From A Hawaii Pizza Dream to a Central Virginia Pizza Dream....

Meet Sharlene...she has a pizza dream. She wants to spread the passion of pizza. I met Sharlene and her husband at Pizza Expo. They were both personable and friendly. They shared their dream of making pizza. They displayed heart. They showed their passion.

Sharlene explained to me she was a professional photographer.  This was her day job. She got paid to take pictures. "Nice job", I thought. He husband was a techie. He designed and created software.

They explained the dream was to move to Hawaii and open a pizzeria. They said they were moving to Maui..

Hawaii can always use another great pizza place. But why am I always meeting people who are moving to Maui? (BTW: If you are coming to Maui, click HERE)

 (I tried to explain, that if they were coming to Hawaii, I had great resources, for them. Unfortunately, they already had all the answers...they had no questions. All the answers! Hmm I thought...)

I tried to tell them about the Best Book to Read if you are Moving to Hawaii. I wanted to them to know: Moving To Hawaii: A Step-By-Step Guide is the best resource for know-how you need to plan and execute your move to Hawaii. There are tons of tips, and links to online resources. You got to get this, I attempted to share with them...

Never the less I was very excited for them. I even made a mental note of checking them out when their pizzeria finally opened. While you can find good pizza in Hawaii, to find really great pizza, you have to search for it.

Turns out Sharlene and her husband are not moving to Hawaii, to open their pizzeria. I don't blame them. Moving and opening a business in Hawaii takes a lot of commitment, and a lot of capital. But the goal of opening a pizzeria has not changed...

The decided to move the pizza operation to Central Virginia. Having been to Virginia a number of times (I actually lived and worked in South Western Virginia a number of years ago), I can attest to the need of a great pizzeria!

So the dream has changed a bit..from Hawaii , to Virginia. But the goal to create wonderful pizza has not changed. Pizza Therapy  supports the mission.

We know Sharlene and her husband will be opening their own pizzeria in a short time. The dream continues!

Sharlene has a dream to spread the  word and tastes about pizza! And we know her dream will become a reality!

Here is her story:

When I had my first taste of Neapolitan pizza, I fell in love with its simplicity. The lightly charred crust was soft with a smoky flavor while the tenderness held together the sweet mozzarella and fresh tomatoes. This incredible experience has given me the desire to learn and share it with everyone. 

Since involving myself in the process of making a pizza of Naples, I feel as though I am experiencing tradition, a piece of history; a process celebrated by the people of Naples. I want to share this experience with you because it is a celebration of art, culture, history and life.

This amazing video explains some of her influences and reasons for making her pizza dream a reality. Meet Giulio Adriani  one of her major influences...

We wish Sharlene all the best and know her dream will become a reality!

Don't lose the dream...hang on...stay the course... You may have to re-group, change direction a bit, learn to compromise...but you will become a success. your passion will lead the way...

The journey has just started!  I can't wait to eat one of your pizzas!

If you are coming to Hawaii, to visit or live, click here now.

If you are interested in getting into the pizza business, I recommend:
Profits in the Pie: Effective Marketing Tactics to Seize YOUR Slice of the $38.1 Billion Pizza Pie

And
Growing Pizza: How to Plant the Seeds to a Successful Pizzeria

Pizza Quest Webisode with Peter Reinhart

Peter Reinhart is one of the true Legends of Pizza. He has perfected the craft of making incredible pizza. As a matter of fact he once explained to me he could deconstruct any pizza as well as reveal all of the ingredients included. Further he states he can re-create that pizza in his kitchen.

Know this: Peter is not only a pizza expert, he is also a wonderful person full of pizza passion and pizza love.
You can find out more about Peter by following him at his Pizza Quest Blog sponsored by the wonderful folks at Forno Bravo.

Peter has now taken his pizza show on the road. Pizza Quest will be a traveling circus of pizza. He will be visiting all manner of wonderful pizza makers and pizza personalities.

As he explains you'll go to Pizza Mozz, Tony's Pizzeria Napoletana, Pizzeria Delfina and much much more...

You can bet we will be following each episode of Pete's Pizza Quest...

You can get a taste of Peter's journey right here:


 


You can also your claim a copy of American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza

Make sure you keep an eye on Peter. You will not only get a pizza education, perhaps if you really listen you will catch a large dose of his brand of pizza magic. Peter will deliver that right to you over the Internet!

3 Dimensional Pizza Created by a Printer

Yeah, we've heard about supposed non-artisans making artisan pizza.

And there is much talk about chain pizzerias making hand tossed...

so now technology has gotten into the act...I can attest this cannot taste good!

Well now we have seen everything: A 3 D Printer making A 3 D Pizza

wow

Pizza Expo Pizza Tossing with a Surprise....

The Pizza Competition at Pizza Expo is fierce. Contestants spend months and months perfecting their routines. They want to show the best skills. They want to display a wow factor. Let's face it: they want to impress the judges.

Pizza Dough tossing at the Pizza Expo with a surprise at the end:

All pizza tossing isn't shocking, but this contestan takes pizza tossing to a whole new level.