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Classes, Classes, and More Classes at the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy
Oct 19, 2018Chefs Leo Spizzirri and Anthony Iannoni opened the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy (NAPCA) just outside of Chicago this past year. Their goal and dream is to bring high quality, international culinary education, pizzaiolo training, general cooking classes, and a whole lot of fun with food to the Midwest and beyond! Pizza Courses On one end of the spectrum, its all about pizza. NAPCA hosts one, three, and five-day... Read More
September 2018 | No. #112; Customer Spotlight, Recipe Contest Voting, New Web Resources, Small’s Family Farm, Brigit Binns on Pizza Quest, Oktoberfest Pretzels
Sep 25, 2018As we close out the end of the summer and enter the fall harvest season, we are excited to bring you the newest edition of the Wood-Fired Newsletter. Wood and gas fired ovens are… Read More
More from the Family Photo Album — Customer Spotlights
Sep 10, 2018Last month, we had so much fun creating a Family Photo Album of customer ovens, testimonials, and stories that we decided to do it again and spotlight even more owners. We really are blessed to have so many passionate folks to choose from! If you would like to share photos and your story with us and the larger wood fired community, just use our easy Share Tool here. This time,... Read More
2018 Summer Recipe Contest Voting and Round Two Entries
Sep 10, 2018The submission period of our 2018 Summer Recipe Contest has officially ended and it’s time to test some recipes and cast your vote. We are thrilled with all of the recipes that came in! They run the gamut from main dishes and appetizers to bread and dessert. There are samples of cuisine and ingredients from many places – North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Wood Fired... Read More
Small’s Family Farm — Taking a Roma on the Road
Sep 10, 2018Small’s Family Farm has been a farming staple in the valley of Walla Walla, Washington for five generations. The family prides itself on using sustainable farming practices with a view to the long-term health of the land. They produce and mill a high-quality, all-purpose flour, and also a high-protein bread flour (15.7% protein.) The bread flour is specially made from red spring wheat, and is fantastic for pizza dough and... Read More
August 2018 | No. #111; Residential Pizza Ovens, Recipe Contest, Pizza Peel Overview, Steak Dinner and Mussels Diavolo Recipes, Napolino Spotlight
Aug 15, 2018We hope you are enjoying a beautiful summer and have gotten to escape on a vacation or two — even if it is only a vacation to your own backyard for a pizza party and glass of Italian wine! Read More
Pizza Peels 101
Aug 03, 2018Wood fired cooking has been around for centuries, and the tools for getting food into and out of a hot, deep oven without burning yourself have developed right along with it. Pizza peels epitomize of this kind of tool. They are truly a case of form following function. Our current word, peel, is derived from the French word Pelle, meaning “shovel.” The original simple wooden peels were easy to carve, inexpensive, and did not... Read More
2018 Summer Recipe Contest Extended, Plus First Round Entries
Aug 02, 2018The 2018 Summer Recipe Contest launched a few weeks ago and a few bold souls have sent in their creations for us to try. Their dishes look fabulous! So far we have entries in the pizza, main dish, and dessert categories. We’ve decided to extend the deadline for another month to try to give the competition a bit more time to get their entries turned in. Remember these recipes can be for... Read More
Family Photo Album – Forno Bravo Home Pizza Ovens
Aug 02, 2018Since launching our new tool for sharing photos and stories on the website a few months ago, we have been receiving some excellent shots of Forno Bravo ovens “in the wild.” The creative oven enclosures and outdoor kitchens/entertaining areas that our community members come up with continually amaze us! We hope these photos and testimonials inspire and delight you as much as they do us. Giardino70 Modular Kit – Natural Rock... Read More
