If you've come to expect free bread as a welcome gift, you may be reluctant to shell out six bucks for it. But RR’s Daily Bread is a whole-grain sourdough wonder. The dark, thick, chewy crust comes from being wood-fired in an Earthstone oven. Meanwhile, its airy open crumb is substantive and tangy — worthy of house-made cultured butter sprinkled with huge flakes of sea salt. It's enough to make a grown man cry; perfection isn't free. —Jon Palmer Claridge