{
  "id": 17263673,
  "title": "$60 for a loaf? New York bakery has customers lining up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/60-for-a-loaf-new-york-bakery-has-customers-lining-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261031/60-for-a-loaf-new-york-bakery-has-customers-lining-up"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York's Manhattan neighborhood of SoHo has given the world a new culinary spectacle: a bakery charging $60 for a single loaf of rye bread. Martin Auer's RYE bakery, established in September, has rapidly become a hotspot, attracting throngs of curious customers and extensive media coverage.\n\nThe 3.3 pound loaf of sourdough rye bread is priced at $60, with smaller portions costing $15 for a quarter loaf and $30 for half. Situated on Lafayette Street, the bakery's minimalist design resembles a high-end retail store rather than a conventional bakery. Customers can observe the bread-making process through the shop's windows.\n\nRYE's pièce de résistance is its three-ingredient formula: organic rye flour, water, and salt. The dough undergoes an extended fermentation process, sometimes lasting up to 24 hours, using a sourdough starter over 50 years old. Despite the exorbitant price, the bakery's unique approach to bread-making has ignited debate among locals and food enthusiasts alike.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK — Korea may have its bread pilgrimages, but Manhattan has taken the bakery craze to another level: $60 for a single loaf of rye bread. RYE by Martin Auer, an Austrian bakery that opened in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood in September, has quickly become one of the city's most talked-about new food destinations, drawing crowds and widespread media attention for its unusually expensive…",
  "key_points": [
    "New York bakery RYE charges $60 per loaf of rye bread.",
    "Three-ingredient sourdough bread made with organic rye flour, water, and salt.",
    "Bakery's unique process attracts media attention and customer debate."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}