Bread Man goes international

As a result of the newspaper coverage here, August, our beloved Bread Man of Seminole Heights was featured in a story by a Belgian Newspaper De Morgen. He was also interviewed on the radio.

Belgische 'bread man' leert Amerika echt brood eten 04-04-2006Amerikaanse media bestempelen hem als de bread man. Een beetje een vreemde titel voor de Belg August Vanderdonckt, die in het dagelijks leven financieel expert is, maar wel een accurate. Vanderdonckt bouwde een broodoven in zijn tuin en leert Amerika nu hoe echt brood smaakt.

Here is a bad online translation (the translation is almost funny) of the article:

Belgische ‘bread man' America real bread learns eat label American media him as the bread man. A little bit a strange title forthe Belgian August Vanderdonckt, that in the daily financial expert live is, but well an accurate. Vanderdonckt built in abread oven its garden and learns America now how real bread tastes. I g e n b e r i c h t g e v i n g Horizon Herbots Nineyears ago moved August Vanderdonckt to the U.S. The life over there gives birth him excellently. On a small detail after. “The bread”, he tells in a conversation with De Tomorrow. “It tastes to cotton wadding. Breads in the States is precisesponge. A knapperige crust look at there not. Everybody buys its bread here in the supermarket. There its well bakers thatbetter bread sell, but that are then real special affairs which you already quickly four dollars eddy count for an usual bread.”In Belgium had Vanderdonckt yet never of its life a bread baked, but in America dared he the at. “I such broodbakmachine boughtnever says”, he. “That is usual a gadget that immensely much place takes in in your kitchen. Moreover there is that waynothing on. Self bread knead has gave birth somewhat philosophically.” Only really the bread from an usual oven him also nottotally. “We regular pizza parties hold tells”, he. “In August 2004 we wanted to organize it a for my birthday. The prospectof all within to sit around a snikhete oven meanwhile it outside really already swelteringly hot was, stood went seek decided usnot really on.” Vanderdonckt on in bookstores and on the internet and to build self an oven. In two months time arose in thebackyard of its house in Southeast Seminole Heights in Tampa, Florida, a real bacoven. “In October I am begun to it and was endof December he functionally. In February was also the betegeling off.” Since the first pizza party in 2004 beacon Vanderdonckteach weekend bread. “As I a new recipe try, make I only an or two breads. It is not easily the oven on the right temperatureto get and the baktijd just in to estimate, but as I usual bread bake, can that there sixteen all at once are”, tells he. “Asthat the case is, go we walk, ring somewhere haphazard at and divide bread out. The rests eat up we self. Only mostly am I soenthousiastic that against Tuesday everything on is and I the rest of the week really supermarket bread must eat.” (laughs) Andalso the Americas are glad with the bread of Vanderdonckt. “It falls me on that men much more kindly are as soon as they mybread tasted. Really everybody finds the delicious. Also my son of two: he like it gladly of all dads bread. If you him letdo will hi even the dough eat up. Already I say it self: the bread is also really delicious. Better even then the bread that Ipreviously in Belgium ate.” Vanderdonckt divides its love for zelfgebakken bread not only with its district, he made a websiteover its oven and that has properly what success. “In first authority was the ankle meant the families in Belgium to let seewhere I with busy was, but meanwhile get I reactions of everywhere in the world. Different men have to come build me alreadyyou vraagd an oven. As I have help build here in Florida all a second oven. The bread bake remains for me a hobby, but perhapsgets the building of oven well a professional tail.” www. frappr. com/brickoventampa ‘It falls me on that men much more kindlyare as soon as they my bread tasted. Really everybody finds the delicious' ¦ August Vanderdonckt by the bread oven in thegarden of its house in Florida. (Photograph RV)