The croissants from bread delivery service Wildgrain should not have been this delicious. After all, they'd arrived in the mail. But they were nonetheless flaky, buttery, classic-tasting Viennoiserie with a browned exterior and airy structure within, still hot from the oven and delicate enough to crinkle under the barest touch.
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Had they been delivered on my plate at a local restaurant, I would have accepted these croissants as fresh-baked from scratch. And yet, just 20 minutes earlier, these pastries were frozen solid. Two hours before, they'd been on a delivery truck bound to my house.
Wildgrain is both a new and old concept: fresh bread delivery. It's a monthly subscription service, delivering a box of slow-fermented sourdough bread and pastries from any of 50 small bakeries across the country. The goods are par-baked, flash-frozen, shipped directly to your stoop, and ready to finish baking at home. In their way, they're fresher than you'd even get from a local bakery. Gluten-free and plant-based plans are also available.
Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
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The plans aren't cheap at regular price: $99 a month for a six-item box and $159 a month for a 12-item box. But right now those delivery boxes are on sale for the only time this year, according to Wildgrain’s reps. Enter the promo code WIRED40, and Wildgrain will give you $40 off your first month's delivery box (for six-item and 12-item boxes only). Also included are free croissants or free gluten-free cookies for life alongside your Wildgrain box—as long as you order before November 23.
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