I cornered two Italian pizza masters (pizzaioli) at the Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

I told them I was not leaving until they gave me their best pizza tips.

They had no idea what I was talking about: they do not speak any english.

They just nodded and waved. Nodded and waved.

I decided to find an Italian translator.

I needed to know the secret. I had to know their best advice. I had to discover what made great pizza, great!

I needed to have the best pizza advice, from Antonio Stariata and Adolpho.

Don Antonio Stariata and Adolpho, two master pizza makers from Naples, share their best pizza tips. This interview was conducted at the Pizza Expo, in Las Vagas.

And you need great pizza tools to make great pizza. Check out this pizza peel:

Epicurean Cutting Surfaces 21×14-in. Pizza Peel Series Pizza Peel The Pizza Peel won’t necessarily help you to hand toss the dough, but it just might make you want to. It works great with frozen pizzas as well. The beveled front edge helps to scoop the perfect pie from the oven and the hole in the handle makes for a convenient hanging option.

Epicurean Cutting Surfaces 21×14-in. Pizza Peel Series Pizza Peel

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This is one of the most amazing pizza ovens, I have ever seen.

Watch as the oven revolves. The pizzas are cooked compleely in just a few minutes.

A most incredible way to cook pizza.

This oven is avaiable from Goodfellas Woodfired Pizza School.
Ask For Scot THE BEST OVENS IN THE WORLD! 718 987- 2422

Music in this video from Glen Kaiser Band.
The Glen Kaiser Band rocks and so does this pizza oven!

pizza on earth,

Albert Grande
The Pizza Promoter

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Goodfella’s Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island New York opens Official Brick Oven Pizza School

The world famous Goodfella’s of Staten island announced today its official opening of Goodfella’s wood fired pizza school of New York. It will be one of the most comprehensive pizza schools in the country.

Focusing on the art of wood fired pizza ,gourmet breads and cheese making. Founder Scot Cosentino Says “We will be running the school from our original location at 1718 Hylan Blvd Staten Island New York.

It will be a completely hands on experience turning pizza makers from all over the world into gourmet artisans who will master the art of wood fired pizza. We also will be focusing on Gourmet Breads, Sauces, Cheese making and offer a variety of services from custom brick ovens to complete consulting on start up operations.”

Goodfella’s Founded in 1992 and has been an industry trend setter and leader in gourmet brick oven pizza since its inception. Wining numerous national and international prizes for its gourmet creations such as the Vodka Pie,Smokin Goodfella and Sally Pie.

Goodfella’s Brick Oven Pizza has also been known as one of Rudy Giuliani favorite place for pizza and known as a local celebrity hot spot for years and featured on many TV Segments.

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Contact information Scot Cosentino

(718) 987-2422 www.goodfellas.com

Scot, I want to wish you all the best
with your new Pizza School!

pizza all over Staten Island,

Albert Grande
The Pizza Promoter

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Boulder, CO­ September 13th, 2010, ­ The Fire Within, the nation's leading manufacturer of Mobile wood-fired pizza ovens announced today the first fall educational, hands-on workshops for entrepreneurs interested in live event pizza catering and concessions.

The workshop, designed and taught by "Fire Within's" founder, Joseph Pergolizzi, will include guest instructors. Participants in the two-day workshop will learn and practice insider secrets to making real pizza dough, and will have the opportunity to work with an authentic, Italian-made wood-fired pizza oven.

The course also includes essential marketing, food-safety and business techniques specific to the mobile wood-fired pizza oven concept. Registration, including all manuals and materials is $899.

 Participants are encouraged to pre-enroll at

http:// gettingstartedoctober2010.eventbrite.com/

The first fall workshop will be held on October 23rd and 24th at the 63rd Street Farm in Boulder, CO

"We're extremely excited to be offering another one of these workshops," said founder Pergolizzi. "Very few of the customers who purchase our mobile ovens have Pizza business experience. We have spent the last several years crafting a no-nonsense, easy-to-implement plan for success.

The workshops are very popular, we've trained over 50 people in our first year in offering this workshop."

Pergolizzi said the workshop can accommodate 20 participants and already has several registrations.

About Fire Within: FW was founded by Joseph Pergolizzi in 2005 and offers a turn-key business opportunity at a surprisingly affordable cost. The wood-burning ovens are manufactured by Forno Bravo, Italy's leading Pizza Oven builder and their portability platform was designed and manufactured in Boulder, CO. The company offers everything needed to start and succeed with a unique business concept ­ a mobile wood-burning Pizza Oven. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado.

Contact: Joseph Pergolizzi Phone: 303-652-7378 Email: info@portablebrickpizzaoven.com

website: http://portablebrickpizzaoven.com/
 

For more information about pizza, discover more pizza secrets at: The Pizza Therapy Pizza Blog

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Jon F. on the state of Pizza in New Haven, Italy and beyond!

Jon F. has been around pizza his entire life. As a matter of fact member’s of his family owned an Italain Restaurant. It was not until he went away to college did his entire perspective of pizza change.  One of his friends took him to Pepe’s Pizza in New Haven and this event transformed his notion of pizza.

The first thing he noticed was the enourmous coal fired oven. “What manner of beast is this?” he wondered. As soon as he had his first taste of New Haven pizza, he realized, his total idea of pizza had changed, forever. He ended up going back again and again.

This taste of Pepe’s inspired him to go on a quest to discover incredible pizza. He started making his own pizza based on some of the pizza he tasted in his travels. He would eventually go to the West Coast of the United States and sample pizzas created by Brian Spangler of Apizza Scholls. He was drawn to Italy to find some of the best pizza that country had to offer.  This is his story a story of pizza discovery.

I’m pleased to present to you a wonderful pizza interview. Noted pizza expert Jon F. shares all of his secrets including:

• His take on what makes Pepe’s Pizza so special.
• Inside information about  Sally’s Apizza on Wooster Street 
• The real secret to Pepe’s Pizza and Sally’s Apizza
• Jon’s thoughts on Italian Pizza
• The difference between Italian pizza and American Pizza
• The Pizza of Portland
• Apizza Scholls
• Taste Bud
• The most important thing you can do when you cook your own pizza.
• more pizza tips and tricks.

Jon’s interview is informative, lively and interesting.

He is a pizza expert and he reveals many tips and tricks.

This interview is sponsored by The Pizza Therapy Pizza Book.

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Pizza is a universal language. There is no doubt about it.

Let's travel to Naples Italy, the birthplace of modern day pizza Watch and learn as the pizzaiolo make pizza.

Each part of the process is given amore and passion.

You will be astounded by the following video. Sure it is totally in Italian.

And there are no subtitles. But honestly it does not matter. Watch and learn while Legends of Pizza create a masterpiece.

I love this video, and I love pizza.

These are the true Legends.

This is pizza form the heart.

pizza on earth,

albert grande

And if you have not gotten this book yet, you need to really click below to order it.

My friend Peter Reinhart  went on a journey. He called it Ameican Pie: My Search for the perfect pizza.

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On any given Saturday you will find me in my kitchen making pizza. We know how  to make homemade pizza. We make a lot of pizza. We eat a lot of pizza. For this particular night on making pizza we made a number of different pizza including: a portuguese sausage pizza. Portuguese sausage is big in Hawaii. We also made a portobello mushroom pizza and an anchovy and tomato pizza. We had a great time.

You can easily make your own delicious homemade pizza. Subscribe to Pizza News, and get a copy of my pizza dough recipe. Discover how to make pizza dough, here. pizza on earth, albert grande Pizza Therapy

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If you like pizza, you can learn make your own pizza at home.

This video will show you easy step by step instructions how to make pizza dough from scratch.

Making pizza is not hard at all. you start with basci ingredients: flour, salt, yeast and water. That’s it.

I use a little olive oil in my dough as well as some sugar. You can easily omit the sugar and olive oil. as a matter of fact the last several times I have made dough I completely omitted the sugar.

The dough came out fine.

Whan you make dough, you turn simple ingredients into something incredible.

When you make pizza, you make magic.
Learn to make pizza and make magic in your kitchen.

Here is the video:

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For more pizza tips and tricks, get a free copy of my pizza dough recipe and other pizza recipes.

Go to: Pizza Therapy, and Claim My Free  Pizza Recipe.

You can also learn to create your own amazing pizza.
Check out Pizza Therapy

pizza on earth,

albert grande

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Secrets from Inside the Pizzeria is a video guide of step by step instructions on how to make pizza.

Bev Collins is an unusual pizza master. First she never had pizza until she was sixteen. Next her first pizzas were out of the box kits. Not something you would expect from a pizza expert.

You can listen to an  interview with Bev at the end of this post

 Her passion for baking soon became evident. She had many life adventures and a number of professional experiences.

Her invlovement with pizza continued to grow. She became involved with a National Pizza Chain, working in their research and development section.

She was forced to learn the inside tricks of making pizza.

She shares this knowledge in her video tutorial, Secrets Inside the Pizzeria. You can get your own copy at at this link.

I have a copy and I like it. It gives some great tips on creating pizza.

• Bev explains the best pizza stone
• She gives great tips about what kind of flour to use
• Where to find the right flour
• Cheese blends you can use
• Excellent step by step directions to make dough
• Some inside tips on why your dough needs to be cold
• Why you need to proof your pizza

And you can claim your copy of Secrets from Inside the Pizzeria here.

Listen to the Bev Collins interview, below:

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