Marco Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco on Heirloom Wheat and What Makes Great Bread

Lauren Saria July 16, 2013 8:00AM

Marco Bianco, Bread Baker Pizzeria Bianco 623 East Adams Street www.pizzeriabianco.com

This is the first part of our interview with Marco Bianco, the bread baker for the Bianco restaurants. Today, we get the scoop on Arizona's heirloom wheat and Bianco's thoughts about bread's big comeback. Be sure to return tomorrow when he dishes on his brother Chris -- the pizza savant -- as a child and how their parents met.

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Lauren Saria

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