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2020 Summer Photo Contest Winners
Aug 30, 2020After receiving over 680 photos and over 170 submissions in our 2020 Summer Photo Contest, we have read every story, and reviewed every image (multiple times!) and are pleased to announce our contest winners. Congratulations to the following Grand Prize Winners on their wonderful photographs: Sharon Philpott & Stephen Finn, Joe Pirolozzi, and Gerald Richards. These photos are so gorgeous, that we’ve included a couple extra from each set for your enjoyment.... Read More
August 2020 | No. #135; 2020 Summer Photo Contest Winners, Photo Contest Honorable Mentions, Wood Fired Cooking Classes in Candor, New York
Aug 30, 2020Welcome to the August Special Edition of the Wood Fired Newsletter. Our 2020 Summer Photo Contest has… Read More
2020 Summer Photo Contest Honorable Mentions
Aug 28, 2020With so many choices in our 2020 Summer Photo Contest, it was hard to pick our favorites. (i.e. our judges were asked to pick their top ten photos, and one sent back a list of 46! Yes, we made them go back and narrow down their list, but it just goes to show how good the images were.) So, to honor the effort that went into these entries and builds,... Read More
Upcoming Wood Fired Cooking Classes from Turkey Trot Acres
Aug 27, 2020Over the years, Pete and Sherry Clare, proprietors of Turkey Trot Acres in Candor, NY have found that many people like to build their confidence with a “try before you buy” class before jumping into owning their own oven. As Forno Bravo dealers and experienced wood-fired cooking instructors, they began offering an introductory, hands-on, wood-fired cooking class to meet this need. Their next 2 classes will be held on September... Read More
2020 Summer Photo Contest Sampler
Jul 23, 2020Kits, tiled, stucco, and stone! We have received oven photos of them all as part of this summer’s photo contest. It’s not too late to participate! The photo submission deadline is Friday, July 31, 2020 and we’ll announce our winners in the August newsletter. We are giving away 3 prizes to the top 3 photos. Winners can choose one option from 3 quality accessories for their oven: a steel Tuscan... Read More
Pizza Intensive – Learning the Craft
Jul 23, 2020The North American Pizza and Culinary Academy (NAPCA) in Lyle, IL knows pizza! They regularly offer fun, food-centric, date nights, and cooking classes for the general public. However, a few times a year, they also offer special courses for those who really want to take their pizza making skills to the next level. As an authorized branch of the Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli, the oldest pizza school in Italy, Master Instructor,... Read More
June 2020 | No. #133; EF1 Tornado Couldn’t Topple a Forno Bravo Oven, 2020 Summer Photo Contest, Pizza Talk Interviews
Jun 29, 2020Tenaciousness in difficult circumstances is an admirable trait. In this edition of the Wood Fired Newsletter, we celebrate the tough,… Read More
EF1 Tornado Couldn’t Topple a Forno Bravo Oven
Jun 22, 2020Over the memorial day weekend, life got “interesting” for Billy Bradley and the residents of San Antonio, TX. An EF1 Tornado hit the NW side of the city, bringing with it heavy rain and 100 MPH winds, knocking over trees, and causing property and roof damage, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) for San Antonio. It also did quite a bit of damage to Billy’s back yard. The tornado... Read More
May 2020 | No. #132; NAPCA Takes on Curbside Pickup, Caring for Business while Caring for Community, New Video Interview Series: Pizza Talk presented by Pizza Quest
May 28, 2020Spring has officially sprung! So many changes are in the… Read More
