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Roberto Caporuscio of Keste Pizzeria Discusses Pizza with Pizza Therapy

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In this interview with Roberto Caporuscio of Keste Pizzeria and Vino, he reveals his inspiration for making great pizza.

Roberto explains his original inspiration for pizza was his mentor. Now he is inspired by his cusomers.

From the Keste website here is some history of Roberto:

It was…in Napoli, the birthplace of pizza, that Roberto went to study the art and craft of this culinary delight with the most talented masters of the Neapolitan pizza makers. After training with the best, he opened two successful pizzerias in Pittsburgh, followed by A Mano in Ridgewood, NJ . Each endeavor brought critical acclaim from the culinary industry, as well as the rave reviews and articles in books and magazines.

While I discussed pizza with Roberto, he revealed to me his true inspiration for pizza:

My customers are my inspiration…I want to do better every day for them. Every morning when I wake up I want to do a better job for them.

He also talks about his new pizza school. You can learn the art of pizza making from Roberto and his world reknowned staff.

What I was most impressed when I did this interview was how friendly and happy, Roberto was. He allowed his customers to come right up to him while he was making pizza. He answered all of their questions. He took time for them. He shared all of his knowledge about pizza. And he did it with a smile on his face.

Roberto is truly an inspirational pizzaiolo. A great person, making great pizza. What a combination.

You can get more information about Robert’s Pizza School, here. The school will teach you not only how to make pizza but also how to make mozzarella.

Roberto Caporuscio is a true Legend of Pizza . He has passion and belief. He truly cares about his customers and his pizza.

Keste Pizzeria and Vino
271 Bleecker Street
New York, New York 10014

212-243-1500

Another Pizza from Keste:

Amazing pizza at Keste from Pizza Therapy

A simple pizza from Keste

You can watch  Roberto Working Dough, here.

Respectfully submitted,

Albert Grande
The Pizza Promoter

And if you want to get into The Pizza Business, get a copy of the Pizza Business Papers. you can discover all the inside tricks of how to start a pizza business.

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Albert Grande Interview of the BBC Chile

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I was recently interviewed by the BBC in Chile.

They were interested in Pizza Therapy. They wanted to konw how it started and why I loved pizza.

Thank you BBC, Chile. I appreciate the opportunity to share my passion for pizza. Thanks for allowing me to explain Pizza Therapy.

during the initial interview, everything I said was translated into spanish. Both the questions and the answers.

This interview does not contain any of the tranlations.

How Frank Pepe Started in the Pizza Buisness

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In the following interview, Gary Bimonte, Frank Pepe’s granson explains how Frank got into the pizza business.

He started to make his pizza at a bakery where he worked. He began by selling the pizza’s from a “pizza hat”.

He would store the pizzas in a hat on top of his head and then he would walk around to local markets shouting: “Abeets, abeets”.

With the money he saved he puurchased a push cart. He then again saved all of his money and purchased the bakery where he once worked.

Listen as Gary explains the whole story of how Frank Pepe started in the pizza business:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uTybDzp6Q[/youtube]

If you are interested in the Pizza Business, you may want to check out this pizza business resource, The Pizza Business Papers.

pizza everywhere,

albert grande
Pizza Therapy