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Peter Reinhart, James Beard Award winner. The following is a review of Peter Reinhart's book: American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza . "Peter Reinhart starts his incredible pizza adventures in Italy and journeys across America in search of pizza perfection. To borrow a phrase from Bill Graham: “This book is not the best at what it does; it is the only book that does what it does!” Not only do we go on a quest to discover incredible pizzas, but we learn how to make them.! The first section of American Pie is the quest for pizza perfection. The subtitle should be “my search for the perfect “pizzaiolo” (pizza master), as Peter meets with a host of pizzaiolos who share ideas and philosophy about pizza. According to this book, there is more to pizza, than just throwing together flour, yeast oil, tomato sauce, cheese along with other toppings! The fact of the matter is that you must bake part of your heart into each pizza, to reach brilliance! (Albert's sidebar: "I ...

My friend, Chef Domenico Crolla has done it again. Chef Crolla has already created the World's Most Expensive Pizza . (Read the story in Pizza News March 2008 , See #4) But Chef Domenico is not one to dwell on past accomplishments. (He was recently recognized as having the best pizza in the U.K.!) He is always moving forward into new areas. The Scottish Master Pizzaiolo is making pizza history by creating a St. Valentine's Pizza (San Valentino) Not any St. Valentine's pizza. This pizza is encrusted with gold leaf, edible pearls, Russian Beluga Caviar and much more. The truly amazing thing about this pizza is that he is doing it for charity. All proceeds from this pizza will go to support Oxfam G.B. . The San Valentino Pizza (St. Valentine's) pizza is being autioned on ebay U.K . Chef Domenico explains: "The pizza will be created and served at Domenico’s multi award-winning Glasgow-based restaurant, Bella Napoli , on 14th February. However, being a true romantic...

This recipe comes from Bean ,a very active member of our Pizza and Pasta Forum . (Of course, she gave me permission to share it.) And I will say this: it tastes as good as it looks. Here is the recipe: This was excellent! I used eggplants from my garden, made a red wine pizza sauce and a old pizza dough recipe. Topped it with red jalapenos and purple basil from my AreoGarden. This is very filling, I could only eat one piece. This is going to be a new favorite here. Eggplant Parmesan Pizza 2 thin eggplants, peeled and sliced thin 2 egg whites, lightly beaten with 2 T. olive oil 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs 1 recipe for homemade dough (your choice) 1 cup pasta sauce 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated *Olive oil & garlic powder mixed for brushing the pizza dough before baking (if desired). Preheat oven to 375º. Line a large baking sheet with foil and spray with Pam. Dip eggplant slices into egg white/olive oil mixture, then breadcrumbs. Place on prep...