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...
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,...
Since putting on a baker's hat at work I've noticed that it's impacted baking at home, namely leading to a smaller size of roll. Maybe it's the demands. At work there's so much hand work focused on the multiple serving batches, with lots of...
Back before everything was taught on Zoom, a few years ago I took an actual real-time class to make rugbrød. Fast forward to the present where I work both as a chef and baker at work (and spend my home hours focused on baking), I decided to try this bread again from...
I first heard about Stefano Manfredi from a friend living in Australia. An Italian-born chef and baker now living in Australia publishes great posts on Instagram. So I invited him for an interview to share stories about his Italian origins,...
Nancy Silverton's book Bread at the La Brea Bakery was one of my first bread books. It has been on my shelf for many years. It's also been off my shelves while being used, leading to binder separation and a need to glue it back together. While mending the...
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