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City Loaf

Hart Bageri's house sourdough, a wheat loaf of French and Italian flours and French grey sea salt.

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The City Loaf, crust and score
The City Loaf, crust and score

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Why it is renowned

The City Loaf is Hart Bageri's signature sourdough.1 The Press Democrat writes that Richard Hart is known for the dark-baked sourdough loaves of his Copenhagen bakeries.2 His book Richard Hart Bread, winner of a James Beard Award and a Guild of Food Writers award, includes a Marble Rye City Loaf among its recipes.32

The story

The City Loaf is a sourdough made from a mix of French and Italian wheat flours with French grey sea salt; a version topped with sesame is also baked.1

Sources
  1. Hart Bageri products. hartbageri.com, read 1 October 2026.
  2. He's one of the world's top bakers and hangs out at Freestone's Wild Flour Bread every month, The Press Democrat. pressdemocrat.com, read 1 October 2026.
  3. Richard Hart Bread, Penguin Random House. penguinrandomhouse.com, read 1 October 2026.

Last checked 2 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.