Exclusive: Chad Robertson Talks About His New Brooklyn Bakery

About this episode

Chad Robertson discusses his new bakery and cafe in Brooklyn, Altbau, and his influence on baking.

A new Chad Robertson venture is always a big deal, and we have all the details. In May, Jessica talked to the Tartine co-founder for our episode all about his bread and the enormous influence it has had on baking around the world. During that conversation, Chad talked at length about his forthcoming bakery and cafe in Brooklyn, Altbau. But those details weren’t quite ready for prime time when the episode came out. So we held that part of the conversation back — until now. Listen as Cha...

People in this episode

Host: Jessica

Guest: Chad Robertson

Topics covered

• baking
• bread
• new bakery
• interview
• cafe
• Chad Robertson

Keywords

• Chad Robertson
• Altbau
• Tartine
• Brooklyn bakery
• cafe
• baking influence
• bread

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tartine, Altbau

Places: Brooklyn

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