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Naturally Risen is a film by Michael Evans . It's a film honoring, Anthony Mangieri and his pizzeria, Una Pizza Napoletana, When I interviewed Peter Reinhart and Chris Bianco , for Legends of Pizza, Volume 1 , they both praised Anthony for his pizza making and his dedication to the art of pizza. As Evans explains: "Naturally Risen, is a short film documenting the rhythm of the process of noted pizzaiola Anthony Mangieri. Anthony owned and operated Una Pizza Napoletana in the East Village of New York City from 2004 until 2009. The film takes a decided non-verbal, intimate approach, in the tradition of a surf video – allowing Mangieri's disciplined movements to speak for themself. Legendary skateboarder and musician Tommy Guerrero, provides the score." You can watch Naturally Risen , here: NATURALLY RISEN from michael evans on Vimeo . Anthony Mangieri is simply an incredible pizzaiolo. Michel Evans is an incredible filmaker. Without a doubt this is the most amazi...

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

You have to love St. Louis, Missouri. After all they fry their ravioli. Fried Ravioli is one of the signature dishes of this town. The pizza has its own spin as well. Forget the mozzarella and parmesan. In St. Louis, you will discover the secret of pizza is the provel cheese . What is provel? Provel is a cheese mixture made of provolone, swiss and cheedar cheese. Provel is the heart of many of the pizzas in St. Louis. It has a creamy texture with a very unique taste. You can learn more about provel cheese at this link at Wikipedia . Here some of the best pizzerias in St. Louis : Cusaneli's : "The cheese, (Provolone) and the paper thin crust." Imo's: "the best pizza...the paper thin crust, the yummy cheese, the real bacon toppings. I miss it so much that it's the first stop when I fly "home" to St. Louis ." Portas Pizza: "...Great crust, great sauce and great ingredients" Racanelli's Pizza: "The sauce, the crust.. and watc...

This interview originally appeared in Pizza News from pizzatherapy.com : I was fortunate enough to get James of fornobravo.com to take a few minutes out of his work day for an interview. James shared how he got his start making pizza: using a pizza stone. Albert : Hi James you are the owner of fornobravo.com . Can you tell me a little bit about your company and products? James: Hi Albert. Thanks for having me on Pizza News . I love your site -- which is how we met. Forno Bravo specializes in wood-fired pizza ovens, brick oven accessories and pizza ingredients. We have a range of pizza oven types and sizes for the home owner, including pizza oven kits, real brick ovens, and fully assembled ovens. Typically, residential pizza ovens are between 31" and 43" -- large enough to cook multiple pizza at a time, but still easy to manage and fast to heat up. Our ovens, tools and pizza ingredients are all made in Italy -- and they let the American pizza chef make world-class pizza a...

Shane Kost is the mastermind behind Chicago Food Planet Chicago Food Tours. He walks around Chicago neighborhoods with you. He tells you the history, the architecture, but mostly it's about the food. He features two incredible food tours: The Near North Food Tasting and The Buck Town Wicker Park Food Tour. And yes both include a stop at a pizzeria. This is not the pizza you would expect. This is tasting pizza that you may not have ever experienced. This is Chcago Food Planet Pizza! Shane has the inside track. He gives you the real scoop on Chicago food. (including pizza...) Watch his amazing video: As a side note, I did an incredible interview with Shane. And then disaster struck. I would love to blame someone, but I must assume all responsibility...I accidently deleted the audio. Blast it! Hopefully Shane will give me another chance to do another interview. Until then. Make sure you check out: Chicago Food Planet Food Tours pizza all over Chicago, albert Pizza Therapy

From my friend Gary Bimonte of Pepe's : How long do you keep food before you toss it? Many times I have searched for the expiration date on a bottle of ketchup or mayonnaise. What has happened is that the date is impossible to find or it is smudged. In our kitchen we live by the moto: When in doubt toss it out... I want to share a valuable resource that answers the age old question how long is your food safe to eat... It's called StillTasty . All of the information is referenced. All the information seems current. For example, how long should you keep eggs? Answer: 3-5 weeks. (they will keep up to a year, frozen...) Should you put tomatoes in the fridge? Answer: Store them a room temperature until they are ripe. Who new? Check out StillTasty . It's a great resource... BTW: Keep that pizza you bought from the store for 3-4 days. Unless you freeze it, and then the pizza will be good for 1-2 months. food safety on earth, albert grande And in an emergency you may need to read t...

The following video was part of The Pizza Therapy East Coast Pizza Tour 2009. The news that Pepe's would be opening another location in South Eastern Connecticut created quite a buzz. Pizza fans were excited. This was the talk of the town as the local newspaper and radio stations added to the excitement. When would Pepe' s open? Would they have a coal fired oven? And the ultimate question was: would this Pepe's be as good as the pizza in New Haven ? We visited the day after they opened at Mohegan Sun Casino . We were hesitant to go on opening day for obvious reasons. This Pepe's location looks very similar to the location in New Haven . There was wonderful ambiance. The coal fired oven is there. The booths are there. They even serve Foxon soda. But how was the pizza? The pizza was great. We will definitely go back...as a matter of fact we ended going back two days later... The Pizza at Mohegan Sun was Incredible Here are some other Pepe...