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Pizza Therapy On YouTube Celebrate Pizza. This video gives a taste of The Pizza Therapy YouTube Channel. Here is the intro:  The following video is a tribute video to the best Connecticut Pizza. The state is rich in history and more. Connecticut boasts New Haven Style Pizza. Pepe's , Sally's Apizza , Zuppardi's Apizza and Modern Apizza each serve outstanding pizza. The extreme heat of the coal bakes the pizza at Pepe's , Sally's Apizza , and Zuppardi's Apizza , to perfection. These are classic old time ovens that have been grandfathered into the laws of Connecticut.  Modern Apizza   surprisingly uses an oil fired oven. The extreme heat in all of the pizza ovens allows the pizza to be cooked quickly and completely. You may find some black spots on the dough, but that will add to the entire pizza eating experience. If you are a fan of pizza I urge you to take the tour and discover the magic of true New Haven style pizza. And of course you...

Here is my totally biased review of Pizza Cuz , a show featured on the cooking channel. Pizza Cuz is a show on the Cooking channel featuring Cousins Francis Garcia and Sal Basile. Sal and Francis from Pizza Cuz Sal and Francis grew up on Staten Island during the time when this remote borough of New York was very much the outskirts of the city. And during the course of the show you are given flashback and insights into how things were for the Cousins as they grew up. These two cousins come from a pizza family, they’ve been in the business for a while. They also opened Artichoke Basille’s in Manhattan in 2008. The basic story focuses on the two cousins traveling around the country try out different kinds of pizza. In the course of the show, you get to meet some extremely extra ordinary pizzaioli.   If you want to learn to make pizza, check out the Pizza Therapy Pizza Book. If you will be making pizza make sure you look for Pizza Supplies for your nex...

Ask any pizza master the type of flour they use and you will generally get the same answer: we only use  Caputo flour. .Some of the best pizza in the world is made with Caputo flour. And with good reason. The flour is unique and original. The makers of  Caputo flour.  have perfected the method for making incredible flour. I was lucky enough to engage Antimo Caputo,  a member of the Caputo family. He carries the torch of excellence which has allowed the family to create a flour which is honored and revered as the best flour to make authentic Italian pizza. For the International Pizza Expo, Antimo sponsored an entire crew of Italian pizzaioli (pizza masters). In addiditon they brought over hundreds of pounds of specialty flour for the Expo . Antimo explained it is the passion of making the flour that is the secret. \ Most artisan pizzerias use a high gluten pizza flour to make pizza. The brand of choice for many professionals i...

The following interview is with  Victor  of  Undici Taverna Rustica  in New Jersey. Victor  claims to make the  best pizza in New Jersey . After listening to some of Victor’s responses, you will understand this is no idle claim. Undici Taverna Rustica,  has no equal in  New Jersey  or anywhere else. Their pizza is in a word: simply outstanding. Honestly I was amazed at some of the information shared in this interview.  Victor  talks about his early influences of pizza, how he got into the business, his collaboration with  Anthony Mangieri  and more. Albert:   Victor, thanks for taking the time to speak with me. Do you have a memory of your first pizza? Please  describe it. Victor : I made my first pizza as a child I was 3 or 4 years old at my father’s pizza parlor Rallo’s Pizzeria in Newark, New Jersey. They tell me it was pretty good maybe I had a knack e...

You really don't need a woodfired oven to make great pizza. An electric or gas oven will work fine. But if you ever get the opportunity to make pizza in a wood fired oven...jump on the chance. In the following video you will get a taste of some of the pizzas that we recently created on Oahu's North Shore. All of the wood was kiawe wood, a Hawaiian hard wood. The Norht Shore is arguably home of some of the best surfing in the world. You will discover Wiamea Bay, Pipeline and sunset Beach, right down the road. The oven was built by my friend Paul who just had an inspiration that he wanted a pizza oven. not that he knew how to make pizza: he didn't. Paul creates the dough and allows his guests to go crazy with their pizza creations. Believe me everyone was practicing Pizza Therapy . Have a look: And if you don't have a wood fired oven, use a pizza stone.

Popular Plates Pizza The Popular Plates Pizza volume by Jane and Michael Stern, creators of Road Food,  is a must have book for any pizza lover. This project is a labor of love all about pizza by Jane and Michael Stern who are clearly obsessed with pizza. And not just any pizza: great pizza. In addition, they are intimately familiar with all the different regional styles of pizza. The Stern’s document 120 pizza reviews which are comprehensive, inspiring and fascinating. Much of this book was created with assistance of the members of their Road Food Team . The Stern’s sent out these Food Warriors all across the United States in search of the best pizza. These pizza aficionados traversed the country looking for the obscure and the well-known. The pizza analyses are extraordinary and mouthwatering. You will discover the origins of pizza, pizza lingo and the official way to make certified VPN DOC Neapolitan. You will unlock the secrets of making different kinds of fantast...

  Slice , creator Adam Kuban, recently had a sit down interview with Albert Grande, of Pizza Therapy. Here's what happened: Pizza Therapy is probably the first pizza-obsessed website I saw on the web. It's like it was always there. But when did you start it? Pizza Therapy started in 1999 on a free hosting service. It ran that way for about a year. I purchased the domain in 2000. After I registered the domain, I moved the site to our own Internet server. It's been evolving ever since. Why did you start it? The site came about as a way to honor my dad. As we were growing up my dad would make pizza for me and my friends. This continued right through high school, college and beyond. He became known as quite a good pizza maker. (He was no pro, this was homemade pizza). He loved making pizza for me and my friends. Soon his pizza making became well known and it turned into a regular event. My friends and I would hang out while my dad made pizza. The conversations an...

Alain's Pizza from pizzatherapy.com I love getting positive emails from pizza fanatics describing their pizza adventures. That is what Pizza Therapy is all about. Make pizza, eat pizza, be pizza The following email from Alain, was particularly touching and humbling: Albert, what can I say your the best! The dough was so easy to make. The taste, I must say, was great.  I did 2 batches one with oil and one without and found that the one without oil was softer and nicer. My wife is Italian and she usually made Pizza for the family. Three years ago she suffered a brain stem stroke, and we relocated to India for treatment. Yesterday was the first time we had Pizza after so long, and we baked and sang your praise all day as your Dough tasted like my wife's. My kids loved it. We had a couple of Indian Doctors come over and tasted the pizza and they thought it was fantastic and told me that I should open a Pizza shop. In all Albert we had the best pizza day and you broug...

Sally's Bacon Pizza from pizzatherapy.com So, what’s the big secret of Sally’s Apizza ? Simple: great pizza. If you want to have excellent pizza you need to search it out. And that is exactly what we discovered during our latest visit to Sally’s Apizza on Wooster Street in New Haven, Connecticut. An inside trick is to get there early. Sally’s opens at 5:00 P.M. (They are closed on Monday’s). We got there at 4:30. There were only two parties in front of us so we knew we would make the first seating. Another trick is to know what you want before your waiter or waitress comes. Make sure you decide what you want. The pizzas at Sally’s come out as they are ordered. Each pizza is lovingly constructed by hand, and that takes time. So the quicker you get your order in the quicker your pizza will come out. A visit to Sally’s is like stepping back in time. You will find the interior to be exactly as it was in the 50’s. Sure there are numerous plaques and diversions on the wall...

Shhh. Listen: It's me, Albert Grande, The Pizza Promoter . I try to keep a low profile. Sure sometimes I tend be a little loud. And I have gotten carried away occasionally...but that is my personality. I can't help it. I'm Italian. I guess its a genetic thing. Most of the time, I just try to remain anonymous. Now don't get me wrong, I love eating pizza. I love writing about pizza and I love making pizza. But most of all, I love talking about pizza. Hey, don't get me started.  For most of my pizza adventures, I quietly enjoy my pizza. Anonymously. The other night while eating pizza with some friends I got a tap on the shoulder.... "Are you that Pizza Therapy  ( http://pizzatherapy.com/ )  guy?" "Well, yeah", I answered sheepishly. "I have to tell you... you changed the way I look at pizza." "Are you kidding me? I changed your pizza perceptions?   Pizza Therapy , changed the way you look at pizza? I asked. "Absolu...

"Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today..." OK I'm not leaving today for The City, but soon. (We'll be there in June...) And one of the Big things on our agenda is to go on The Brooklyn Pizza Tour . Honestly I can't wait. I'm looking forward to spending some quality pizza time with Tony Miura, the genius behind the tour. As a matter of fact, our friend, Adam Kuban , over at Slice , reminded us that Tony was featured on the Today Show . This is not the first time I have bought a ticket for The Brooklyn Pizza Tour . But it will be the first time I get to go. Let me explain. We had tickets to go last summer, but  Pizza Therapy  got banned from Brooklyn by Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan.  True story, you can read about it here. I just got an email from Tony and he assured me all things are go for our tour date,. We're locked, loaded and ready! Here's a video of the tour: Honestly, I can't wait to try Neapolitan-style pizz...

    Pizza Photo By Albert Grande, The Pizza Promoter     When the subject of pizza comes up, my ears perk up. As I tell everyone I meet, "Don't get me started about pizza...". If we're talking about pizza in Honolulu , now you really got my attention. Kawehi Haug , of The Honolulu Advertiser , organized an incredible event called The Pizza Crawl. A team was assembled to visit six Honolulu pizzerias in one night. These are pizzerias that are buzzworthy and at least have a reputation for making excellent pizza. The team was made up of hard core pizza lovers. Think about it: eating pizza from six different pizza restaurants in one night is no easy task. They were up to the challenge and they completed their mission. There were a few mis-steps along the way. Not by the team mind you, but by one of the restaurants. It just goes to show you buzz is not everything. Their results: 1) V Lounge (Kona Street) with the kiawe wood fired oven was a big hit. 2) J...

The real story of Pizza Therapy is all about my Dad. When we were teenagers, he would stop at an Italian bakery on his way home from work and purchase pizza dough. He would then create the most amazing pizzas I ever tasted. His pizzas were more abuot making pizza from the heart. He is the inspiration of Pizza Therapy .... So when you visit Pizza Therapy , you are honoring my Dad... Here is the story: Thanks, Dad. And thank you for all of your support. Pizza on Earth, Good Will to All, albert grande Pizza Therapy

A slice of Pepe's clam pizza What can I say about Pepe's ? Pepe's pizza is like returning to an old friend you haven't seen in a while. You've both been through some new adventures but you still maintain that connection. The spiritual bond remains. And so it is with the pizza. Pepe's Pizzeria Napolitana was the third stop on the Pizza Therapy East Coast Pizza Tour 2009. We knew what we wanted before we arrived. We were all dreaming about clam pizza. We talked about the clam pizza in the car on the way down. And not just a casual mention. It was the main topic of conversation. Pepe's is the home of clam pizza. Frank Pepe invented the clam pizza. You just hope against hope, that they are able to have clams on the day you arrive. They usually do, however, clam pizza is so popular, they sometimes, run out. Pepe's Pizzeria is all about the pizza and tradition. Pepe's continues to carry on the legacy of Frank Pepe by serving incredible world class pi...

Pizza Therapy is Shut Out of The Brooklyn Pizza Tour I know what your thinking. Why would Bruce Willis ever mess with Pizza Therapy ? I mean the guy is from New Jersey, right? He probably loves pizza. And he would never have any reason to bother with Pizza Therapy . He is after all a mega star. Yeah, that's what I thought, too. But read on. This is a true story. Let me explain... As you may know, I was schedule for the The Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour . I had reserved my tickets way in advance. I paid on line. I had printed up my e-ticket. I carried it all the way from Hawaii. (You can read all about it here .) As a matter of fact, the Brooklyn Pizza Tour was going to be the highlight of The Pizza Therapy East Coast Pizza Tour 2009 . Emphasis is on the word was... I just got a call from Tony Miua , the host and creator of the Brooklyn Pizza Tour . "Albert", he said "we're going to have to cancel the tour for the day you are booked." ...

I just got an email from The Food Network asking if I knew anyone that wanted their own Food TV show. I immediately thought "Hey I know just the person that might be interested: you." Here is the email: Hi Albert, My name is Sabrina Bove and I work in the casting department for "The Next Food Network Star" and wanted to pass along some information. We are looking for people who have a strong knowledge of food and want to host their own cooking show. Below is more info. Sabrina Bove Sr.Casting Associate "The Next Food Network Star" 212-975-4126 Boves@cbsnews.com The Next Food Network Star is NOW CASTING for Season 5 in Your Area!!!! Do you think you have what it takes to be a TV star and host your own show on Food Network? WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: · Cooking Know-How: You can be self-taught or professionally trained or somewhere in between, BUT YOU MUST HAVE FOOD KNOWLEDGE!! · Personality that Pops: Do people often tell you that you have the charisma and per...

Over the years, I've had very good luck with this dough recipe. Feel free to experiment to make the dough that you like best. I have also included in this post a video of the dough making process. Making pizza can be an event enjoyed by one person or shared by a group of people. I have made "pizza for two" as well as given hands-on pizza demonstrations for over 70 pizza fanatics! Making pizza is FUN! Get people involved in your pizza adventure and magic will happen. Tools To make your pizza you need mixing bowls, a measuring cup, measuring spoons, a rolling pin (optional), a pizza pan or cookie sheet or pizza stone, and a cooking thermometer. Ingredients for the Dough (Makes 2 Regular or 4 Thin Neapolitan Pizzas!) • 1 or 2 Packages yeast (2-3 teaspoons of yeast or less) (Try 1-2 teaspoons) (Peter Reinhart says only use as much as you need, you can use less yeast to get good results) • 2 teaspoons honey or sugar (optional) • 4 cups of flour (Can be All purpose or Bread Fl...

With Everybody Loves Pizza , Jeff Ruby and his co-author Penny Pollack , take their book on a unique pizza quest. There are many things to like about this book. For starters, Ruby and Pollack break down American pizza into four distinct zones: California , Chicago , New York and New Haven , (Connecticut). After discovering that fact, I was hooked! The pizza tales and side-bars make this a fascinating read. The historical perspective of the unsung heroes of pizza will enlighten you. There are recipes and over 500 pizzerias recommended. The following is an exclusive interview with Jeffy Ruby . Albert : How did you come up with the idea of a pizza book? Jeff Ruby : The idea was pitched to us by Emmis Books, and we ran with it. Our idea was to make it as accessible as possible. That's where all the sidebars came in-we tossed in every goofy pizza-related idea that was interesting. Where else could we could talk about our favorite pizza moments on Seinfeld , or give props to the pizza ...