Dan Lepard's book, The Handmade Loaf, has been seminal in guiding me on everything from sour dough fermentation to shaping and baking all sorts of breads. Early when we launched Stir the Pots, I invited him for an interview. Dan was kind enough to oblige us. The...
Kruste & Krume bakers Barbara van Melle and Simon Wöckl have a wonderful YouTube channel. Shot in their Viennese bakery (and spoken in German), their videos have had me wanting to attempt some of their bread formulas. Here's some of what I tried, Spelt. Emmer....
Martin Philip's life has been a rich journey; from working in finance to pursuing his passion for music. Today he is baking ambassador for King Arthur Bakery. I first saw Martin via bread baking videos on the company website. Then I found his book...
Photo credit : Melissa Rivard Before devoting himself to baking, Andrew Janjigian worked in the biotech industry as an organic chemist. His background was probably great training for the world of baking bread, a...
When it came to my baking mentor and friend, Thierry's formulas were often difficult to execute. But they have always proved well worth the challenge. My image of him in the kitchen is of a man tinkering and changing numbers on huge boards marked up with "sticky...
It's always one of my dreams to enjoy real world meetings with people whom we have interviewed on our blog. Last week surfing Instagram, I noticed that bread baker Fulvio Marino was visiting New York City. Among his reasons for visiting NYC was to give demonstrations...
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