Real Good Bread

Just up the street from where I live is a cozy bakery called La Salle Bakery (you know, the one next to Dunkin Donuts, it really is). They have a killer Cinnamon Roll and a nice outside sitting area to enjoy your pastry. But, I’ve yet to find a good loaf of bread in Rhode Island, most I’ve seen are fancy Baguettes (which are great for French Toast, but not so great for a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich). I’m sure there are plenty of great loafs just waiting to be bought, but I’ve only been here a week.

(A picture of the real La Salle Bakery)

When I’ve gone out for lunch with friends I’ve often heard phrases like “great meat makes the sandwich” or “great bread makes the sandwich.” I believe this is like asking which lady is the man in a Lesbian relationship (I believe that’s the point, they’re both women), a great sandwich needs all good components be great, otherwise it’s just great bread with some Okay meat.

I used to drive an extra five minutes past the grocery store in Orem just to get a loaf of bread. The grocery store was five minutes past the Walmart, but I refuse to shop there. Most people assume I don’t shop there because I have a beef with how they treat their employees or because I believe their stores ruin local economy, and although those may be true, that’s not why. It’s good bread. Stores like Walmart only offer you the brands that will comply with their communist, I mean capitalist, price-points.

Seriously, it’s only time before the United States, and the entire world, starts to look more and more like the old East Germany. When you can only buy certain state, or Walmart, supported brands you lose that flavor of life that so many people have already given up on. I guess “great meat makes a great sandwich” when that’s the only quality component of a sandwich that the state offers.

(a picture from the movie "Good Bye Lenin")