Dear Friend, we’ve been told that the glory days of bread are behind us,  but tell that to those who still knead, roll, proof, and bake each day. What is a bakery, really, if not a collection of small miracles? Flour becomes bread, butter becomes pastry, and the most ordinary ingredients become something altogether extraordinary. There is a certain magic in the mingling of salt, water, yeast, and time; in the crackle of a crust, the warmth of a morning loaf, the sweet and buttery business of being alive. Bagels, breads, cakes, and all manner of good things. Take a bite, dear friend, and toast the day.