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Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo Honored by UNESCO

Jan 02, 2018

The Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo was honored in December 2017 as one of the newest traditions added to UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This award places the Italian wood fired, pizza-making style, and all of its associated traditions, up among the greatest cultural gifts to the world. The list was started in 2003 and serves to raise awareness of 429 elements of intangible heritage that deserve preservation for... Read More

Contemplating the Ovens of Napoli

Sep 29, 2012

The folks responsible for building the Vera Pizza Napoletana brand have done a really good job, and over the past few years, awareness of Pizza Napoletana, wood-fired ovens from Naples and Caputo flour has skyrocketed. Which is a really good thing — both for the companies that make Pizza Napoletana related products (including Forno Bravo) and for consumers. There is a growing number of pizzerias in the U.S. and around... Read More

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