{"id":882,"date":"2011-11-09T22:01:39","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T08:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/blog\/?p=882"},"modified":"2011-11-09T22:01:39","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T08:01:39","slug":"vision-of-pizza-by-john-arena-from-metro-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/legendsofpizza.com\/blog\/vision-of-pizza-by-john-arena-from-metro-pizza","title":{"rendered":"Vision of Pizza by John Arena from Metro Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> John Arena explains the Vision of Pizza embraced by Metro Pizza in Las Vegas. Jon explains everyone has thier own vision of great pizza. Whether you are from Brooklyn or New Haven. New Jersey or Chicago. Seattle or San Francisco, everyone has their own idea of the perfect pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Metro has a great concept for out of town pizza fans. If you go to Metro with a picture in front of you favorite pizzeria, you will recieve $25.00 worth of food. 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We have visited hundreds of Pizzerias across the country, learning and gathering recipes to bring our guests a taste of home, wherever home might be&#8230;.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQHnEd9MEyA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metropizza.com\/\" title=\"Metro Pizza\" target=\"_blank\">Metro Pizza<\/a>( 5 Locations including:)<br \/>\n1395 East Tropicana Avenue<br \/>\nLas Vegas, Nevada<br \/>\nTropicana &#038; Maryland Parkway<br \/>\n(702) 736-1955<\/p>\n<p>John teaches a pizza class at UNLV. Here is the course outline:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 1: History of Pizza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A discussion of the evolution of pizza and related flatbreads from the ancient Greeks to the kitchens of celebrity chefs. We will discuss how historical events and migration have shaped pizza, where we started, where we are now, and where we may be headed. 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