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Checking Out Pizza with Chicago Pizza Tours Chicago Pizza Tours Will Take Care of it for You! Chicago’s Hottest New Pizza Tour Allows Participants to See Chicago One Slice at a Time! Chicago, IL, May 21, 2010 -- The Windy City. Wrigley Field. The Bears. The Magnificent Mile. Chicago has its share of icons, but one of its most famous attractions – delicious world-famous pizza – is receiving special attention with the launch of Chicago Pizza Tours, LLC. The brainchild of Chicagoland native Jon Porter, the concept for Chicago Pizza Tours began with a gourmet foods walking tour his wife participated in with coworkers. While the group sampled a number of items from the city’s various neighborhoods there was one specialty missing from the list: pizza. Porter quickly got the ball rolling, surveying dozens of friends, family and even strangers to identify their favorite pizza venues.  “I felt it was important to get a wide array of feedback in order to provide a good variety o...

Say it Ain't So... Recent news out of Naples allege that some pizzerias in that city are using coffin wood to fuel their pizza ovens. This was reported in Il Giornale, a local Italian daily. Police have been investigating reports that some of the smaller pizzerias may have used stolen coffin wood to keep their wood fired ovens going. In recent years there has been a rash of grave robbers in the city of Naples. According to reports last year 50,000 flower pots were stolen. As a pizza maker, I am in utter shock and disbelief. All of the pizzas made in Naples that are DOC certified are made to exact specifications.  For more information check out this resource: Associazione Verace Pizza Neapolitan .   Another pizza organization is:  Verace Pizza Napoletana Americas The idea that pizza made under such stringent conditions would get woods from coffins to me is outrageous. I find it hard to believe that anyone would willingly violate the trust placed in these...