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Here is a wonderful video about pizza in America, that needs to be shared. Amercia's Stories visited Frak Pepe's and had a long conversation with Gary Bimonte, grandson of Frank Pepe on Wooster Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Lou Abate of Abate's Pizza was also interviewed. Gary goes into detail about the history of Frank Pepe as he explains how Frank started selling pizza slice by slice. The story of Frank Pepe is America's story. Frank came off the boat with no money. He was able to get a job at a bakery. He sold pizza on the side. After saving his money his was able to open his own pizzeria. He was a good man, a generous man. And he was a pizza master who taught many others to make pizza. One of those was Lou Abate's father. The magic rubbed off and now Lou makes his own pizza down the street from Pepe's. He claims at times to make more pizza than Sally's and Pepe's combined. This is a wonderful film. My only issue with thi...

The following is from the Pizza Therapy Pizza Crawl in Honolulu: J.J. Dolan's will tell you right up front: "An Irish Pub, With New York pizza, from two guys in Chinatown". Now it doesn't get any plainer than that. And that explains J.J. Dolan's pizza. The pizza here is rock solid good. you will find a great version of a New york pie. The pizzas are thin crust with plenty of taste in their dough and toppings. The pizza was generously big. Large pizza allows the true tast of the pizza to explode in your mouth. They are not particularly fancy. That is not to say that some of the pizzas were not unusual. There was a great variety. This is blue collar pizza. Aand that was the charm of this pizzeria. You kind of felt you were back in your old neighborhood, rubbing elbows with your best friends as you indulge in your favorite past time: eating pizza. The Pizza Therapy Pizza crew was impressed. Several of their specialty pizzas were sampled. We gave J.J....

The following video interview is part of the archives for The Pizza Therapy East Coast Pizza Tour 2009 . Noted pizzaiolo Jon F. takes us into his kitchen to discuss, Grandmother's Pizza from Pawcatuck, Connecticut. This is a different type of pizza. A little thicker, with just a tomato sauce topping. The Pizza Promoter, on the East Coast Pizza Therapy Pizza Tour, stopped in on Jon F. Jon shared Grandmother's Pizza from Pawcatuck, Connecticut. Pizza was made by the Pizza Lady. She's been making pizza for over 50 years. This is a totally different kind of pizza. The pizza was good... pizza all over Pawcatuck, Albert Grande The Pizza Promoter Have a Custom Video created for your business... I learn something about pizza, everytime I read Ed Levine's book :

The following interview was first published in Pizza News . I was very apprehensive when I received my copy of pizza by Diane Morgan and Tony Gemignani . "Oh no" I thought "not another pizza book." I tore the book out of the package and immediately read the back cover. There on the back, was an endorsement from my friend Peter Reinhart , author of American Pie. ( http://www.pizzatherapy.com/ameripie.htm ) Well I thought, Peter Reinhart, does know pizza, this book can't be that bad. As I read through the book and recipes, it was quite evident, that Diane Morgan and Tony Gemignani know pizza, too. I love this book. It contains many great recipes and exclusive pizza techniques. I asked Diane if I could interview her for Pizza News . Luckily for me, she said yes. Albert : Hi Diane, thanks for agreeing to do an interview for Pizza News . First of all I want to congratulate you on your fantastic pizza book! Your book pizza was co-authored with Pizza Toss...

We had the family over for New Year's and made some great pizza... This was some of the most outstanding pizzas I ever created... We had Anchovy and Tomato, Baby Clam Pizza, Pork Adobo, Braised Beef, Alaskan King Crab Pizza, The Atilla, Four Cheese Pizza and more. Everyone had a great time. You can see some of the pizza in the following video: This is a wonderful pizza book:

Jon F. Noted pizzaiolo, installed a Sky Light to get a higher toss... I was pleased to interview noted pizzaiolo, Jon F. Here is what Shelley said: "This is GREAT. Thanks so much!". Jon gives his take on Pepe's Pizza , and Sally's Pizza . Jon gives his take on why the pizza on Wooster Street is so special. Jon also traveled to Italy and explains the difference between American Pizza and Italian Pizza. He is on a quest to find extraordianry pizza. He traveled to Portland to discover some of the greatest pizzas avialable in that city. He got a first hand look at Brian Spangler as he made pizza at Apizza Scholls . He noted that Brian has his hand on every pizza that is served. Jon also reveals another great up and coming legendary pizzeria, called Tastebuds. He finishes up this interview by giving some incredible advice for the home pizza maker. He explains the most important thing is not the toppings. Use all of the high quality toppings you have, ...

For the first stop of The Pizza Therapy Hawaiian Pizza Crawl, we stopped at V Lounge. We were there a little early and had a chance to meet Aker , master pizzaiolo and Blaine one of the owners. Aker stretching the dough. It's always great to speak with people who share your own passion for pizza. Aker and Blaine have the passion. We talked about Chris Bianco,   wood fired pizza ovens, New York pizza and also discussed Pepe's and Sally's Apizza (located on Woooster Street in New Haven , Connecticut.)   Aker explained that he was born in New Haven.   Hmm, I wonder if that had something to do with how the pizza turned out. Honestly, I was astounded at their extensive knowledge about pizza. These guys know their stuff. Aker , is a classically trained Chef who only recently started to make pizza. His last job was as a pastry chef at a famous Japanese Restaurant. As a matter of fact he never made pizza commercially until he started making pizza at V...