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Update: Pizzapalooza 9/10/17 Pizza Festival MGM National Harbor

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In addition to the food experts and pizza professionals mentioned in my last Pizzapalooza video: Also in attendance will be Lenny Rago, Co-owner of Panino’s. That means both Rago brothers, Lenny and Gino will be there. Add to this list Jonathan Goldmsith owner of Spacca Napoli, also from Chicago And Special Guest, Pizza expert Scott Wiener of Scotts Pizza Tours explained to me he will be going Who knows who else will show up to the Pizzapalooza Sun, September 10, 2017 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM MGM National Harbor Potomac Plaza at MGM National Harbor Oxon Hill, MD 20745 For more information go to: http://mgmnationalharbor.com and scroll down the page… This video was sponsored by the pizzatherapy channel on youTube… Please show some pizza love and subscribe.. Pizza on earth, good will to all!

Review: How to Plan A Pizza Tour Part 1 by Scott Wiener in Pizza Quest

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This is a video review of Scott’s Weiner’s article in Peter Reinhart’s Pizza Quest on How to Do a Pizza Crawl… Scott Wiener is a pizza historian as well as the founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours I have had the honor of sharing some pizzas with Scott over the years and his advice his recommendations are pure gold. Scott explains the every city he goes he does intel on the pizza scene Step 1) Create a Pizzeria Hit List… to determine his list Scott uses social media site face book and twitter.. Figure out where you want to go.. You may want to limit your crawl to the top 3 or 4… Setup 2: Check Pizzeria Details  Check the pizzerias website for the days and times they are open Step 3: Create a Route: Figure out how you are going to go to each pizzeria Step 4: Create a Schedule Scott explains some helpful tips on scheduling  your crawl.. Step 5: Invite Your Pizza Buddies The magic of pizza is multiplied when you share pizza with friends and family…and you will definitely ...

Pizzapalooza Pizza Festival, 9/10/17, MGM National Harbor

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For more information go to: Pizzapalooza   Check out our friend, Chris Bianco's Masterpiece: Bianco: Pizza, Pasta, and Other Food I Like

Mikes Hot Honey for Pizza at Pizza Expo

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This is an interview with Mike Kurtz of Mike's Hot Honey. Mike tells the story of how he developed his product. The story strats with a trip to Brazil where he had pizza with honey infused with Brazilian Pizzas. After much experimentation he devloped Mikes Hot Honey. Mikes website: http://mikeshothoney.com Mikes podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/m... Pizza Therapy website: http://pizzatherapy.com Here is the web post where I review Mike's Hot Honey http://legendsofpizza.com/blog

John Arena | A Slice of Community

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John Arena is an icon in the Las Vegas pizza industry. Watch how he talks about the ingredients and passion that goes into every pizza which unites the community around him. He not only feeds bodies but souls. Chris Bianco's latest book:

Pietro's Pizza, Best Pizza on Kauai, Interview with Tom at Pizza Expo

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From  http://legendsofpizza.com/blog In this video I speak with Tom Ianucci of Pietro’s Pizza on Kauai. The interview was recorded at Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Tom who is also a Pastor, explains how his journey with pizza started over 30 years ago when he moved to Kauai and could find no great pizza. Tom took it upon himself to not only lear about making pizza but how to start a pizza business.  Tommy Iannucci moved to Kauai in the 80’s and was distressed to find he could not get a decent slice of his favorite food: pizza. He went on a pizza quest and made the commitment to learn to make great pizza. At first it was at home in his kitchen, then he built a brick oven in his driveway. He began by making pizza for friends, family, neighbors and anyone else who loved pizza. He made lots of pizzas and most importantly he shared them. Not satisfied with his skills, he traveled the world learning the craft. As Tommy explains he visited known and unknown pizzerias. He trained in New...

Chris Bianco & Aziz Ansari Make Pizza

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30 years in the making, a great chef named Chris Bianco has written a great book about making great pizza at home.  His very funny friend Aziz Ansari is obsessed with learning how to make the perfect pizza so Chris shows him how. Aziz learns that you shouldn’t necessarily follow a recipe - and that repetition, feeling, and great ingredients are vital to making a great pizza. The book is called Bianco: Pizza, Pasta, and Other Food I Like. Buy it and you can be great too. Get Chris's book here:

9 Pizza Making Tips for Making Great Pizza

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Neapolitan Pizza Workflow

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Here is a great video about making and stretching Neapolitan pizza dough. You can watch as the pizziolo stretched the dough and gently pulls it to get the right shape. You do not want to use a rolling pin to form your pizza dough. Watch the hand movements in this video which will help you get a good technique to work with the dough. The pizza maker also reminds you to use a clean surface when you work the dough. You do not want anything on your surface. You need to make sure it is very clean. This video shows the proper technique to work the pizza dough. Choose from loads of awesome independent designs, from artistic to hilarious, on T-shirts, Hoodies, and iPad & iPhone cases at Redbubble. Click Here!

INCREDIBLE WHOLE LOBSTER ON PIZZA!!

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Just when you thought things could not get any stranger...these two guys have an entire lobster placed on a pizza... And the very strange thing is they did not take it out of the shell first... Well you'll just have to see this for yourself and let me know what you think... It does look very good!

Pietro's Pizza, Kauai, Hawaii, Best Pizza on Kauai

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If you are looking for great pizza on Kauai, you need to check out Pietro’s Pizza. They are located at the Harbor Mall in Lihue on 3501 Rice Street. You can discover a wide variety of New York style pizza as well as authentic Neapolitan pizza cooked in an actual wood fired oven. Pietro’s is the first (and as far as I know), only certified Neapolitan pizzeria in the entire state of Hawaii. I recommend the Don, which is an authentic New York style pizza. I was astounded at the taste of this simple cheese slice. Hey I thought I was in New York. Don’t limit yourself to just one taste as there are many other pizza asventures to choose from: Maybe you want to sample a cousin of the Don, The Don Ho which is made with Portuguese sausage and kalua pig.  Or maybe another relative: the Don Pietro: straight, pepperoni which as you know is an American classic. In my experience a pizza place is only as good as the pizza maker or pizzaiolo who lovingly create...

Forno Bravo: Wood fired Ovens, Free Pizza Resources at Pizza Expo

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Meet Tim Cole of Forno Bravo. He explains the services offered by Forn Bravo. In addition to selling wood fired ovens they sponsor Peter Reinhart's Pizza Quest, run a community forum and even give free oven plans to build your own wood fired oven. Discover Forno Bravo at: http://fornobravo.com Peter Reinhart's Pizza Quest can be found at this link: https://www.fornobravo.com/pizzaquest Here is the link to Peter Reinhart's Pizza Quest: https://community.fornobravo.com/ You can find the free Forno Bravo Pizza Book with lots of pizza recipes here: https://www.fornobravo.com/community-cookbook