Antico Forno Giglio

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"Now in their fourth generation, the family of fornai (bakers) that owns this bakery seems totally uninterested in winning over new customers with gimmicks or gourmet improvements on classics. Instead, they’re fixated on sourcing locally grown flour and ancient grains for breads, and peak-season fruit for cakes. They aren’t shy with oil for their salty schiacciata, patience for their naturally fermented and risen loaves, butter for their pastries, Nutella for their biscotti, and love for everything else they make. While the bakery is definitely off the beaten path, it’s worth stopping by at lunch for a schiacciata panino with porchetta, mortadella, or fennel finocchiona, or for a sweet treat in the afternoon like chestnut flour flat cakes, rice custard fritters (a carnival specialty), or buttery puff pastries braided with chocolate." - Coral Sisk