Join Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells as they taste test freshly baked bread with Brandon's father, reminisce about their parents, trying different bread varieties, exploring flour types, and sharing childhood memories in a light-hearted conversation.
Homemade bread with added ingredients like cheese and jalapenos outshines store-bought bread in flavor and texture.
Insightful discussion on hosts' parents' varied culinary backgrounds, from a father's baking expertise to a mother's career in accounting and battle with MS.
Deep dives
Comparison of store-bought bread and homemade bread
The podcast episode involves a taste test between store-bought bread and homemade bread prepared by the host's father, who is a master chef and baker. The participants compare the texture and flavors of both bread types, emphasizing the superior quality of the homemade bread with added ingredients like cheese and jalapenos. The homemade bread exhibited even distribution of flavors through the dough, making it a clear favorite over the store-bought option.
Discussion on parents' culinary backgrounds
The podcast delves into the culinary backgrounds of the hosts' parents, highlighting their experiences in the food industry. Details about the host's father's career as a businessman in franchise development, president of a college with a culinary school, and his expertise in baking bread are shared. The host also describes his mother's career as an accountant and her dark sense of humor, influenced by her battle with MS. The insightful discussion unveils the hosts' personal connections to the culinary world through their parents' diverse experiences.
Challenges in distinguishing bread varieties
The episode captures a challenge where participants struggle to differentiate between baguettes prepared by the host's father and store-bought counterparts. The intricate details of bread preparation, including proofing and ingredient selection, are shared. Despite the difficulty in discerning the bread varieties due to their quality, participants appreciate the new texture and flavors introduced in the homemade baguettes, demonstrating the culinary expertise and dedication of the host's father in perfecting his craft.
Reflecting on childhood living arrangements
The conversation touches on the hosts' childhood living environments, depicting contrasting experiences. While one host describes growing up with ample personal space in a separate loft apartment above the garage, the other reminisces about sharing rooms with siblings and adapting to smaller living spaces. The hosts share anecdotes about their transition to college life and the adjustments made in their new living arrangements to accommodate different lifestyles. The reflections offer insight into how childhood living conditions shape personal preferences and adaptability later in life.
This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are treated to some wonderfully fresh baked bread (and some less than fresh) as they are joined by Brandon's Father! Along with chatting bread, they discuss their own parents and what they are like, along with their own pasts.
(0:00) - Introducing "The Baker" (2:20) - The First Bread (4:25) - Parent Talk (8:35) - The Second Bread (11:10) - The Third Bread (14:00 - The Fourth Bread (17:30) - The Bakers Past (21:52) - Gifts To Us (24:15) - Where We Grew Up (31:40) - Reminiscing About the Past (32:50) - School Talk
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