Daniel Leader

Daniel Leader is an artisan bread baker. He is the founder of Bread Alone Bakery, an influential bakery in organic and artisan bread making.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Education

Leader studied philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. He then went on to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.[7]

In 1983, he founded his bakery in Boiceville, New York. The bakery went on to expand to several other locations, Woodstock, NY in 1993, Rhinebeck, NY in 2000, and Kingston, NY in 2015. Bread Alone breads can also be found at around 45 different markets in the Hudson Valley and in New York City.[8]

He has been on the board of the New York State Agriculture Commissioner's Organic Food Advisory Committee.[1]

His book, Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making, was the 2020 James Beard Foundation Award winner in the "Baking and Desserts" book category.[9][10]

Books
  • Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making with Lauren Chattman Avery 2019[11]
  • Simply Great Breads: Sweet and Savory Yeasted Treats from America's Premier Artisan Baker with Lauren Chattman Taunton Press, 2011
  • Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers W. W. Norton & Company 2007
  • Bread Alone with Judith Blahnik William Morrow Cookbooks, 1993[12]

References
  1. Jenkins, Nancy Harmon (1989-02-08). "Back to the Basics At a Catskills Bakery". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. Petkanas, Chrisopher (1993-12-17). "Cook's Christmas, Tried and True". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. "Daniel Leader On How 'Living Bread' Is More Than Just A Cook Book". News. October 17, 2019.
  4. "Interview: Daniel Leader, Bread Alone". BREAD Magazine. December 22, 2016.
  5. "Meet Expert Breadmaker Daniel Leader, Author Of 'Living Bread'". November 25, 2019.
  6. Writer, Meredith GoadStaff (December 1, 2019). "Legendary baker Daniel Leader talks bread, but not bread alone".
  7. Fenton, Fen. "CIA grads open restaurants in Dutchess". Poughkeepsie Journal.
  8. "How to Be a Bread Maker: This Hudson Valley Baker Crafts the Region's Iconic Artisan Loaves". November 20, 2019.
  9. Crowley, Chris (May 27, 2020). "Here Are the Winners of the 2020 James Beard Foundation Media Awards". Grub Street.
  10. Alindahao, Karla. "2020 James Beard Foundation Media Awards: The Full List Of Winners". Forbes.
  11. Burdick, John. "Bread Alone's Daniel Leader pays tribute to his mentors in Living Bread". Hudson Valley One.
  12. Bittman, Mark (2013-02-07). "The Wheat Lowdown". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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