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New Video Interview Series: Pizza Talk Presented by Pizza Quest
May 19, 2020We’re very excited to announce that experienced interviewer and pizza aficionado, Peter Reinhart, is launching a new free series of Zoom interviews called Pizza Talk, presented by Pizza Quest! At its heart, this series is an extension of Peter’s never-ending search for the perfect pizza, but uses interactive dialogues with industry legends to delve deeply into the topic at hand. Specifically, it will feature current conversations with some of the brightest... Read More
North American Pizza and Culinary Academy Takes on Curbside Pickup and Other Projects
May 19, 2020With in-person classes currently on hold until June, the team of chefs at NAPCA have switched gears and returned to their roots. What do you do when you have a gorgeous commercial kitchen, and state of the art dough and oven rooms? You cook! Utilizing the skills they have gained from working in restaurants around the country and the world, including extensive menu planning practice, co-founders, Master Instructor Leo Spizzirri... Read More
Caring for Business while Caring for Community
May 19, 2020As we continue to ride the waves of change, we would like to honor some of our customers and friends on the commercial side as well. These are local businesses and professionals who are expanding their efforts to find new ways to stay open, as well as to fill the needs they see within their communities. Specifically, let us introduce you to ShadowView Brewing who used their wood fired oven... Read More
Virtual Pizza Expo – Free Web-Based Workshops Available for A Limited Time
Apr 17, 2020Tune in for 50 hours of free content – seminars, demonstrations, personal interviews, and round table discussions with some of the most successful pizza and artisan bread operators in the business. This Virtual Pizza Expo is offered by the editorial team at “Pizza Today”. When the International Pizza Expo and International Artisan Bakery Expos had to be canceled this year, the team made a commitment to the industry and the... Read More
Slice Out Hunger’s – Pizza vs Pandemic Campaign
Apr 17, 2020On March 21st, 2020, Slice Out Hunger and their partners, Slice, and Pizza to the Polls, launched an audacious new campaign called “Pizza vs. Pandemic.” Its simple goals are to get good pizza to care workers and care centers, and to support small businesses across America. Since the launch, they have raised $398,000 from over 5,500 donors, so that 11,700 pies could be delivered to 453 care centers across the... Read More
Special: Lower Deposits Make Ordering Easier
Apr 17, 2020To help make ordering (and your cash flow) easier during this time, Forno Bravo has lowered the deposit needed to order a new oven to 25%. (Down from the usual 50%.) This is a limited time offer that we are extending during the crisis as a show of solidarity with our customers and friends in the wood fired community. Benefits This discounted deposit is a win-win deal for everyone. (1)... Read More
March 2020 | No. #129; International Pizza Expo Postponed Until June 26-28, 2020; Pizza Ovens Go To School; Maestro Vito Iacopelli Demonstrates Neapolitan Pizza Making in a Vesuvio Oven
Mar 24, 2020At Forno Bravo, we have always referred to our customers as family for a simple reason, for us, you are! Family shares bonds and a… Read More
Maestro Vito Iacopelli Demonstrates Pizza Making in a Vesuvio Oven
Mar 20, 2020We’re channeling our inner Italian today by sharing this fun and informative video by Maestro Vito Iacopelli. Born in Bari, Italy, he currently hails from Los Angeles. The Maestro has made a great how-to video for preparing a pizza with organic purple potato cream sauce, mozzarella, sausage, fennel, and mushrooms using a friend’s wood and gas fired Vesuvio Maestro Vito has officially been a pizzaiolo since 1993, and a master chef... Read More
Pizza Ovens Go To School
Mar 20, 2020With a renewed focus on the value of the trades, more schools are incorporating the culinary arts into their curriculum. Cooking teaches incredible skills across disciplines in a unique, organic (and delicious) way. Just some of the disciplines and skills involved are math, chemistry, history, sociology, communications, business, fine motor control, creativity, planning, and organization. Forno Bravo is excited to have worked with several schools across the country to place... Read More
