The best baguette I can find in Chester County is from Talula's Table in Kennett Square. As everything they do is spectacular, this isn't exactly surprising. But what about when I don't want to drive all the way to Kennett for a loaf of bread? My next best option is Wegmans in Downingtown. Their baguettes are lovely, chewy, and fresh but just not as authentic in texture and taste as those at Talula's. If the 15 minutes to Wegmans also proves too much I am stuck with the normal supermarkets (or Panera, which I do not like to support). Of the two near me, Acme's baguette is far superior to Genuardi's, which is a wimpy, sad excuse of a bread. Every once in a while I will attempt to make my own but, while my attempts are tasty, the crust is never dense enough.
I did once have a baguette from Food Source in The Shoppes at Brinton Lake but as I don't recall it at all I assume it was neither good nor bad.
So does anyone out there have any other options? It's really a travesty that good bread is such a rare commodity in this country. Bad water and over processing are de rigueur.
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