Ciabatta is the youngest of them all ... For context, Italy's other traditional bread, focaccia, is estimated to have been created in 6th to 5th centuries B.C. by Etruscans in the northern ...

A restaurant’s bread basket ... Stale ciabatta could mean overcooked, overdressed pasta. A fresh, warm baguette promised well-executed entrees. Thick tiles of soft focaccia and good olive ...

Ciabatta is best eaten on the day of purchase but it does keep for a couple of days in a bread bin. When still fresh, it can be frozen for a couple of months. Slice ciabatta at an angle and serve ...