation. As he revealed in 2009 with the publication of his now-classic cookbook My Bread, the amount of labour you put in totals five minutes: mix water, flour, yeast, and salt, and then let time work its magic, no kneading necessary. Whether preparing Lahey's basic loaf or a variation—such as...

Lahey's "breathtaking, miraculous, no-work, no-knead bread" (Vogue) has revolutionized the food world. Inspired by the ancient art of Italian bread making, Jim Lahey developed artisanal bread that is entirely his own and soon can be yours. It takes only a pot to create what Mark Bittman in the New York Times calls "the best no-work bread you have ever made."...

A clear, illustrated guide to making sourdough and the Italian-inspired café dishes from one of Manhattan's best bakeries. Ten years ago, Jim Lahey's no-knead recipes in My Bread caused a home-baking renaissance. In this long-awaited sequel, we turn to the Sullivan Street Bakery, which opened more than twenty years ago in New York's Soho. The Sullivan Street Bakery Cookbook introduces...