Eric Pallant

About Eric Pallant

Eric Pallant is a serious amateur baker, a two-time Fulbright Scholar, double, award-winning professor, and Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Sustainability at Allegheny College. He has been featured on NPR, CNN, BBC, National Geographic, Vox, The Hill, and Raising America. He is acknowledged for his skill in weaving research narratives into compelling stories for the Gresham Lecture Series, London; The Perfect Loaf; bread symposia; numerous podcasts; and articles for magazines such as Gastronomica, Sierra, and Science.

Sourdough Culture book cover

Sourdough Culture A History of Bread-making from Ancient to Modern Bakers

More About Sourdough Culture
Loaf: How Bread–and Everything Else–is Really Made book cover

Loaf: How Bread–and Everything Else–is Really Made Releasing late 2026 or early 2027

Media Appearances

Mixing History & Politics When Baking Sourdough

The Hill: Interview for Raising America Podcast with Elizabeth Prann

Sorry, it’s true: The US really does have crappy bread

Vox: Interview for Today, Explained Podcast

The world's oldest sourdough?

BBC: Quoted expert on sourdough history

This food has a 6,000-year-old history that shaped the basis of what we eat today

CNN: Subject of article

A Sourdough Saga, From Starter To Slice

Science Friday: Interview with Ira Flatow