Il Postino di Pane

My friend  Alessandro Spoto from Voglio di Pane in Torino  sent  twelve loaves of bread to Beatrice Ughi of Gustiamo. Beatrice sent me a message to come to pick up a loaf at the Fancy Food Show at Jacob Javitz center. Alessandro uses flour from...

Raluca Micu

  photo by Leigh Quinnell   Romanian-born Raluca Micu is the owner/baker of West London's OCTOBER 26, a one woman bakery that specializes in sourdough. Having studied marketing in college, and completed a Masters in public relations,...

Brioche

Inspired by Ian Lowe, I've been adapting Gaston Lenotre's brioche with sourdough. It wasn't easy given the handicap of baking at home in my tiny Breville counter oven (the building's gas is down). Meanwhile, Semilla's Pamela...

Casey Jones

It's been years since visiting Wales to see my friend Mick Hartley, the "no bollocks baker" behind Bethesdabakin. Here's a recent exchange or gift long overdue I wanted to share his story regarding a present about hats! ...

No Knead Bread

James Lahey was kind enough to let me be a tester for  his next no-knead sourdough-focused book. Below are shots of my adaptations of other breads from different bakers. It should be a great book!