bread (sourdough) starter???

Hi,

I'm a pretty good cook, but never been much of a baker... Being from Berkeley, CA we were used to very good bread and have not been impressed with the options we have found in our neighborhood so far... (now France is a different story!)

Out of desperation I am turning my hand to bread baking and I've got a new sourdough starter coming to life in the warmest part of the house... but I'm wondering if anyone has a good one already started over here? Would you be willing to share a bit with me???

Should have brought some for the SF Bay Area but it would have evolved anyway...

Oski

I'm working on a two week biga starter right as we speak.  Unfotunately no sour dough, but I'd love to have some too.

:-)

There is some good bread, but I find even the ones you get at the bakers are far too enriched white bread flavored and not rustic at all.

The bigger supermarkets to carry some rustic loaves taht do in a pinch, and we just had a new French bakery open nearby.

I find though that mostly I have to make my own.  I cheat though and use a bread machine to knead the bread most times. 

caligirl123 and I (both bay areans) were having this same discussion. I make my own with yeast and let it sour on its own. I had some yummy sourdough bread in Cardiff, a SF starter of course 

I don't know that I have the patience to feed the nurture a starter the way it should