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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: : ...

Aglio ed Olio: A Pasta for the New Year

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Here is a great dish for you start of the New Year. An easy pasta with a very bold taste. Although this pasta contains anchovies, the taste is not overpowering. Give this dish a try and let me know what you think. Aglio and Olio is a family favorite. So easy to prepare, it is almost a sin! In our house, only fish was served for Christmas Eve dinner as well as on New Year's Day. On Christmas eve we ate lots of different kinds of fish. Baccala (dried, salted, cod fish), shrimp , Mama Grande's Stuffed Sole , fried calamari,   clam cakes , baked stuffed clams , eel (yes eel!), stuffed calamari , calamari salad , and on and on!! This pasta dish was always a favorite. We never could pronounce it correctly, but we still love it! Step 1 Saute the garlic. Step 4 Add the anchovies Ingredients 3-4 Tablespoons of olive oil 3-4 Cloves of garlic 1-2 Cans of anchovies in oil 1 lb. of your favorite pasta 1 1/2 cups of reserved pasta water Salt and pepper to taste...

Popular Plates Pizza Rocks the World of Pizza

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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...

Pizza Quest by Peter Reinhart, Episode 1

Here in the opening episode of the Pizza quest, Peter Reinhart lays out his pizza philosophy. This is an introduction where he visits with various different pizzaiolo including Tony Gemignani . According to Peter the philosopphy of the Pizza Quest Pizza Quest is a site dedicated to the exploration of artisanship in all forms, wherever we find it, but especially through the literal and metaphorical image of pizza. As we share our own quest for the perfect pizza we invite all of you to join us and share your journeys too. We have discovered that you never know what engaging roads and side paths will reveal themselves on this quest, but we do know that there are many kindred spirits out there, passionate artisans, doing all sorts of amazing things. These are the stories we want to discover, and we invite you to jump on the proverbial bus and join us on this, our never ending pizza quest. Here is the start of the journey: Onward, upward with the pizza quest! pizza on eart...

Pizza Therapy Welcomes Pizzaquest.com

I am very pleased to share the following information with you. This will rock the World of Pizza as we know it! Here's the inside scoop: PizzaQuest.com to Launch December 20 "Hosted by Peter Reinhart , new website serves as a virtual meeting place and resource for people with a passion for pizza and artisan food; site includes webisodes chronicling the search for America’s great pizzas and pizzaiolos, recipes and video cooking instructionals, expert guest blogs, and photo galleries Two years in the making, PizzaQuest.com with Peter Reinhart is set to go live on Monday, December 20, 2010. The website is subtitled "a journey of self-discovery through pizza," and that's exactly what it is, according to host Peter Reinhart, author of American Pie, My Search for the Perfect Pizza. "We set out to find the great pizzas and pizzaiolos of America and discovered all sorts of other amazing artisans, and found ourselves following unexpected paths to u...

Easy Pizza Dough from Chef Tony Matassa

Chef Tony knows pizza. He is a huge pizza fan. He's been making dough for many years and has learned lots of inside tricks. In the following How to Make Pizza Dough video, he breaks down the process into simple easy to follow steps. His recipe is very similar to my own pizza dough recipe. (You can claim a copy of my pizza therapy pizza dough recipe by going here .) I like the addition of honey to the pizza dough recipe. It's a nice touch. Chef's Tony's video has a great tone to it. He makes it known that anyone can make pizza dough. He is totally correct. And if you haven't made your own pizza yet, now may be time to get started. Here is his video: You can also have my own pizza dough recipe and watch my video at the Pizza Therapy, how to make pizza dough page . However you slice it, when you make pizza, you make magic happen in your kitchen. So go out and make pizza! pizza on earth, good will to all! Albert Grande The Pizza Promoter Lear...

Star Trek Pizza Cutter from pizzatherapy.com

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I know what your thinking... How can you improve on something so basic as a pizza cutter or pizza wheel? We've got an Oxo Good Grips 4-Inch Pizza Wheel  and it does quite well. It has stood the test of cutting  hundreds of pizzas and it has not missed a beat. It's got a great grip and the blade has stayed sharp. The pizza cutter has a wheel that has a simple job. Keep it clean and well oiled and you're in the pizza cutting business.  What more could you want? For the record we have a  Homer Simpson Talking Pizza Cutter at the Pizza Therapy Pizza Museum. . This was a novelty item that was light years ahead of it's time.  We have a number of other pizza cutter's in the Museum, including our prized Pepe's 75th Anniversary Pizza Cutter .                  We just discovered a brand new pizza cutter that certainly deserves our attention:...