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Poilane became the CEO of her father’s bread company on Nov. 2 of last year. The date is specific—her parents died in a helicopter accident on October 31, 2002. That same day, Poilane, who discusses the accident with practiced detachment, also acquired her mother’s functional sculpture business. Founded in 1932 by her paternal grandfather, Poilane is a privately held bread company with two stores in Paris and one in London. From her office, which doubles as her dorm room, Poilane presides over the stores, as well as the factory in Paris...
After numerous summers of merely observing, Poilane eventually learned to make bread. Although she began devoting her free time to the trade when she was 14 years old, Poilane’s real apprenticeship officially began last year, when she deferred a year from Harvard...
...It’s a nine-month-long process,” she explains. “You learn how to bake bread from A to Z—You learn about the ingredients in the bread, in what proportion they are used, how to shape the loaf, the rising times and the stages of the bread preparation.” In addition, she says, “You also learn about the different parts of the oven. It’s like you learn about the different parts of your computer, you know, like where the on button...
Poilane has her daily bread Fed-Exed to her here so she doesn’t have to tolerate what she regards as poor American substitutes. Apart from the paper shredder on the floor of her Matthews double, Poilane is not letting business intrude on her freshman year. “The one or two hours you spend procrastinating I spend working,” she says. “It’s nothing demanding at all. It was always my dream to run the company...
...clear why I found myself frozen with doubt before the counter at Saigon Sandwich, conveniently located just down Washington Street from the Mass DMV. Luckily, the process of creating a savory lunch is almost foolproof. The friendly folks behind the counter will stuff a seven-inch loaf of French bread with vegetables, cilantro, chili peppers and mayonnaise. These ingredients are irreproachably fresh and attractively arranged to best advantage behind the counter. They cause little doubt. Paralysis only sets in when it comes time to choose the meat that will complete your sandwich. Viewing the marinated pork or chicken (shredded...