baker
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It all started — both the music and the doubt — in childhood, when “Tony” was growing up in the Welsh suburb of Margam where his father was a tough, no-nonsense baker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The verdict marked the latest chapter in the downfall of Nygard, the Finnish-born son of a baker who built the women’s fashion empire Nygard International from scratch in 1967 and led a hard-partying lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“You are all disgusting wet batter,” barks a pastry baker.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Perhaps plugging numbers into this formula brings it to life, just as the baker brings a recipe to life by mixing ingredients in a bowl and baking them in the oven?
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
The baker whose pillowy, plummy Buchtel rolls were voted Bavaria's best.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Home bakers are rushing to recreate dot cakes themselves," agrees Blanca Spencer Morena, Ocado's buyer for home baking.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Similar recipe guides consulted professional bakers and award-winning pastry chefs alike, asking them what their favorite boxed cake mix is and their best upgrades.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Restaurant pizza has never been better, and for home bakers “new technology and techniques mean you can bake unbelievable pizza as many nights as you want.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
When times grew lean, even bakers found sellswords cheaper than bread, he reflected.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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