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It's Not the Heat of the Oven....

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Read John Arena's Article in Peter Reinhart's Pizza Quest According to my friend, John Arena of Metro Pizza in Las Vegas , the heat of the oven is not the most critical part of the pizza experience. John says: The enjoyment of a pizza has less to do with the heat of the oven and more to do with the warmth of the pizzeria experience. This is a great article. for me it speaks volumes of the heart and soul of the pizzaiolo (or pizzaiola). You can read the rest of the article here at Pizza Quest. Simply outstanding. Please let me know what you think. pizza on earth, albert

How Scott's Pizza Tour Started by Pizza Therapy

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Scott Weiner is a pizza fanatic. He loves his pizza so much, he diecided to turn pizza into a business. Now he offers pizza tours: According to his website: The best way to enjoy New York is by walking its streets, but the only way to taste New York is by eating its pizza. You can do both with a NYC Pizza Walk! By 1900, several "Little Italies" spotted New York's five boroughs but the most famous remains in Manhattan's Lower East Side. It was here that new citizens would settle, as it was the first bit of land many would touch after a long immigration process at Ellis Island. The streets once overflowed with peddlers and fruit carts as the tenement buildings teemed with the disillusioned, transplanted from home and in search of a better life. It was here that a peasants' meal called "pizza" made its debut in America. The NYC Pizza Walk focuses on pizza from a historical perspective. We'll start at America's oldest pizzeria and continue ...