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• Session Spotlight - Bread History: Through the Ages
• Hello, my name is Stephanie Swan. I'm the publisher for Modernist Cuisine. Over the last 11 years, I've had the amazing opportunity traveling the globe, researching bread from grain to loaf, working with amazing industry professionals.
• What topic or trend does this session cover, and why is it important?
• My session will focus on the history and influence of bread throughout the ages. We will trace the history of bread from prehistoric times and the advent of agriculture through ancient civilizations. We'll look at the rapid transformation of bread through the pre-modern era and the process of industrialization. We will explore the complex relationships among farmers, millers, bakers, and consumers, and how these were crucial to understanding the bread people preferred. The discussion here will set the stage for the ongoing evolution of what we are certain will be the very exciting future of bread.
• What will attendees learn from this session?
• We will tackle exciting subjects like what was the first bread and ancient achievements, the evolution of milling and baking, what was bread like in the 15th to the 19th century, the increasing role of bread regulations, the recreation of historical recipes, the globalization of immigrant breads, and of course the modern bread inventions and the rise of artisanal baking.