Route 183
Housatonic MA
www.berkshiremountainbakery.com
I love this bakery. I feel a little unfaithful to the Cakewalk, but they really are completely different animals. BMB supplies bread to farmer's markets and restaurants - the bakery itself it just a retail outlet, not the pleasant destination Cakewalk is.
However, their pain au chocolat (and I use that label specifically as they are related to their French cousins much more closely than those dense, powder sugar covered distant relatives sold in the US as chocolate croissants) is to die for (sorry, Cakewalk!). The baguette is also one of the finest - just the right balance of airiness and crispness. It also holds its own impressively for two days. Every single loaf I have tried has been excellent for what it is - chewy wheat bread, hearty rosemary potato (with real little soft potato chunks), and the fabulous ciabatta. The sourdour sandwich bread freezes wonderfully and is now makes my favorite toast in the world - there is something outstanding about the way it the hot crunchy bread absorbs the butter.
So run, don't walk, to the BMB. They are open seven days, so you have no excuse!
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