C. Thi Nguyen’s The Score (And My Quest For The Perfect “Baguette”)
3 Quarks Daily • 3/1/2026
Summary
C. Thi Nguyen’s book, The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game, published by Penguin in 2026, was received by Mark R. DeLong. DeLong was in the process of perfecting a bread after months of practice and oven-play, having resolved at the beginning of 2025 to perfect three types of bread.
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