On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:07:22 -0500, Harry Krause
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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...is ok, I suppose, if it is a fresh cheese Danish from New York City,
although I'd prefer a Napoleon or an eclair.
What? You don't like the typical "Danish" made famous by supermarkets,
highway rest area cafeterias and coffee trucks? Day-glo fillings, and
hideous white glaze?
Uh, no. There are very few places outside of NYC where you can get decent
danish or, for that matter, decent fresh bread. When I first moved to
Jacksonville and went to the supermarket, I was appalled by what the
stores there were passing off as "bread." It all resembled Wonder Bread,
no matter what its shape or size. Imagine an Italian sub roll whose crust
and insides were the same mushy consistency, and tasting like Wonder
Bread.

A former neighbor of mine used to get the "real deal" danish and bread
shipped in from New York. His dad ran a Chinese restaurant adjacent to
Grand Central station, and at least once a month, he'd put together a care
package for us.

The situation is a little better in the DC area, although it isn't easy to
find a good rye or pumpernickel or really authentic bagels. Good bread is
supposed to have real crust.

We do have an Irish inn restaurant not too far from us that bakes its own
bread, and, according to my Irish-American wife and her father, it is
"authentic." Good stuff. Sadly, we don't have any authentic, New York-type
Jewish delis in this area. Thus, no good deli bread or pastry.


When my grandma, and my uncle (a rabbi) lived in Silver Springs, they always
had fabulous rye bread on hand. No idea where they got it, though.

By the way, are you anywhere near Hunt Valley? If so, you owe it to yourself
to visit a Wegman's supermarket. That'll be the end of your quest for good
bread in a supermarket. About the only kind they do NOT do well is rye
bread, although there's quite a bit of variation from store to store, in
terms of things the head baker chooses to make.

http://www.wegmans.com/about/storeLo...p?store_nbr=14




I've been to the Wegmans in Fairfax County, Virgina, and had a good time
browsing through it.

Growing up in New Haven, I was friendly with a couple of kids whose last
name happened to be Lender. This was before the family sold out to
Kraft. They used to make great bagels. We also had a rather large Kosher
supermarket in New Haven near us with a huge bakery.

There are or were a couple of large Kosher markets up in Rockville, but
I haven't been to one in years. They had good breads and, of course,
three legged chickens.

Silver Spring is in the midst of a huge revitalization, but I think the
largest ethnic group in the area is Korean. Great food, but not bread.

Harry, a new Whole Foods Market opened on Duke Street in Alexandria. Great
store with tremendous deli and bakery selections.
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'Til next time,

John H

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