The book traces the history of flour and bread in the city of Zurich during the guild rule from 1336 to 1798. From the death row inmate who received the last piece of bread as a meal of execution at Rennweg to the charity feeding of the poor, it illustrates various facets of how flour and bread were intertwined with power and money. The biography of a colorful baker who rose to the position of guild master takes readers back to a social order that is completely different from today’s. The guild of millers and bakers is portrayed with its political positioning and influence within the city's structure at that time. Additionally, readers gain insight into the trade's daily life shaped by economic constraints and the city's basic supply of grain and bread, aspects of Zurich's history before 1798 that have been little known until now.