About The Perfect Loaf
James Beard Awar Winner • IACP Award Winner • New York Times Bestseller
Step-by-step instructions for every part of the bread-making process, from creating a sourdough starter to making advanced loaves, pastry, and more.
Recipes you will find in this book include: essential freeform loaves, pan loaves, pizza, flatbread, buns, rolls, and sweets.
“It’s like a textbook you use at a late-night study session, then realize you’re enjoying it so much that it becomes bedtime reading.“
—WIRED
About Maurizio Leo
Hello there, I’m Maurizio, an author and software engineer turned baker, crafting sourdough bread in Albuquerque, New Mexico for over a decade. Growing up in an Italian family, our lives revolved around good food made by hand. From my dad’s restaurant pizzas to my mom’s homemade gnocchi, I learned to appreciate slow, homemade food. Summers in Italy, filled with family meals and fresh bread hunts, further shaped this value.
The Perfect Loaf, which I founded in 2013, combines my analytical mind with my passion for good food, sharing my sourdough journey. Sourdough bread embodies my belief that exceptional taste comes from patience and natural processes. It’s not about complicated techniques, but about giving time for flavors to develop.
Here, I aim to help you become a better baker, constantly evolving as I do in the kitchen. I’m constantly learning, experimenting, and sharing insights – because if I’m not baking sourdough, I’m probably thinking about it, always in pursuit of that elusive perfect loaf.
