How to Bake your own Bread?

Unless you want an 8-hour sermon that includes nutritional charts, a Powerpoint presentation and tears of righteous fury, don’t get Jürgen started on American breads. And never use the phrase “Wonder Bread” around him — I will not be held responsible for anything that happens.

Imagine how it is for a European to shop in American supermarkets. They’re used to tiny shops, and ours are huge! A 300-foot aisle of cereal. 479 varieties of pasta (I counted). And a larger selection of bread than the human mind can even begin to contemplate. But although there’s a great breadth to the vareity, there isn’t much depth. The bread is almost always this squishy, fluffy, possibly poisonous sort. “Where are the real breads, not for toothless babies?” I’m not sure how to answer him. “What shall I do with this sponge cake, bounce it as I would a football? Play with it as a toy?” I lower my head, averting my gaze while Jürgen starts throwing loaves into the air. “Wunderbrot?! HAHAHA!”

So when we discovered the Back in the Day Bakery, on the corner of Bull and 40th street, we were overjoyed. Bakeries are on almost every street in Germany — you can always get freshly baked, delicious breads, regardless of where you live… here in the States, that’s not so common. Back in the Day, though, offers Savannahians real breads, along with muffins, sandwiches and coffee. We’ve been a few times, and the tiny shop is always packed full — the last time I went, the line was out the door. There’s clearly a market out there for healthy, real bread.

Their loaves aren’t exactly the cheapest bargain in town, but the quality make them well worth the expense. And we should all hope that new bakeries like this thrive in the USA; God knows we need more of them!

Check out their website: Back in the Day Bakery
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Visit all 24 Squares of Savannah

Originally called St. James Square after the famous London park, Telfair Square was renamed in 1833 in honor of Savannah’s VIP-iest family. It was one the city’s original four squares and, for a long time, its most fashionable district.

The four walking paths which cut through Telfair create a tic-tac-toe pattern in the grass. In the northeastern quadrant, there’s a curious monument in the form of a nautilus shell, and a tribute to the Girl Scouts in the southeast. The Girl Scouts, I understand, but not the shell monument. It’s kind of cool, but completely random.

The Telfair Academy sits along the western side of the square. Done in Regency style by William Jay, the Telfair is the oldest public art museum in the South, housing both classic European paintings and regional art. The museum is gorgeous but rather small, so the Jepson Center, on Telfair Square’s southern border, was designed and opened in 2006, to accommodate modern works. Between the two art museums is the Greek Revival-style Trinity Methodist Church, built in 1847.

In stark contrast to the classically beautiful buildings of the western side and the modernist audacity of the Jepson Center, two tiled government buildings occupy the eastern end of Telfair Square. When I say “tiles”, I mean “bathroom tiles”. These are rather ugly buildings, and they really stick out in this otherwise gorgeous corner of Savannah.

Location of Telfair Square

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Savannah Photography Books

Once in while, I like to post a set of random photos I took while roaming the streets of Savannah. These aren’t exactly “touristy” photos, but display scenes which caught my eye, either because of their weirdness or beauty. Hope you enjoy them.