Wood Fired Newsletter

For as long as I can remember, live fire has carried a seductive fascination for me; cooking with fire has aroused my culinary passions for well over a decade. From the cook-in fireplace we built at our home on 28 acres in upstate New York in 2006, to the two wood-burning ovens and cook-in outdoor fireplace at the house in Paso Robles, California's Central Coast Wine Country, I've pursued flame and smoke with single-minded devotion, researching techniques, doughs, and other miscellaneous fire-centric pursuits. (We also have seven grills at the Paso property, but that's another story, another obsession--and another book.)

When the folks at Forno Bravo suggested I write an eBook about wood-fired cooking, it took me all of two seconds to say "Yes!" Since then, a whole team of talented people have sweated, often literally, to make sure this book would be, not just beautiful, but also chock-full of useful techniques, incredible recipes, and evocative images. After 29 nationally-published cookbooks, I wouldn't dream of attaching my name to a book unless it met my very high standards, and this book meets and surpasses my requirements. No matter where you are on the learning curve of learning to cook in a wood-fired oven, from total beginner to seasoned fire-hound, you will find knowledge and recipes here to up your game exponentially.

May your afternoons and evenings be, always, kissed by fire.

-Brigit Binns

Wood Fired Pizza Dough Recipe

"I developed this dough with one goal in mind, to deliver an easy and foolproof formula that will become your go-to pizza dough. If you follow these easy steps, you can make a great artisan pizza crust in your wood fired oven."
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-Leo Spizzirri

Hidden Gem - Chef Bart - Roasted Garlic

"Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, roasted garlic accompanied more meals than less. It always seemed to be on the table next to an incredible crusty hunk of bread. Not a frequent occurrence these days, but a must for any pizza party." ...Read more.

-Chef Bart