Inspiring conversations from leaders and innovators throughout the sourdough community. Hear the stories behind the bakers, authors, growers, millers, artists, and other creative minds that you’ve always wondered about.
The podcast The Sourdough Podcast is created by Michael Hilburn. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
My guest today is Michael James. Michael is a chef turned baker who, along with his wife Pippa, founded The Tivoli Road Bakery in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. Michael published his first book “The Tivoli Road Baker” in 2018 in which he shares his thoughts on bread, native ingredients, and the community that sprung up around his bakery. Michael has been described as “one of the greatest bakers of his generation” and I am so happy to have him join me to talk about his journey, sourdough, and with any luck, a little bit about his forthcoming 2nd book.
On this episode of the Sourdough Podcast, baker and author Michael James joins me from Melbourne, Australia to talk about his journey from Chef to Baker and his internationally acclaimed cook book, The Tivoli Road Baker. He shares his thoughts and tips on Sourdough and answers listener questions about starter health and viennoiserie, and even tells us about his 2nd book to be released later next year. You won’t want to miss this one.
After you’re done listening to Michael’s interview, head over to the recipe page (or click the button above) where you can find Michael’s BASIC SOURDOUGH recipe from his book “The Tivoli Road Baker.”
On this episode baker and author Daniel Leader joins me to talk about his new book Living Bread. We discuss his early bread education through the “backdoor school of baking” and the founding of his bakery, Bread Alone, in 1983. He shares his thoughts and experiences gained from nearly 40 years of baking and through his friendships with bakers from around the world and he tells us why he thinks we are just at the beginning of the local grain economy movement, here in America, and what it means for the future of artisan bread.
Lisa Clayton of The Beach Cottage Bakery and @sourdough_nouveau