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Two Roads To Pane Nero

2026-06-21 | Bread, Filippo Ignazio Drago, Grains

Swiss Multigrain Meets Sicilian Heritage Flour Pane Nero di Castelvetrano is dark, dense, deeply flavored bread built around Sicily's ancient grains. It's also become a staple in my oven. I'm not alone. Ever since...

Grani Antichi Siciliano

2015-11-20 | Bread, Filippo Ignazio Drago, Flour, Pane Siciliano

Last summer, my buddy Filippo Drago gifted me with bags of Bio Antichi Ricetta Flour. Having used most of it, I used the last bit to make lievito madre (sourdough). The results included nice tight crumb, as well as of a volcanic crust which made me think of Mount...

Pane Nero Baked With Antica Ricetta Bio

2015-10-08 | Bread, Filippo Ignazio Drago, Flour, Pane Siciliano

I wrote a previous post about baking a Sicilian Pane Nero. The last batch was a bit dense. Wanting to give it another try, this time I used a special flour made with ancient grains, benefit of the variety of grains and mill of my Sicilian friend Filippo Drago....

Sicilian Summer Lunch

2015-09-17 | Bakers, Filippo Ignazio Drago, Food, Sicily

Below are photos of Sicilian miller Filippo Drago, along with Esmeralda Spitaleri and Jacopo Nardo, a wonderful couple from Northern Italy I met while touring Castelvetrano in Sicily. It was part of a visit to Filippo's operation, Molini Del...

Fillipo Drago

2015-09-02 | Filippo Ignazio Drago, Grain, miller, Milling, Sicily

It seems since I learned about miller Fillipo Drago, I wanted to see him at work. I finally got the chance in my Sicilian pilgrimage this summer. Here are some of the sights and sounds at his mill in Castelvetrano. https://vimeo.com/137637110 Cuscus from Jeremy...