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One of the joys of making your own pizza and bread is the ability to share your creations with the rest of the world. And one of the joys of publishing a Pizza Blog, is to showcase the gems you find with your readers. Lucy is a master bread maker who deserves to be featured. The following videos give a total step by step process for anyone interested in making bread. Lots of bread. While most recipes are created for the home pizza chef, the following recipe is for someone interested in creating multiple loaves of bread. The bread recipe can be easily modified to make pizza as well. Here is the bread recipe: Ingredients: 20 pounds of white unbleached flour 5 pounds of whole wheat flour 48 Cups of lukewarm water 4 Tablespoons of dry active yeast 1/3 Cup of salt Watch the video to learn how to mix the yeast, water salt and flour. All of this is done in a commercial mixer. Watch as the all of the flour is mixed and placed in a container. Put the mixture in ...

Mark just returned from Venice. His personal quest was to find the very best pizza that city had to offer. He found incredible pizza at Rossopomodoro. The pizzaioloi were originally from Naples, the home of pizza. The owners contend they have breathed and lived Neapolitan food all of their lives. They also explain this is the reason their pizza is truly authentic Neapolitan pizza. The pizza is made in traditional wood burning ovens. The pizza ingredients are from the area surrounding Naples. The pizza makers are from Naples and have studied pizza making in the Neapolitan style in Naples. The pizza has character and has it's own distinctive personality. You will find an authentic slice of Naples, right in Venice at:   Rossopomodoro. Thanks for sharing your pizza adventure, Mark. This was truly a memorable pizza quest! Learn The Art of Wood-Fired Cooking Discover: Pizza From Naples

  Sadly Flo Consiglio of Sally's Apizza has passed away. Here is the story from the New Haven Register. New Haven's Sally's Apizza matriarch, 'Flo' Consiglio, dies Flo Consiglio and her family.        Flo Consiglio   The World of Pizza Loses a Legend, and sheds a tear... Flo you will be missed!   Here is a video tribute to Sally's Apizza and Flo Consiglio :

Pizza has always been America’s favorite food. It’s been the subject of movies, books, and songs. Pizza is not only a food of sustenance, but for some has become an obsessive delight. And for many Pizza Fans, pizza is a sheer and utter passion. Pizza debate brings on an endless thirst for argument that cannot be easily quenched with just a slice or two. People discuss their favorite pizzerias with the same emotionally charged energy as they would discuss politics or their favorite sports team. Pizza has become so entrenched into the culture that it is easy to forget, pizza was once simply peasant food. Pizza was for many years, enjoyed by the lower echelons of society, who could afford little else. For most of Pizza’s long and romantic history, pizza was a regional dish. The great pizza in New York stayed in New York. The inside secrets of the best New York pizza remained in the boroughs and neighborhoods where it was created. There would be an occasional newspaper or magazin...

Bernadette Reed knows Italian Food. After all she's been cooking it since she was 9. She knows her way around the kitchen. She cooks for friends and family. She teaches others how to cook. I received a copy of her e-book "Cooking With Berna" , and I immediately went through it. I was extremely impressed with the recipes. They are all simply stated, in an easy to understand manner. Best of all, most of the ingredients can be found in any local grocery store. These are my kind of recipes. Plus Berna has been on a mission to lose weight.I had to know how she was able to lose weight by eating Italian Food. That did not make sense to me...I had to find the answer! I knew I had to track her down and get some more information. Berna was more than willing to share her story. Her book,  "Cooking With Berna" , is outstanding. The e-book is filled with stories of her childhood and the origin of the recipe. Albert :   How did you get interested in Italian co...

Some people think that going vegetarian means giving up on a lot of “fun” foods, but one fun and delicious food which anyone can enjoy, vegetarian or not, is pizza. Vegetarian pizza is a classic recipe menu item; just walk into any local pizzeria or regional or national pizza chain restaurant and you’ll find plenty  of menu options for vegetarians. While the traditional vegetarian pizza includes onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and tomato sauce, the veggie pizza is evolving. On My Pizza Talk you’ll find reviews for numerous pizza chains as well as pizza recipes. Many of the restaurants we’ve reported on include unique vegetarian pizza options. One thing which we’ve been noticing about pizza lately is that people are no longer satisfied with nothing but the traditional menu options and ingredients. People are starting to demand more choices, and restaurants are responding by providing them. What are some of the ingredients we’re starting to see whic...

Grimaldi's Pizza from the Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour The following Interview is from The Pizza Therapy News Archives : A While back, I was contacted by Tony, who runs The Brooklyn Pizza Tour. When he explained the details of "The Pizza Tour", I knew I had to interview him for Pizza News. Albert: Hi Tony. Thanks so much for agreeing to do this interview. I am very excited to hear about The Brooklyn Pizza Tour Tony: Hi Albert. Thanks for your interest in my tour! Any mention of it in Pizza News would be a tremendous help to me. Albert: Can you tell me how you came up with idea for the Brooklyn Pizza Tour? Had you thought about it for a long time ? Was it a secret dream? Tony: I've been an avid traveler over the years and whenever I went abroad I would always meet locals who were nice enough to show me around. I would reciprocate when they visited NYC and would show them Brooklyn from a n...

Marechiaro’s Pizza in El Cajon, CA This is a guest post by Stacy Nanty from MyPizzaTalk.com . You can read more of her pizza reviews here http://mypizzatalk.com/pizzarestaurants/ . . For customers living in San Diego's East County, Marechiaro’s offers delicious and affordable Italian cuisine. This family-owned and -operated pizzeria has been doing business for more than 50 years in their location at 14120 Olde Highway 80.  Even though their location is on the very edge of town, right as you enter the foothills east of the city, you’ll usually find this restaurant packed come dinner time. It’s a local favourite, with many customers visiting the establishment for decades, and for good reason – the food is awesome, the service is friendly, and the atmosphere is cozy and welcoming. Even though Marechiaro’s offers a casual dining experience, the restaurant’s beautiful décor and low lighting provide an atmosphere suitable to any fine-dining setting.  There’s a gamin...

In the last several years there has been a renaissance as far as pizza is concerned. The Artisan Pizza movement has caught up with Hawaii in a big way. Seems like everyone is now interested in creating great pizza. Now these are not pizzerias that are obvious to the everyday person. And visitors to Hawaii will never find them unless you know where to look. I'm happy to share the opening of a new pizzeria at Ward Center, in Honolulu. As you read this Inferno's Wood Fire Pizza will have opened their doors. While not a new operation, these pizzioli, have paid their dues. They are John and Kyle , and until recently they operated a mobile pizza operation. They created pizza that was good, very good. They were relentless in their pizza production. At first they were located in a furniture store parking lot. They slowly built up a reputation as more and more crowds flocked to this outdoor operation seeking out great pizza. It was inevitable to anyone who ate pizza ther...

One of my favorite ways to enjoy pasta is with seafood. There is nothing quite like fresh scallops, shrimp, calamari, mussels,  and clams to make your pasta sing.   It may not always be possible to get fresh seafood, so frozen, is second best. But it is still very tasty. I was able to watch both of my Italian grandmother's make their sauce (gravy) from scratch. They would both literally spend hours making sure everything tasted just right. Hours. When you cooked for your family you did not cut any corners. You took your time. While that is still my preferred method, sometimes you just don't have hours to spare to make your sauce. So make I make it and try to make a double batch, so the goodness of the flavors will be cooked in the second time around. In the following video, I show a fairly quick method of making seafood pasta: Frutti Di Mare. My advice is to use the best possible pasta. Don't cut corners. The extra expense is certainly worth it. Her...

The following interview is with  Victor  of  Undici Taverna Rustica  in New Jersey. Victor  claims to make the  best pizza in New Jersey . After listening to some of Victor’s responses, you will understand this is no idle claim. Undici Taverna Rustica,  has no equal in  New Jersey  or anywhere else. Their pizza is in a word: simply outstanding. Honestly I was amazed at some of the information shared in this interview.  Victor  talks about his early influences of pizza, how he got into the business, his collaboration with  Anthony Mangieri  and more. Albert:   Victor, thanks for taking the time to speak with me. Do you have a memory of your first pizza? Please  describe it. Victor : I made my first pizza as a child I was 3 or 4 years old at my father’s pizza parlor Rallo’s Pizzeria in Newark, New Jersey. They tell me it was pretty good maybe I had a knack e...

When I first started to make pizza, I always thought flour did not matter. To me, flour was flour. all purpose was the same as bread flour. And I had never heard of high gluten flour.  High gluten flour is the type of flour most pizzerias use when they make pizza. It makes for a tastier dough, with more snap and crunch.  If you can find high gluten flour use it! While you can certainly get satisfactory results with All-purpose flour, I think that using a high gluten flour will give you a better taste. So what flour do I recommend. I have found very good results with  Caputo  Flour.  It is a flour imported from Italy. I have met the owner of  Caputo  flour as well as some of his master pizzaiolo. You can actually go on a video tour of the  Caputo  flour factory with my friend Sky Dylan Robbins. Check it out at this link,  Caputo Flour from Pizza Therapy. http://pizzatherapy.com/caputo.ht...

If you love pizza and you are in New York, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to hop on a Pizza Tour hosted by Scott Wiener. Sure you get to taste lots of pizza. And the crowd you are with makes it very enjoyable and fun. But make no mistake the real star of the show is Scott , and his boundless pizza knowledge and passion. You can't help be infected by the pizza bug. He is the "energizer bunny" of pizza. I mean the guy does not stop. He's going, going, going... Check out Scott's in the following video: Check out Scott's Pizza Tour Here. For more pizza related stuff go to: All Things Pizza With Discounts! Find the Best Pizza in New York.

Sure there are many pizza websites out there. You will discover pizza passion, pizza fans, pizza reviews and more. I would like to recognize the absolute Best Website for Homemade Gourmet Pizza. This website created, run and maintained by Master Pizzaiolo, Coye Jones is a total labor of love. Love of eating pizza, love of making pizza, love of everything having to do with pizza. According to Coye: "There's pizza history, cookbook ratings, preparation steps, recipes, tips & secrets, pizzeria recommendations, links, and Q  & A's from Ask Pizzameister email." What you don't see is the history of this website. You can't really peek behind the scenes. This is one of the oldest pizza websites on-line. The information contained here is top notch. The pizza recipes are stellar. And when I started to write about pizza on-line, one of my biggest supporters and mentors was Coy e. He was always positive, always encouraging and always a great...

I love making pizza. I am honored when someone says they enjoyed a pizza I made for them. The greatest joy however, is teaching someone to make their own pizza. You are playing oyur pizza making forward. Now the can experience the joy of making pizza for other people. Making pizza is magical. Teaching someone else to use that magic for their own pizza takes it to a whole new level. It's kind of like when I taught my daughter to ride a bike for the first time..."Dad I can ride a bike!" The following video shows the joy experienced of making pizza for the first time. This video was shot entirely on loacation on the North Shore of Oahu, the Surfng Capital of the World! pizza on earth, good will to all! Albert Grande The Pizza Therapy Pizza Book The Pizza Therapy Digital Store rare e-books, tutorials, how to's

Joe Pergolizzi is a pizzaiolo, who founded “ The Fire Within”. The company, located in Boulder, Colorado , creates Mobile Pizza Ovens , and offers a total support system for those interested in succeeeding in the the pizza business. For Joseph this is a sacred mission. The Fire Within also offers classes, workshops, encouragement and assistance. This is an entire organization dedicated to pizza success through artisan pizza creation. On their website, Joseph explains: “We took the age old concept of a wood fired oven on a trailer and modernized it for today’s use. In addition to manufacturing a practical line-up of mobile pizza ovens and we created the tools you need to be set up for success. After a fiery debate, our 100+ customers across North America agreed upon a collective mission. It is the intention of the Fire Within mobile pizza caterers to save the world from common, cardboard-box-pizza one wood-fired pizza at a time. Taste testers welcome.” For the record: ...

Frank Pepe's opened in 1925. Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana has been making pizza on Wooster Street in New Haven, ever since. Frank did not originally start out making pizza. He was a bread baker by trade. The pizza was actually an afterthought. Who in their right mind would pay for pizza? Lots of loyal pizza fans, that's who. Here are some of the comments, I have recived about Pepe's : "I've eaten apizza from coast to coast and in Italy and have found none better. Though living in PA for the past 30 years several trips a year to Wooster Street each summer are traditional. The crust can't be beaten. I am a loyal fan!" "Tastes better now than when I was a child in the 50's and 60's...I ate so much Pepe's pizza that I had no room to burp. It was almost disgusting....When I was a child, Sal was my waiter and I will never forget Sal, Pepe's or that great pizza!" "Pepe's is the greatest....my family once...

Andrew Zimmern knows food. He is an award winning chef and food expert. You may seen him his show " Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern ": "Andrew Zimmern is a James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher and is regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. As the creator, host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel's hit series,  Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern , he travels the globe, exploring food in its own terroir." Andrew knows pizza, too. He declares Punch Pizza is the best pizza in the world. From their website: Punch utilizes the same centuries-old techniques that Neapolitan masters use to create a truly authentic pizza. The world’s finest San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and top-secret dough form the foundation of the pizza, but the true craft is in mastering the wood fired oven. Find some great pizza in:  Pizza: More than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homem...