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Russia Extends Grain Export Ban by 12 Months

by Mark on September 3, 2010

More bad news on the wheat market: “Two days of unrest in Maputo, Mozambique, left seven people dead and 288 injured after the government decided to raise bread prices by 30%. Wheat prices rose further on Friday in the wake of Russia’s decision to extend its grain export ban by 12 months, raising fears about [...]

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The price of wheat has jumped by about 75%, since early July, which is the highest level in two years, according to reports. What’s behind the price surge? Severe droughts in Russia have led to a crisis in the production of wheat there, leading to a recent ban on exports of a number of grains [...]

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We get this question with some regularity, and there seems to be some conflicting information. We inquired with Molino Caputo, in Naples, and they told us that the Chef’s flour in the red 1 kilo (2.2 lb) bags is the same flour as the Rinforzato (translated: “Reinforced”), which comes in the red 55 lb bags. [...]

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BrickOvenBaker.com’s New Store is Here

by Mark on June 30, 2009

Go Shopping in our new store! Having just spent a few weeks configuring the ecommerce software for our store, I am excited to announce that it’s officially up and running. New products will soon populate the categories and we’re hope to expand to bring you great products for your pizza, bread, and pasta needs, and [...]

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The police motto is “Protect and Serve”, and that’s just these organizations are doing with pizza. There are actually two organizations that are promoting the authenticity of Naples-style pizza: Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana and Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani. The head of the US chapter of Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani recently opened up Kesté pizzeria in NYC: The [...]

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They Have Caputo in Italian Food Heaven

by Mark on April 30, 2009

Antimo Caputo 00 flour isn’t easy to find. You can get it from us if you don’t have an Italian specialty import store that carries it in your neighborhood. Yesterday I took a trip into Little Italy in the Bronx (Arthur Ave) with my family and a few friends. Amongst all of the wonderful imported [...]

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