Since Pedro and I have a new interest in bread, we made sure to visit a few bakeries when we were in the Kansas City area. One was Artisan
Francais, which was located in Kansas. The apricot tart, above on left, brought back memories of my time as an exchange student in France, as my host family often bought them. Pedro
especially enjoyed the almond pear tart, pictured above and below.
Below is a loaf of their
Lavender Herbs
de Provence bread. The crust and crumb were quite good. The one thing that was distracting was that the herbs tended to be in large clumps, rather than evenly
distributed. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be like that.
And below, in the paper bag, is their country bread, Pain de Campagne.
There was a bakery we would have loved to visit,
Fervere, but it wasn't open the days we were visiting. Luckily though, the restaurant next door to it, The Bluebird Bistro, served their bread with our meal. So we got to try the
Pain au Levain, which was deeply flavored, absolutely excellent. The
Fervere Bakery itself is a work of art, as seen on
their web page. If only I had been able to sample all of their breads...
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