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A real baker bakes real bread – however they learn
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by virtuousbread.
I was interested to read an interview with Michael Hanson from The Brook Bakery School in the most recent edition of True Loaf, Issue 11 (April-June 2012) pp 13, the newsletter of the Real Bread Campaign. In the interview he states: "Though it is pleasing to see so many people wanting to help others to [...]
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Reflections on the first years of Virtuous Bread
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by virtuousbread.
Easter Monday 2010 - Stockholm, Sweden "You are going to do what?" I was spending Easter with my friend Kat. It had been a difficult few months. A profoundly disappointing client engagement led me to want a break from strategy consulting and I had been baking obsessively, building my bread business and trying to decide [...]
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Attention! Students! Learn to Bake Bread!
Posted on 06. Mar, 2012 by virtuousbread.
From our roving correspondent, Lisa Wilson, director of Eventful Bread From a graduate’s perspective, bread (real bread, that is...) is the ultimate food. Until I realised the benefits of eating real bread, our bread bin was stocked with sliced, supermarket bread. Learning to bake real bread was fantastic. I’ve learned a valuable skill for life [...]
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Simple recipe for sweet buns
Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by virtuousbread.
What is is about buns? Or, more precisely about bun dough? Christmas bread, Easter bread, other festival, celebration, and holiday bread - it's all more or less made of the same thing - bun dough. The English are particularly good at buns: Chelsea buns, Sally Lunns, rock cakes, bath buns - it's all going on [...]
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The silver bullet for corporate innovation strategy is trust
Posted on 12. Sep, 2011 by virtuousbread.
Developing a corporate innovation strategy is the current fixation of many CEOs as they try to pull their organisations out of the crisis. Hiring innovation specialists, kicking off an "innovation programme" or employing creativity coaches are not, in and of themselves, going to help companies win. In order to innovate people must feel comfortable, and [...]
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Learn to bake sourdough bread in North Norfolk
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by virtuousbread.
Take a sourdough bread baking class in North Norfolk. You will learn to bake sourdough bread and crackers using simple, wholesome ingredients, leaving the class with confidence, plenty of ideas, and bread to take home! Learn how to proof sourdough bread in a basket, understand why it is sometimes easier to proof sourdough bread in [...]
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Learn to bake sourdough bread in Leicester
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by virtuousbread.
Take a sourdough baking course in Leicester. You will learn to bake sourdough bread and crackers using simple, wholesome ingredients, leaving the class with confidence, plenty of ideas, and bread to take home! Learn how to proof sourdough bread in a basket, understand why it is sometimes easier to proof sourdough bread in a tin, [...]
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Learn to bake bread in Norfolk
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by virtuousbread.
Take a baking course in Norfolk. You will learn to bake bread using simple, wholesome ingredients, leaving the class with confidence, plenty of ideas, and bread to take home! Classes cost £60.00 and include all materials, expert tuition and a lovely lunch. Schedule May Friday 18th May 10 a.m - 2 p.m Monday 28th 10 am [...]
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Learn to Bake Bread in Leicester
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by virtuousbread.
Take a baking course in Leicester. You will learn to bake bread using simple, wholesome ingredients, leaving the class with confidence, plenty of ideas, and bread to take home! Classes cost £60.00 and include all materials, expert tuition and a lovely yummy tastings. Schedule April Thursday 26th 10 am - 2 pm May Tuesday [...]
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Learn to bake bread in West London
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by virtuousbread.
Take a baking course in London. You will learn to bake bread using simple, wholesome ingredients, leaving the class with confidence, plenty of ideas, and bread to take home! Classes cost £60.00 and include all materials, expert tuition and a lovely lunch. Schedule - all classes run from 11.00-15.00 May Sun 20 (fully booked) Tues [...]





