Baked at 4 a.m.gone by noon.

The bake, hour by hour

1. 

   2 a.m.

   01

   Mixed

   Flour, water, starter. The first dough of the day comes together while the city sleeps.

2. 

   3 a.m.

   02

   Proofed

   Slow fermentation, cold room. Time does the work that machines never could.

3. 

   4 a.m.

   03

   Baked

   Deck ovens at full heat. Crusts crack, colour sets, the room fills with the smell.

4. 

   7 a.m.

   04

   On the counter

   Shelves dressed before the shutters lift. Gone by noon — most days.