Pizza Quest with Peter Reinhart

There is nothing quite like a good Avocado Toast. Am I right?  These days, it’s all the rage and it seems like there is no end to what can be done to gourmet it up!  My favorite is with a runny egg and some red pepper flakes and, of course with a good sprinkling of flaky sea salt and pepper. At home I’ll add whatever I might have around:  chopped…Read More…

Hi Again, Just a quick note to let you know I’ll be speaking at the Northeast Pizza & Pasta Show on Wednesday (opening talk at 10 AM), as well as moderating a panel with pizza masters John Arena and Brian Spangler on “Tinkering with Your Dough” on Thursday morning.  Also, on Wednesday afternoon, I’ll be on stage with the incredible Anthony Mangieri for an inspirational conversation on staying true to…Read More…

Note from Peter: It’s been a while since we heard from Bob Racliffe, who has been cranking out Jersey -style tomato pies and artisan breads in rural North Carolina for the past few years, via his Ben Franklin Society and Lynch Creek Farm Bakery programs. We all get lots of good ideas and make our “one of these days” lists, but here is a great example of how Bob grabs…Read More…

Queso Fundido! When life gives you lemons the old adage suggests you make lemonade.  I love good lemonade.  It’s sweet, but it has to be tart!  When it’s perfect it balances on the edge between the two taste sensations. Well, today I asked for some lamb merguez sausage at the market and was instead given some pork chorizo sausage. What to do? What to do?!! One thing was for sure,…Read More…

Hi Again, I’m back with Part Two of the dough making demo as well as the Bacon and Egg Pizza that we made with the dough during the Forno Bravo Wood-Fired Oven Expo in Salinas, CA. If you haven’t watched Part One, scroll down to the previous posting. Note, this is a very basic Neapolitan-style dough, with no sugar or oil added. However, in the recipe posted here, you will…Read More…

Hi Everyone, Here’s a never before shown webisode filmed during the Forno Bravo Wood-Fired Oven Expo in Salinas, CA. This is a two part series so, in Part One we’ll make a new dough from scratch but use a dough made the day before to prepare the pizza. All of this will come together in Part Two, which we’ll post next week, but this will definitely get you started for…Read More…

Hi Everybody, It’s been a crazy summer (on so many fronts), so I’ve had a hard time catching up and posting regularly. More is on its way, I promise, but for now I wanted to give you an update on some upcoming events and also to give you some links to four videos that will serve as my recap of the 2019 Johnson & Wales International Symposium on Bread. First,…Read More…

Look at that pizza! I was recently recommending some pizzerias for my brother to take his family while on a trip to New York City. I sent him a link to Una Pizza Napoletana.  I told him about Anthony Mangieri and how he was one of the pizza greats who literally makes every pizza he serves.  After I sent him the link I poked around the website and checked out…Read More…

Welcome to the final segment of our visit with Anthony Mangieri, owner of the legendary Una Pizza Napoletana. I’ve mentioned in previous segments that when we filmed this, Anthony was in San Francisco, having moved the original Una from NYC to the west coast for about 6 years. However, as he told us, his wife is from Italy and it didn’t take long for them to realize that NYC is…Read More…

Hi All, We just completed our third annual International Symposium on Bread and the photographer dropped off the flash drive with all the photos today. So, I’ll be posting a recap and highlights in a few days, after I return from King Arthur Flour in Norwich, VT, where I’ll be teaching two days from the new Perfect Pan Pizza book. Just wanted to let you know to check back next…Read More…