Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. Making sourdough bread at home is a popular choice among people who love ...

Like many people in 2020, I tried my hand at sourdough bread baking. I had baked at home before, but when I was furloughed from my chef job — after almost a decade — I decided to try sourdough.

Sourdough had a major moment during the pandemic, when we were all picking up new hobbies to keep ourselves occupied. True to form, as someone who is chronically late, I missed the peak of the ...