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Announcing My New Class at Pizza University

Dear Followers of Pizza Quest, First, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!  For those still looking for a last minute special Christmas or New Year’s gift, the folks at Pizza University are offering a 10% discount on all 2024 classes (the offer expires on Dec. 31). This includes the three-day class I’ll be teaching with Scott Wiener on May 13-15, 2024 based on my book, Pizza Quest. If you…Read More…

Pizza Quest: The Pizza Quest Online Pizza Course, with Director Kyle Ahlgren of ABC Online

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…

Pizza Quest with Guest Chef, Roy Elam, of Donna Jean: Plant Based Pizza to Die For

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…

Pizza Quest, with Guest Scott Deley, “The Ooni Pizza Project”

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…

Special Pizza Brunch in Winston Salem

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

Special Offer for my Online Pizza Course

Written By Peter Reinhart
Thursday, 23 February 2023 Peter's Blog

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…

Exciting News! My New Pizza Quest Video Class

Written By Peter Reinhart
Friday, 05 August 2022 Peter's Blog

Yes, it’s finally here! This new video class was shot with terrific production team from the Artisan Baking Center, where we feature techniques four of the pizzas from the recent Pizza Quest book, as well as doughs and other features and bonus content. For more details, here’s the link to the page with all the descriptions. https://artisanbakingcenter.com/p/pizza-quest?affcode=1233633_ma1m67e5 But wait — there’s more! If you decide to purchase the course by…Read More…

Rest in Peace, Shawn Randazzo

Written By Peter Reinhart
Monday, 07 December 2020 Peter's Blog

It is with great sadness that I report on the passing of Shawn Randazzo, who we interviewed here on Pizza Talk just a few months ago. Shawn, as we discussed during the interview, was in treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer and had high hopes for a full recovery, but it was not to be. Our hearts are broken for him and for his family, wife Kerri,, and their four children….Read More…

Interesting Video for Bread Bakers

Hi Folks, Hope you made or had some great pizza during this holiday weekend. I, on the other hand, doing my patriotic duty, opted for burgers, baking them in my Primavera 60 WFO oven at 1000 degrees F. in just under 2 minutes. Talk about fireworks!  Burgers just don’t get any better than firing them hot and fast. But that’s a story for another time. I just received this following…Read More…

Interview with Norma Knepp

 Note from Peter:  In January, I had the honor of being one of the judges for the 2016 Caputo Cup Pizza Championship. I served with Metro Pizza founder John Arena and Pete LaChappelle, publisher of Pizza Today Magazine (and also the organizer of the annual Pizza Expo in Las Vegas), as judges in the New York-Style category. Our category actually included any form of pizza baked in a pizzeria-style deck…Read More…

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Pizza Quest is a site dedicated to the exploration of artisanship in all forms, wherever we find it, but especially through the literal and metaphorical image of pizza. As we share our own quest for the perfect pizza we invite all of you to join us and share your journeys too. We have discovered that you never know what engaging roads and side paths will reveal themselves on this quest, but we do know that there are many kindred spirits out there, passionate artisans, doing all sorts of amazing things. These are the stories we want to discover, and we invite you to jump on the proverbial bus and join us on this, our never ending pizza quest.

Peter’s Books

American Pie
Artisan Breads Every Day
The Bread Bakers Apprentice
Brother Junipers Bread Book
Crust and Crumb
Whole Grain Breads

...and other books by Peter Reinhart, available on Amazon.com