This Side of the Pond

I am sad to report that I write this column while consuming the last of the soda bread my husband stuffed into the freezer during our time of self-isolation. Like thousands of men across the world, he discovered a new hobby in the form of bread products that don’t require yeast.

There’s probably a deep meaning somewhere in the fact that so many men of different backgrounds, ages, vocations and cultures came to this same decision about their baking experiments, but I haven’t teased it out. I am content to enjoy the fruits of his labor, and not just because it’s a delicious treat at lunchtime wh...