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One day in the near future The Complete Encyclopedia of Pizza will be published. This distinguished work will contain at least 150 volumes and will explain in detail the impact pizza has had in America and the known universe.   There will be a volume on every type of pizza, including New Haven, New York, Chicago, California, Old Forge, Detroit and much more. Some volumes will be dedicated to those influential pizzaioli such as Frank Pepe , Salvatore Consiglio , Jonathan Goldsmith , John Arena , Peter Reinhart , Ike Sewell , Dom Demarco and Ed Ladue to mention but a few.  Until the Encyclopedia of Pizza is completed, you will be more than satisfied to discover Liz Barrett’s: Pizza, A Slice of American History .  This volume covers numerous types of pizza in America, those persons who influenced the regional pizza and how the various styles developed.  As a student of pizza, I was somewhat skeptical how one book could explain the history of pizza in ...

Incredible class about the pizza business from John Arena.... Listen in as John explains what goes into creating the History and Culture of Pizza. Student's learn the pizza business from the inside out. They start by learning the basics of what it takes to open a pizza restaurant. They go through all of the steps that are need by learning all of the steps needed to open a pizza restaurant. As a final exam the students need to present their idea to potential investors and convince them their pizza restaurant is viable. John says the magic happens as students start to talk about their pizzeria as their restaurant and actually take ownership of the restaurant and start talking in terms of this being their restaurant. If you would like more information about this course: You can contact John Arena at this email address: jcdurango @ embarqmail.com or at Metro Pizza

John Arena is an amazing pizziolo. He grew up with pizza. He's been making pizza for most of his life. In 1980, after seeing an ad in an Italian newspaper, he and his cousin, Sam, sold everything they owned and moved to Las Vegas. At first things were tough. These New York City transplants struggled to create outstanding pizza in a town, that did not know anything about pizza. They called their pizzeria Metro Pizza and now have several locations around Las Vegas. He and Sam's pizza skills are extraordinary. Metro Pizza is now regarded as having The Best Pizza in Las Vegas . He loves sharing his pizza passion by showing others how to make pizza. He is also known as The Pizza Professor. He teaches the only college certified pizza class in the country. He calls his class Pizza 101 and you can read the course proposal at this link . I was recently honored to attend a private class at one of his Metro locations. The Pizza class was fun, informative and filling. (It was f...