Bien Cuit

A vocal proponent of local food, Mordas is fighting for legislation to protect sustainable family agriculture and working to create a cooperative for her fellow farmers in the Harlem Valley. Dashing Star Farm’s lamb and eggs are on the menus at many fine restaurants in the Hudson and Harlem Valleys and Manhattan and Brooklyn, and are additionally available to the public along with wool products...

High-end artisan bread is the thing at these French bakeries from an alum of Philadelphia’s Le Bec-Fin, whose crusty loaves – the moniker means ‘well done’ – are offered alongside artful pastries, sweet and savory tarts and sandwiches.

Artisanal breads and pastries worthy of Paris — and Portland, Ore., where the talented baker Zachary Golper learned his trade. — Jane Black

Smith Street is home to some really awesome eateries in Brooklyn. Bien Cuit is an excellent example of this. Offering a wide range of delectable desserts and baked goodies like croissants and tarts of different kinds, fresh baked breads including olive loaves, baguettes, raisin walnut and many more, Bien Cuit also offers sumptuous sandwiches and salads.

Flour, water, salt and a leavening agent are all that is needed to make a type of food that has kept much of the world alive... for thousands of years. While each region, village, and household over time has developed its own approach to fermentation and baking, bread has remained a common thread of humanity. In keeping with a traditional approach to bread making, we use a method known as...