I fell in love with bread when I was a youngster. I was often sent to pick up the family’s baguettes in the morning. The bakery was in the middle of the estate where I grew up in Vannes in Brittany.

The following review is by a reader who was given a cookbook from this newspaper. The included recipes were selected and prepared by the reader. Wham! The dog fled the kitchen. WHAM! My daughter ...

This book by master French baker and cooking school owner Richard Bertinet is not for beginners. Smart and sophisticated, with ample color photographs, Crust offers recipes for people who relish ...