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Welcome back to Pizza Quest! In this episode, Peter talks with Kyle Ahlgren, the producer/director of the Artisan Baking Center (ABC) Online streaming classes. A year ago, Peter and Kyle collaborated at the Artisan Baking Center, the educational component of Central Milling, in Petaluma, CA, where they video recorded a pizza course based on Peter’s most recent book, Pizza Quest. The book is a direct result of the many interviews…Read More…

Welcome back to Pizza Quest!         Chef Roy Elam learned how to cook in the cornfields along the borderland between St. Louis and Illinois, and then paid his culinary dues with some of the country’s finest natural foods chefs. But when he decided to open a plant-based restaurant of his own, dedicated to his mom, Donna Jean, Southern California was the logical place to do it. First…Read More…

Welcome back to Pizza Quest! There is no question that Ooni Ovens have taken the world by storm, even eclipsing their worthy competitor RoccBox, which had a nice head start. How have they done it? Fortunately, we have Scott Deley with us, who just published a book called, The Ooni Pizza Project. The book is loaded with inspiring recipes created by Scott (but inspired by his many pizza heroes), who has…Read More…

Hi Folks, Here’s the link to my upcoming Pizza Brunch and book signing on Sept. 10, at Peyton Smith’s wonderful Mission Pizza Napoletana in Winston Salem (listen to the recent audio Pizza Quest podcast of our conversation here).  I hope to see some of you there. https://www.exploretock.com/missionpizzanapoletana/event/431227/pizza-quest-brunch-with-peter-reinhart

Welcome back to Pizza Quest! This episode features a conversation with Chef John Ash, who for the past 40 years has been known in Sonoma and Napa as the Godfather of Wine Country Cuisine. His restaurant, John Ash & Company, helped to define that regional aspect of what later became known as California Cuisine back in the 1980’s and 1990’s. He, along with chefs like Alice Waters, Jeremiah Tower, Joyce…Read More…

Hi Everybody, Eidref Laxa, of the What’s Good Dough podcast, is offering a special 35% discount in collaboration with Central Milling’s Artisan Baking Center, for this pizza class we produced last year at Central Milling.  Note the discount code  (GOODDOUGH ) and follow the link for more details.  Feel free to share this info with your own social networks and write to me at peter@pizzaquest.com if you have any questions. (Note…Read More…

Welcome to this special Memorial Day edition of Pizza Quest, with our special guest, Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue Bible, now celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new, updated edition. Memorial Day signifies many things important to us all as we honor those who have made our freedom possible. It also instinctively compels us to break out the BBQ grills and charcoal. In this episode, Steven shares with his…Read More…

Hi Everybody, Here’s a link to the sign-up page for my Summer Pizza Party class, hosted by the Milk Street Cooking School. The tickets are inexpensive ($29.95) PLUS, there’s a 15% discount for readers of this blog if you type in PIZZAPARTY in the code box when you check out. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-pizza-party-with-peter-reinhart-tickets-596913162337  The date is Tuesday, May 23 at 6 PM Eastern. The class runs for an hour and 15 minutes,…Read More…

Hi Everyone, After a three year hiatus, it’s back!!!! Here’s a link for this year’s Asheville Bread Festival, where I’ll be leading a panel on the Farmer/Miller/Baker collaboration, featuring Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills, Douglas Rose of Team Rose Breads, and Jon McDonald of Weaver Street Market in Chapel Hill. There will be workshops, the ever-popular baker’s showcase, mill tours, presentations, and all sorts of other cool stuff throughout the…Read More…

Hi Everyone, I’m excited let you know that I’ve teamed up with Forno Bravo and Artisan Baking Center Online to offer you a great deal on my Pizza Quest video class! For a limited time,* get 30% OFF with coupon code: BRAVO30. Plus, 3 lucky students** will receive a signed copy of my book, Pizza Quest: My Never-Ending Search for the Perfect Pizza. CLICK HERE to learn more and sign up today! ABC…Read More…