Sift Bake Shop

Acclaimed baker Adam Young shows how it’s done

Acclaimed baker Adam Young shows how it’s done

Whenever we visit Mystic, Connecticut, we always try to stop at Sift Bake Shop (5 Water Street, 860-245-0541, siftbakeshopmystic.com) for cookies, breads, and pastries. Pastry chef and owner Adam Young was anointed Best Baker in America by the Food Network show of the same name, and while we haven't tried the goods of all the other bakers in America, we'd have to say his food is right up there. So imagine our delight to find that he was headlining a dinner at Harvest restaurant's The Book and The Cook series. Harvest (44 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA; 617-868-2255; harvestcambridge.com) is just a few blocks from our home in Cambridge. We could walk to and from dinner and not worry about overindulging on the masterful wine pairings...Read More