1.   Because farro is low in gluten, farro flour must be mixed with eggs or another flour, like semolina, when making bread or pasta.

2.   Farro pasta made with low-gluten farro flour also is available on some Web sites.

3.   The menu features seven or eight farro dishes daily, including whole-grain soups and salads, as well as pasta from farro flour.

4.   Using farro flour mixed with semolina, Paul Bertoli makes his own farro pasta in the kitchen at Olivetto in Oakland.