How a $60 loaf of rye bread went viral in New York City: ‘It’s a conversation piece’
Rye by Martin Auer, a rye bread bakery in lower Manhattan. Photograph: Robert K Chin/AlamyView image in fullscreenRye by Martin Auer, a rye bread bakery in lower Manhattan. Made with just water, flour, salt and time, the bread has attracted the kind of attention once reserved for rainbow bagels, cronuts and skyscraper milkshakes.
- ▪Rye by Martin Auer, a rye bread bakery in lower Manhattan.
- ▪Photograph: Robert K Chin/AlamyView image in fullscreenRye by Martin Auer, a rye bread bakery in lower Manhattan.
- ▪Made with just water, flour, salt and time, the bread has attracted the kind of attention once reserved for rainbow bagels, cronuts and skyscraper milkshakes.
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Rye by Martin Auer, a rye bread bakery in lower Manhattan. Photograph: Robert K Chin/AlamyView image in fullscreenRye by Martin Auer, a rye bread bakery in lower Manhattan. Photograph: Robert K Chin/AlamyNew YorkHow a $60 loaf of rye bread went viral in New York City: ‘It’s a conversation piece’Bread experts weigh in on whether the rye sourdough that bakers ‘feed every day’ is worth that muchMarina DunbarMon 28 Sep 2026 08.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA loaf of bread has become New York City’s latest viral hit and, somehow, status symbol.At Rye, the first US outpost of Austrian bakery Martin Auer, a 3.3lb loaf of 100% rye sourdough sells for $60 in SoHo.
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