Pizza Talk

When Kelly Whitaker first appeared on Pizza Quest many years ago in a number of fabulous webisodes, we predicted.a James Beard Award in his future. Well, the time is drawing nigh, as Kelly is now a finalist for this year’s Beard Awards, which will be announced in September. Hear all about it, also about his proprietary pizza flour blend and relationships with local growers and millers, and all that has…Read More…

Now that Dan Richer has joined the Yodi discussion with John Arena and Brian Spangler it was inevitable that we’d see one of his doughs in action. This time around he makes a pizza in his home kitchen using his signature method of sourdough starter with a small spike of commercial yeast. In future episodes we’ll be meeting with other great pizza makers who have moved into the sourdough sector but, at this…Read More…

Scott Wiener joins us again, as he does every week, with another Pizza Box of the Week from his Guinness Book of Records collection. Your clue for this week is contained in the title, so I won’t say anymore but,  let’s have Scott take it from here to tell you the whole story!  

Sourdough Pizza is a major trend in the pizza world these days. In this episode, John Arena and Brian Spangler, our resident Pizza Yodi’s, invite Dan Richer, our newest Yoda, to further explore the category, as well as sharing their own techniques. Brian will show us how he makes his classic version, and later we’ll see how the others do it. You’ll be amazed at how much you will learn…Read More…

Razza Pizza Artigianale has become known as one of the finest, most inventive and in demand pizzerias in the world. It’s founder, Dan Richer, is on a never-ending journey of self-discovery — in both pizza and in life — which makes him the ideal candidate for a Pizza Talk interview. Dan is among a growing cohort of influencers (think Anthony Mangieri, Will Lawrence-Grant, Derek Sanchez, among them) in the movement…Read More…

What would happen if McDonald’s decided to get into the pizza business? While your mind goes berserk and the late great pizza masters turn over in their graves, enjoy the box that Scott brings us this week on his popular Pizza Box of the Week segment. Take it away, Scott!

Chris Bianco is, quite possibly, the most beloved pizza maker in America. His nearly mythical ascent within the artisan community was not by any design or marketing campaign but, and this is just my opinion (perhaps shared by many of you), because of an authentic soulfulness that has touched and influenced thousands of people over the past 20+ years. It certainly was not by intentional design because, let’s face it,…Read More…

Chris Bianco is, quite possibly, the most beloved pizza maker in America. His nearly mythical ascent within the artisan community was not by any design or marketing campaign but, and this is just my opinion (perhaps shared by many of you), because of an authentic soulfulness that has touched and influenced thousands of people over the past 20+ years. It certainly was not by intentional design because, let’s face it,…Read More…

The new crop of tomatoes are in the ground and, so, while they grow and ripen, it’s time to find out as much as we can about this beloved — and controversial — fruit.  Rob Dinapoli is our go-to guy in these matters. His family owned, multi-generational canned tomato products business is well known in the pizza and food service industry but less so by the general public. As an…Read More…

The new crop of tomatoes are in the ground and, so, while they grow and ripen, it’s time to find out as much as we can about this beloved — and controversial — fruit.  Rob Dinapoli is our go-to guy in these matters. His family owned, multi-generational canned tomato products business is well known in the pizza and food service industry but less so by the general public. As an…Read More…