Ihatov Bread and Coffee – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight.” ~ M.F.K. Fischer A colleague who was recently struck with a second bout of the Cabrona virus confided that while he could tolerate the malaise, coughing and body aches, what bothered him most was temporarily losing his sense of smell and taste. He shared that he couldn’t live with not being able to imbibe the aroma of freshly baked bread right out of the oven. That aroma is almost universally loved. For many of us, it promotes a Pavlovian response and catapults us back to very specific points in our formative years. These “odor-cued” memories may take place at…