“You probably saw it in your feed, in the news or on Mexico News Daily. British baker Richard Hart dared to declare that el bolillo — Mexico’s beloved white roll — was “a low-quality bread,” and Mexicans, collectively, felt as though he had mentado la madre (sworn at our mothers).”
María Meléndez, Writer
The lauded British baker has attracted controversy with recent remarks about Mexican bread culture. María Meléndez has some thoughts.
Richard Hart, co-founder of Green Rhino bakery in Mexico City’s Roma Norte neighborhood, found out the hard way about when blunt opinions are not appreciated.
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