California Baker Makes Life-Size Han Solo Out of Bread – Daily News
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Benicia — Han Solo may be Hank. But “Pan Solo” is a loaf of bread.
It’s what a San Francisco Bay Area bakery named a six-foot bread sculpture of a “Star Wars” character that appeared after it was frozen in carbonite in “The Empire Strikes Back.”
Hannah Lee Parvan, co-owner of One House Bakery in Benicia, California, and her mother Katherine Parvan spent weeks molding, baking, and assembling life-size sculptures using wood and two different fabrics. rice field. Sugar content lasts longer.
The two worked at night after work for the day. Lovingly crafted details show Han Solo’s anguished face and effort to reach out.
Loku Vo poses with a sculpture made entirely of bread, frozen in carbonite, of the Star Wars character Han Solo on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at One House Bakery in Benicia, CA. Named Pan Solo, One House is made by her bakery co-owner and baker Hannah Lee Purvan and her mother and co-owner Katherine Purvan. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. The mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
A detailed view of a sculpture of the Star Wars character Han Solo, frozen in carbonite and made entirely out of bread, on display at One House Bakery in Benicia, Calif., Sunday, October 16, 2022. Named Pan Solo, Pan Solo was created by One House Her Bakery co-owner and baker Hannah Lee Purvan and her mother and co-owner Katherine Her Purvan. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. The mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Michelle Heberling of Benicia sculptures “Star Wars” character Han Solo frozen in carbonite made entirely out of bread at One House Bakery in Benicia, California, Sunday, October 16. 2022. The sculpture, named Bread Her Solo, was created by Hannah Lee Purban, co-owner and baker of One Her House Her Bakery, and Catherine Purban, her mother and co-owner. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. Her mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
A detailed view of a sculpture of the Star Wars character Han Solo, frozen in carbonite and made entirely out of bread, on display at One House Bakery in Benicia, Calif., Sunday, October 16, 2022. Named Pan Solo, Pan Solo was created by One House Her Bakery co-owner and baker Hannah Lee Purvan and her mother and co-owner Katherine Her Purvan. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. The mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
At One House Bakery in Benicia, California, Sandy Alvord of Benicia stands in line as her dog Charlie glances up at a sculpture of the Star Wars character Han Solo made entirely out of bread frozen in carbonite. . The sculpture, named Pan Solo, was created by Hannah Lee Purvan, co-owner and baker of her bakery One House, and her mother and co-owner Katherine Purvan. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. Her mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
A customer places an order as a sculpture of the Star Wars character Han Solo, frozen in carbonite and made entirely of bread, on display at One House Bakery in Benicia, Calif., Sunday, October 16, 2022. . Pan Solo, named Sculpture Pan Solo, was created by One House Bakery co-owner and head her baker Hannah Lee Purban and her mother and co-owner Catherine Purban. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. The mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Customers walk past a sculpture of the “Star Wars” character Han Solo on display at One House Bakery in Benicia, California on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Pan Solo, named Pan Solo, was created by co-owner and head baker Hannah Lee Purban and her mother and co-owner Katherine Purban of One House Bakery. The Pan Solo was made over his six weeks and is made from Levain fabric. The mother and daughter used Harrison Ford masks to mold their faces, but everything else was sculpted by hand. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
She told the paper that creating Pan Solo was especially meaningful because she contracted COVID-19 in January 2021 and lost much of her sense of smell and taste.
“So finding joy in different parts of food is really important,” she said.
The sculpture is now on display outside the bakery, about a 30-minute drive north of San Francisco.
Pan Solo is the bakery’s entry to the annual Downtown Benicia Main Street Scarecrow Contest. Members of the public will be able to vote for their favorites among over 20 entries submitted by local businesses.
Big fans of science fiction and fantasy, the Pervans joined another Star Wars-themed production in 2020 featuring The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda.
Unfortunately, pan solos don’t last forever. The dough ends up in compost rather than being eaten.
As any wise Jedi might warn: Luke, don’t use the fork.
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