Maurizio and me...
Just returned from a trip to see my brother in Albuquerque. While there I hooked up with The Perfect Loaf's Maurizio for a cup of coffee and conversation, mostly NOT about bread or baking.
What a delightful gent. He was kind enough to arrive with a magnificent batard, quite delicious both fresh and toasted. The small but ravenous crew back at my brother's ransacked the bag and polished off the loaf in short order. I believe he said it was an AP, Spelt and WW combination.
On our family road trip this time I found myself at the Grand Canyon for the first time and then to the incomparable Antelope Canyon [1] outside of Page, Arizona.
And Antelope Canyon where amateur photographer's pictures, like mine, do an injustice to the magnificence.