Wood-Fired Cooking
FireWithin Hosts Upcoming Class for Mobile Pizza Business Owners
May 11, 2018July 20-23rd, 2018, our friends at FireWithin will be hosting a Wood-Fired University course in Denver, CO. This 3-day mobile wood-fired business and pizza intensive is a great way to power start your company and improve your cooking skills in one class. This will be the 42nd offering of the course. With 8 years of teaching this course and thousands of graduates— that’s experience you can trust! What’s It About? Taught... Read More
North American Pizza and Culinary Academy Opens for Classes
May 04, 2018The North American Pizza and Culinary Academy officially opened its doors on May 3, 2018. Founded by Master Instructor and world pizza champion, Chef Leo Spizzirri, and Chef Anthony Iannone, this new state-of-the-art cooking school, and test and demonstration kitchen will specialize in hands-on, interactive education for all levels and ages. The school is located just outside of Chicago in Lisle, IL. Equipment and Classes The school features several kinds of equipment, including... Read More
Forno Bravo Welcomes Guest Food Blogger, Gerry Speirs of Foodness Gracious
Apr 11, 2018Gerry Speirs of Long Beach, CA and author of Foodness Gracious is one of the newest members of our Community Cookbook, a Featured Guest Blogger, and a proud owner of a custom Napolino70 Forno Bravo wood fired pizza oven! Originally from Scotland, Gary is a blogger, photographer, cook, husband, and stay-at-home dad. His specialties are desserts and pastries, but his recipes range far and wide across the food spectrum. He... Read More
2018 International Pizza Expo Demo Wrap-up
Mar 28, 2018The Forno Bravo Booth was buzzing at the 2018 International Pizza Expo as Maestro Instruttore and World Pizza Champion, Chef Leo Spizzirri kept us fed, educated, and entertained for 3 days! We created quite the traffic jam in the aisles as 60 – 100 people stopped by to watch each live cooking demonstration. All of the dishes were cooked in a Forno Bravo Napoli120, custom tiled for the show. Thanks to... Read More
Business Support Available for Wood Fired Concessionaires from Fire Within
Mar 16, 2018Opening a new wood fired mobile business can be an exciting adventure! Forno Bravo ovens are perfect compliments to mobile trailers and concessionaire businesses. Fire Within, a company out of Denver, CO has worked closely with Forno Bravo for many years and offers excellent resources for new business owners to help get them started or to continue on their culinary journey. Going Back to School for Hands-On Training New... Read More
A Visit with Brigit Binns
Mar 14, 2018The Forno Bravo Team caught up with Brigit Binns recently in her kitchen at Refugio Paso Robles, a culinary learning center, and vacation rental retreat. She was busy preparing for her upcoming sold-out class, “Pizza and Beyond: Wood Fired Oven Weekend Master Class”, and of course, cooking. Brigit was excited to share her Bella Ultra 40 Stainless Steel Pizza Oven with the group during the demonstration part of the class. She... Read More
Live Demo from the 2017 International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas
Feb 15, 2018In 2017, Forno Bravo hosted a booth at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Chef Leo Spizziri, a certified master instructor, and world champion pizzaiolo was there with us to engage the crowds and showcase the Forno Bravo custom Napoli 120 oven with his entertaining and educational in-booth demos. As we busily prepare for the 2018 show, we would like to take a look back at Chef Leo’s last demo from... Read More
Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo Honored by UNESCO
Jan 02, 2018The 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
A Girl and Her Dragon – Beyond Pizza
Sep 07, 2016You can cook more than just pizza in that oven of yours. I know, I know, sacrilege! It’s a pizza oven for a reason! Hear me out though. I’ve catered close to a dozen events this summer, from massive corporate parties to private birthday bashes, and a couple of times clients have asked us for something beyond the basic insert-your-toppings-here package. In response to their requests, I did a bit... Read More
