Settecroste

Settecroste is the bread laboratory opened by Andrea Cirolla in Galatina, in the heart of Salento, in March 2021. Originally from Bergamo and trained as a philosopher, Cirolla chose the South as his home and bread as his calling, drawing inspiration from Italy's great master bakers. The name comes from a text by Predrag Matvejevic, "Our Bread," because for Andrea "the history of bread is a great story, rich in wisdom, poetry, art, and faith."

All the bread is produced artisanally by Andrea alone, using only sourdough starter as a leavening agent and whole-grain flours from Puglian and Sicilian hard wheat or cereals from organic mills. The laboratory opens just three days a week — Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday — because the other three are dedicated to production. In 2024, Gambero Rosso awarded him the title of "emerging baker" in its Pane e Panettieri 2025 guide.