French Baguettes From a Vending Machine? ‘What a Tragedy.’

In a country where it is said: “Without bread, there is no more life,” local bakeries are disappearing quickly. LA CHAPELLE-EN-JUGER, France — The lights inside the village bakery used to come on before dawn, an hour or so before the smell of baking bread would waft into neighbors’ homes.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/world/europe/france-bakery-closures.html
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