Raffaelo Esposito created the pizza margherita (maybe). Gennaro Lombardi brought pizza to America (perhaps). Ike Sewell invented the Chicago Deep Dish pizza (so we are told) What does this mean to todays pizza maker? Well, everything…and nothing.
Let me explain: Clearly we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. In any art form or [...]
I just returned from a very interesting trip to New York City, where I was fortunate enough to participate as a judge for an international pizza-making contest. While several of the pizzas were quite interesting (or at least unique), what I found most revealing were the comments of my fellow judges and the audience. It [...]
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Ok, so I may be a little biased, but just a little. I think I can make a case for pizza being the greatest food in the history of mankind. One word…COLLABORATION. Quite simply. pizza is the worlds great collaborative food. From its invention and development to the next pie that comes out of our [...]
It’s become almost a mantra among pizza fanatics: “You gotta have that New Yawk Wawtuh.”
That phrase has taken on a life of its own, and is solemnly repeated wherever pizza lovers gather to debate the merits of a particular pie. I have even heard pizzaiolos in Brooklyn claim that the water across the bridge in [...]
The most frequently asked question in the pizza world is “What type of oven should I use?” In Naples, of course, they will tell you that you can only bake an authentic pizza in a wood-fired oven, preferably constructed by the cousin of the guy who is answering the question. Naturally, new world pizza purists [...]
It happens just about every time a group of pizza fanatics get together to share their favorite food. Somebody asks for “a pie with everything”, and the purist in the bunch sniffs, “That’s not a pizza. The only true pizza is the pizza margherita!”
Well, like all things Italian, the rules are, let’s just say, open [...]
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It doesn’t get more old school than this. Down an alley, in Elizabeth, NJ, lies a hidden gem: Santillo’s. See why generations have found their way there. We got two words for you: “Hobart M80.” Boom!
You hear “fried pizza,” you think “state fair,” right? Guess again. The Pizza Montanara at Don Antonio in NYC is elegant, refined pizza perfection — straight from the mind of Antonio Starita, zen master “pizzaiolo.”
Classic Neapolitan tradition meets NYC frenzy. See what “Vera Pizza Napoletana” (true Neapolitan pizza) really is. Host Carolann Valentino takes you to Keste, in NYC’s West Village. From 17th century soldiers to 21st century hipsters, this pizza has nourished the bodies of souls of generations of connoisseurs.Keste, West Village NYC
