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2020 International Pizza Expo is Right Around the Corner
Feb 25, 2020March 31 – April 2, 2020 is the 36th edition of the International Pizza Expo held in Las Vegas, NV. Forno Bravo will there with our ovens, chefs, and live cooking demonstrations to add to the fun and excitement! (Booth #2369) Master Instructor and World Pizza Champion, Chef Leo Spizzirri, and Chef Anthony Iannone from the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy will be headlining our demos this year. Their... Read More
50th Edition of Wood Fired University Course Offered in Denver
Jan 17, 2020This long-running, 3-day class for beginning entrepreneurs and business owners will take place February 21 – 24th, 2020 in Denver, CO. You will strengthen you mobile business savvy, as well your wood fired cooking skills with this course taught by our friends at Fire Within. Learn More Read More
Pizza Party Primer
Dec 20, 2019One of the perks of owning a wood fired oven is hosting great gatherings. There is something primal in our spirits that draws people together around the heat and motion of the flames. Add in the delicious smells of the pizza, and the interactive nature of the preparation, and you have a guaranteed hit on your hands. …All that is a fancy way of saying, “IT’S PARTY TIME!” Keep reading... Read More
Feast of the 7 Fishes – An Italian-American Christmas Eve Tradition with a Wood Fired Twist
Dec 19, 2019Food, faith, and place have been inextricably and deliciously intertwined throughout history. One example is the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Traceable back to Southern Italian immigrants in New York as early as the 1800’s, this grand Christmas Eve meal exclusively features seafood and its accompanying dishes. While a common occurrence within the Italian-American community, and in Italy in general, the name of the feast has only been popularized more... Read More
Chefs Rock Forno Bravo Napoli Ovens at the 2019 Las Vegas Pizza Festival
Dec 19, 2019Check out the video from the Las Vegas Pizza Festival and enjoy a taste of the action! The Show The inaugural Las Vegas Pizza Festival in November was a big hit! Its industrial setting featured over 20 artisans slinging pies and 1,500+ people attending! Vegas has become known as a “foodie” town, with great chefs opening restaurants both inside and away from the casinos, but until now, the quality of... Read More
2019 Photo Review From Our Wood Fired Family
Dec 19, 2019As we wrap up 2019, we love looking back at the ‘family photo album’ and samples of the wonderful, wood fired shots and stories sent to us this year by the community of Forno Bravo owners and oven builders. Here are just a few of the many terrific submission we received through our contests, Facebook page, and Photo Gallery link. Our oven lines are so diverse, and our owners and... Read More
A Fall Farm-to-Table Feast with Chef Nicolas Torrent
Nov 19, 2019Chef Nicolas Torrent is a master at taking hyper-local, farm-fresh, organic ingredients and turning them into culinary wonders. He loves using his Vesuvio wood fired oven from Forno Bravo for the textures and flavors it draws from his dishes. Enjoy this video and blog capturing the bounty of a fall “farm to pizza oven to table” feast he prepared for guests last year at Park Winters Farm in Winters, California.... Read More
Wood Fired Thanksgiving Meal Recipe Collection from Foodterra
Nov 15, 2019Eric Wilson is a private chef based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He specializes in “free-style cookery” focusing on fresh, local ingredients. After years of honing his craft in restaurants, he now prepares meals for clients all over the world. His enthusiasm and spontaneity continues to delight guests of all kinds! In 2018, Forno Bravo invited Chef Eric to develop and film making a Thanksgiving Meal using his Bella wood fired... Read More
Understanding the New Nexus Laws for Online Sales
Nov 15, 2019The internet commerce has been a bit of the wild, wild West in terms of sales tax laws for a long time. With customers coming from around the world, manufacturing in one jurisdiction, sales and customer service teams in another, warehousing and shipping often in a third location, figuring how to calculate and collect state sales taxes have been a difficult nut to crack. But as more commerce has moved... Read More
