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Inferno's Wood Fire Pizza: Best Pizza in Hawaii?

Without a doubt, some of the best pizza in Hawaii, is being made at 951 North King Street, in Honolulu. The odor of fresh pizza being cooked in an outdoor wood fired oven is unmistakenable. There under a tent, in the corner of a parking lot, you will discover an amazing pizza operation. Two amazing pizzioli are taking authentic Neapolitan to the streets...literally. This is a portable pizza operation. A traveling pizza circus. Complete with all that you would expect and demand of great pizza. And if you are looking for wonderful pizza, you just found it. The owners, Kyle and John , do exude pizza passion . They care about pizza. They care about their customers Each pizza is handcrafted. Each pizza is lovingly created. All the ingredients are fresh. All the pizzas are unique. And the pizza is good. Really good. . For me it is all about the crust. The crust is thin with a slight char and a smoky flavor. Check out this video of Inferno's Wood Fire Pizza: : ...

Finding Pizza on Earth, in Vermont...

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The Jay Vogler Interview, Part 1 From the Pizza News Archives Jay Vogler , is a master pizzaiolo from Vermont. His restaurant is called Pizza On Earth . Jay has lots of incredible knowledge to share about pizza and cooking in general. Here is part one of our pizza conversations: Albert : Hey Jay thanks for agreeing to do this interview. As you may know, "Pizza on Earth" is the motto of pizzatherapy.com . The first question I want to ask you is: how did you come up with the name? Jay: Before we were a business, we made a Christmas card with a pizza on it and I shaped the cheese to look like the continents and we put pizza on earth on it...some of our friends said ..what a good name for your pizza biz and we sat on it for a year till we were up and running and the rest is pizza history. Albert: That's a great story. Please tell me a little about yourself. Where are you from? Where did you grow up? Jay: I grew up in New Jersey but always summered in Vermont as we have ...

Veraci Pizza at Pike Place Market

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The following story was shared by our friends at Slice . If you ever get to Seattle, one of the must see attractions is Pike Market Place . This open air extravaganza is a mixture of fresh foods, including all kinds of incredible seafood. Going to The Market is an experience. There are many sights, smells and tastes. This is probably the best free show in town. Now you can add incredible pizza to the list. The pizzioli from Veraci Pizza , have set up a portable wood fired oven. They have created a traveling pizzeria. Here is a wonderful video from VendrTV that will make you hungry for the experience. As I watched the video, I wanted pizza. This pizza tastes as good as it looks. I loved watching the pizza cook in the oven. True pizza on earth ... The pizza from Veraci are thin Neapolitan. The oven heats up to 800 to 1000 F. It takes about 90 seconds to two minutes to cook. Marshall Jett, pizzaiolo, and co-owner, explained the wood fire cooks the pizza in 3 different ways: Convection as...

Bulding A Pizza Oven

If you ever thought about building a pizza oven in your backyard this video is for you. You will discover step by step the entire process. You will see how the pizza oven is built brick by brick. It really is poetry in motion. The owner explains the oven was built with help of his grandfather, Ronnie Swan, in 3days. He was able to get some assistance from local artisans who shared the workload. This oven is used quite a bit to make pizza on a regular basis. If you are interested in seeing the pizza oven in person you can go to: 17 westmoreland street, glasgow. You can find the website at this address: www.southsidestudios.org I wonder if they know Master Pizziolo, Domenico Crolla ? Here is a very useful resource for learning more about cooking with an outdoor oven. A wood fired oven is the way to discover pizza perfection: pizza on earth, and in your back yard, Albert Grande Learn to Make Pizza Discover How to Make Pasta Learn About The Legends of Pizza