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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
2020 International Pizza Expo is Right Around the Corner
Feb 25, 2020March 31 – April 2, 2020 is the 36th edition of the International Pizza Expo held in Las Vegas, NV. Forno Bravo will there with our ovens, chefs, and live cooking demonstrations to add to the fun and excitement! (Booth #2369) Master Instructor and World Pizza Champion, Chef Leo Spizzirri, and Chef Anthony Iannone from the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy will be headlining our demos this year. Their... Read More
50th Edition of Wood Fired University Course Offered in Denver
Jan 17, 2020This long-running, 3-day class for beginning entrepreneurs and business owners will take place February 21 – 24th, 2020 in Denver, CO. You will strengthen you mobile business savvy, as well your wood fired cooking skills with this course taught by our friends at Fire Within. Learn More Read More
Pizza Party Primer
Dec 20, 2019One of the perks of owning a wood fired oven is hosting great gatherings. There is something primal in our spirits that draws people together around the heat and motion of the flames. Add in the delicious smells of the pizza, and the interactive nature of the preparation, and you have a guaranteed hit on your hands. …All that is a fancy way of saying, “IT’S PARTY TIME!” Keep reading... Read More
Feast of the 7 Fishes – An Italian-American Christmas Eve Tradition with a Wood Fired Twist
Dec 19, 2019Food, faith, and place have been inextricably and deliciously intertwined throughout history. One example is the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Traceable back to Southern Italian immigrants in New York as early as the 1800’s, this grand Christmas Eve meal exclusively features seafood and its accompanying dishes. While a common occurrence within the Italian-American community, and in Italy in general, the name of the feast has only been popularized more... Read More
Chefs Rock Forno Bravo Napoli Ovens at the 2019 Las Vegas Pizza Festival
Dec 19, 2019Check out the video from the Las Vegas Pizza Festival and enjoy a taste of the action! The Show The inaugural Las Vegas Pizza Festival in November was a big hit! Its industrial setting featured over 20 artisans slinging pies and 1,500+ people attending! Vegas has become known as a “foodie” town, with great chefs opening restaurants both inside and away from the casinos, but until now, the quality of... Read More
2019 Photo Review From Our Wood Fired Family
Dec 19, 2019As we wrap up 2019, we love looking back at the ‘family photo album’ and samples of the wonderful, wood fired shots and stories sent to us this year by the community of Forno Bravo owners and oven builders. Here are just a few of the many terrific submission we received through our contests, Facebook page, and Photo Gallery link. Our oven lines are so diverse, and our owners and... Read More
