baking bread

there was a great article in last month's msl on chad robertson of tartine bakery. they included a recipe for tartine country bread from the new book, which i would love to try, but keeping that starter week after week seems like it would turn into a chore. you must be committed! however, fresh bread every week does sound like some kind of heaven. the recipe for the bread and a week's worth of meals over as msl.

these photos are from the selby, who visited the bakery and chad and elizabeth's home for a nyt feature.  i think it would be sort of magical to work in a bakery, rising early every morning to bake.