Years ago, I heard about a Sicilian miller Filippo Drago 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...
Baguette crumb Years ago, one of my baking teachers warned us that baguettes are among the easiest of breads to bake but among the hardest to prepare. Recently, I made a batch using long retarded dough with mixed milled grains (e.g. buckwheat, sesame, and lentils). My...
While I have a Komo mill at home, at work I was using an old mill attachment for my mixer. A few weeks ago, I decided to splurge and ordered a Mock Mill 100 from Breadtopia, the company's American distributor. On arrival, the hopper broke and calibration issues...
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...
@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...
Amber Lambke AmberLambke is founder and CEO of Maine Grains in Skowhegan Maine. I first introduced myself to her as micro-baker, chef and blogger back in 2014. Since then Maine Grains has grown leaps and bounds. I have been waiting to figure out how to get...
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