Portrait of Arturo Enciso
i. Biography
Arturo Enciso is the co-founder and baker behind Gusto Bread, a Long Beach, California panadería established in 2017 and later expanded into a storefront bakery in 2020. He taught himself to bake by reading books and practicing with a wood-fired oven, and Gusto Bread became known for slow-fermented sourdoughs, conchas, and a California/Mexican baking philosophy rooted in heritage grains and nixtamalized maize.
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