My latest project was ciabatta, the slipper bread of the eighties. My take was its popularity came in response to answer to the fashion of the era, French baguettes. With stronger flour, more water that gave bigger alveoli to the baked dough, it seemed a good idea for...
Two summers ago I met Pierre Ragot at his boulangerie in Marseille. I'd heard of him through our common friend Thierry Delabre. While I tried to speak some French, he joked about my lack of linguistic skill, simultaneously sharing his plans to open more places in...
I met Ugo Perret-gallix on Bro @BreadRevolutionorganization on Facebook, what inspired me was his bread, but also that he's a chef de cuisine too. On top of being a fantastic baker he also is working in Japan in a top end Tokyo restaurant, Esquisse. I decided to try...
I'm addicted to this grain. Or obsessed. Whatever, it's worth an addiction by anyone who loves bread. With various names in the world, enkir, piccolo farro, petite épautre, it's known as one the worlds first domesticated plants. It has multiple nutritious benefits,...
It's the beginning of summer, time for a favorite sweet bread for the masses. Looking at my files, I found Pane Cioccolato (chocolate bread) a formula from Nancy Silverton's La Brea book.This last bit of leftover dough was turned into two batards....
My father lived in Germany, and both me and my brother spent time visiting him. I also was stationed there as Private Shapiro, soldier in this nation's army. Anyway, weekends off from military duty, me and my brother would ride 20 kilometers from my father's village...
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