From a master of the artisan bread movement comes a comprehensive guide to making incredible bread at home, featuring more than 80 delicious recipes.
--This text refers to the hardcover edition.
About the Author
Trained in Bergamo, Italy, by some of the region's most noted chefs, Marc Vetri is the chef/owner of Pizzeria Vetri, Vetri Ristorante, Osteria, Amis, and Alla Spina, all located in Philadelphia. He has also opened a series of restaurants in partnership with Terrain, with locations in California and Texas. Vetri was named one of Food & Wine's Ten Best New Chefs; he also won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. Vetri has been profiled in Gourmet, Bon Appetit, and the New York Times, and is the author of Mastering Pasta, Mastering Pizza, Il Viaggio di Vetri, and Rustic Italian Food.
Claire Kopp McWilliams is the head baker and miller for Vetri.
David Joachim is the author of the New York Times best-seller A Man A Can A Plan and a co-writer on numerous cookbooks.
--This text refers to the hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 starsLearn bread, don't learn recipes
Reviewed in Canada on 31 December 2020
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Best book on bread I have ever read. The recipes are okay but the core of the book is the theory of bread of the first part. Buy it to learn how to make bread and the theory about flour, yeast and techniques. If you are looking for recipe book you will ignore the best part of this book.
I love Vetris books, they are very thorough . This is a solid bread book that I would say is almost “must have” if it weren’t for the home milling aspect . Don’t bother buying this book if you don’t plan to mill your own grains, or buy specialty fresh Milled flours . Unfortunately this isn’t in my price range at this point, but as soon as I can afford the lifestyle I can’t wait to use this book.
...allowed me to raise the level of my bread making. I have been making my own breads in various ways over the years and during the pandemic I have developed a keen interest in sourdough (as many others have)
Inside are recipes and personal testimonials of bakers, millers, professional artisans, who have rescued bread from the squishy boring white bread of industrialization to the ancient and vital craft that formed civilization.
The forgotten methods of bread making that have emerged in recent years has revolutionized bread in North America...this book is the latest in a series of books (Tartine, Flour Salt Yeast..) has taken the mystery out of bread making....and opens a door for personal creativity. This method brings an understanding of HOW and WHY bread does what it does and empowers the home baker to think about what they are doing and to revel in creativity and patience. I am actually excited about baking my weekly loaf and want to experiment with the myriad of fresh milled flour becoming available across the country.
The book is beautiful and full of valuable tips and recipes for the kinds of bread you would only see in a handful of true artisan bakeries. The secrets are revealed and passed onto us all in a giving manner that lets us remember that bread making is not a mysterious tool used by industry for profit...it is what makes us civilized, compassionate humans.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just reading a few pages...
Reviewed in the United States on 29 December 2020
...allowed me to raise the level of my bread making. I have been making my own breads in various ways over the years and during the pandemic I have developed a keen interest in sourdough (as many others have)
Inside are recipes and personal testimonials of bakers, millers, professional artisans, who have rescued bread from the squishy boring white bread of industrialization to the ancient and vital craft that formed civilization.
The forgotten methods of bread making that have emerged in recent years has revolutionized bread in North America...this book is the latest in a series of books (Tartine, Flour Salt Yeast..) has taken the mystery out of bread making....and opens a door for personal creativity. This method brings an understanding of HOW and WHY bread does what it does and empowers the home baker to think about what they are doing and to revel in creativity and patience. I am actually excited about baking my weekly loaf and want to experiment with the myriad of fresh milled flour becoming available across the country.
The book is beautiful and full of valuable tips and recipes for the kinds of bread you would only see in a handful of true artisan bakeries. The secrets are revealed and passed onto us all in a giving manner that lets us remember that bread making is not a mysterious tool used by industry for profit...it is what makes us civilized, compassionate humans.
Very well written and inspiring. Accessing the flours and milling May be for more than a novice but this is one of the three best bread books I have read and I highly recommend it.
Beautifully photographed and illustrated; the photo on p 236 is my favorite. I bought this book because I thought the Authors book on pizza was splendid. I am happy with both. I would recommend both to my friends.