With some time off from work, I took a class offered by the Bread Bakers Guild of America. Taught by Craig Ponsford, the class was focused on whole grain baking. It was conducted on Zoom and brought in 16 other students, from beginner to more advanced bakers. For me,...
Photo Marc Danton My former bread baking teacher Nick Greco sent an email to inform me of the death of a wonderful baker. Jacques Mahou was an artisianal boulanger from France's Loire region, more specifically the small village of Marray. I wasn't sure...
Years ago, I heard about a Sicilian miller using ancient grains to produce world class flour that yields first class breads. Later I had the chance to meet the man in New York, thanks to the Bronx-based Italian food importer Gustiamo who introduced me to Fillipo...
While waiting on a technician to fix my ovens keyboard pad, I've been reduced to using my mini toaster oven in the mean time. Not too many successes, but being deprived a loaf a day is a drag. And when finally the technician did show and had the wrong part again he...
@letiziacigliutti Fulvio Marino is a third generation miller and baker from Italy's Piedmont region. He now leads bread development for Eataly's global gourmet food store (playground). As fans, we invited Marino to share his insights and thoughts about...
Meet Eliot Z. Felde. He's one of the collaborators of an interesting new book, Breadcrumbs. An American now living in Berlin, Felde worked with a group of local artists to create something between an art book and a celebration of... well, the concept of sandwiches. As...
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