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Photo Contest Winners And New Culinary School Now Open!

Ahh, May! We are happy to welcome in the late-spring months of dreaming and planning for the outdoor kitchen building season. Folks are busy freshening up their spaces and getting everything ready for entertaining family and friends. The pizza dough recipes by Peter Reinhart (below) will help get your cooking engines revved up again as well!

New Residential Pizza Oven Home Page

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We were thrilled with the photos that were sent in for our photo contest and can’t wait to share them with you. And yes, we have a winner! Each photo submitted represents a family or a business that has made wood fired cooking a part of their lives, and reflects opportunities for them to gather with others to share the simple pleasure of food and time together.

We are also celebrating the opening of a new culinary school by our friend and brand ambassador, Chef Leo Spizzirri. We are excited to tell the story of his new space, where people of all levels and abilities can come to learn the art of good cooking and great pizza making! We’ve included his Baked Pasta Video Recipe as a fun way for you to get to know him and his cooking style.

Enjoy this month’s newsletter and feel free to forward it to a friend. If you would like, check out our New Residential Page to help you find the perfect oven for your home. And as always, if we can help you in any way with your pizza oven buying decisions, just let us know!

Cheers!
The Forno Bravo Team

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In This Issue

Winter/Spring Photo Contest Winner

Pizza School Grand Opening

Pizza Dough Recipes by Pete Reinhart

Baked Pasta Recipes by Chef Leo

Upcoming NRA Show

NRA Show is Just Around the Corner – May 19-22.

The National Restaurant Association Show annually hosts over 66,000 foodservice professionals and 2,300 exhibiting companies for a four-day food extravaganza in Chicago. With twice-daily cooking demos by Chef Leo Spizzirri and guests, and the chance to see a Napoli 120 and the new Bella Mobile Pizza Oven Trailer, it should be a fun time of eating and learning! Register for the show and sign up for email reminders about Chef Leo’s demos here!

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2018 Photo Contest— And the Winner is...

Casa 90 Pizza Oven In Brick

The Webers’ Casa90 Modular Pizza Oven Kit sports a classic brick enclosure. Complete with dual arches and Christmas touches, it is both functional and beautiful all winter long.

Every pizza oven is as unique as the family or restaurant that loves it and makes it their own. We like to think that Forno Bravo pizza ovens absorb family memories and transform them into fabulous food, which in turn fuel even more memories in a delicious cycle! The photo contest is a way to meet some of the people and ovens who are part of this cycle.

Contest Winner:

We had a great response and received many wonderful photos and stories. With pleasure, we announce Alexandra & Dave Weber of Reinholds, PA and their Casa90 Pizza Oven as the winner of the 2018 Winter/Spring Photo Contest! We loved the colors and composition of their shot and the classic winter spirit behind it. Describing their oven, Alexandra wrote, “We put in our pizza oven Spring of 2017 and absolutely love it — a dream come true. In the winter time, we do not do much pizza, but bake sourdough bread about every 2 weeks, even when it is snowing and cold!” Congratulations Alexandra & Dave! Keep up the baking!

Runner Up credit goes to Stevan Radovanic of Belgrade, Serbia (Custom 36” Pompeii). We especially enjoyed the beautiful setting and artistic touches on his finished oven.

Thanks For Your Submissions! We have posted these photos, and many other shots in our photo gallery for your inspiration and enjoyment! Be sure to check them out. Also, keep an eye on our Wood Fired Blog over the next couple of weeks to see a wrap up of all of the fun stories behind the submissions.

Custom Casa90 Kit by Matt

Runner Up: Steven R. relied heavily on the Forno Bravo website to build this lovely brick oven at his idyllic vacation home.

Stella Pizza Pie Vesuvio 110 Oven

12’ of snow couldn't stop Ed B. from enjoying his custom oven, thanks to help from the Forum and a good shovel.

Steve's Pizza Oven

In another season, spring sunshine shows off the fused glass panels of Ed B.’s Pompeii to perfection.

Bella Portable Pizza Oven

Landscape architect, Susanne F. used a Giardino Kit in her design for a space that was inviting and easy to cook in.

Primavera Pizza Oven

Stet S. says “It’s never too cold outside for homemade pizza.” The insulation in his Bella really works!

Pizzeria Brava della Strada, Fiale

This sourdough bread was baked in the winning Casa90. Artisan perfection and creative crusts.

Pizzeria Brava della Strada, Fiale

Mark F. managed to cook a 28lb Grouper in his Tuscana80. A tight fit, but his guests enjoyed every bite!

Stucco Premio Pizza Oven

The allure of the flames that draws us all to wood fired cooking captured by one of our younger photographers.

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Community Cookbook Spotlight:

North American Pizza and Culinary Academy North American Pizza and Culinary Academy Opens for Classes

The North American Pizza and Culinary Academy officially opened its doors on May 3, 2018. Founded by Master Instructor and world pizza champion, Chef Leo Spizzirri, and Chef Anthony Iannone, this new state-of-the-art cooking school and demonstration kitchen will specialize in hands-on, interactive education for all levels and ages. The school is located just outside of Chicago in Lisle, IL.

The school features several kinds of equipment, including five styles of Forno Bravo pizza ovens for the students and guests to work with. One of their showpieces is an incredible Napoli140, whose custom copper exterior has over 28,000 hand-placed disks to really make it shine! Read Full Blog Post

"Neo-Neapolitan" and Classic Styles of Pizza Dough

For all of our new Pizza Oven owners (and others who would just like a refresher course), we are offering two pizza dough recipes for you to try this month from Pizza Quest’s Peter Reinhart. Click the photo to try his neo-neapolitan dough recipe and Click Here to try the classic version. Let us know which you like better!
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Hidden Gem - Chef Leo’s Baked Pasta – Prepared Two Ways

Both Gnocchi and Ravioli can be beautifully finished in your wood fired oven to bring together the pasta and meat flavors, and caramelize the cheese. Chef Leo shows us how it is done in this video recipe.
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Looking For More Recipes?

Our Community Cookbook features over 200 recipes tailored to wood fired ovens. Try a new pizza topping combination, or maybe a roasted meat, vegetable dish, or dessert. You can search by favorite ingredient or by course to stretch your skills and palate.

Our recipes are created and tested by our distinguished chef’s panel on their own Forno Bravo Pizza Ovens. They also come from our extensive community of home chefs and owners. Guaranteed, each bite will be delicious!

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