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Sprouted Flour, the Next “Bread Revolution”

Written By Peter Reinhart
Friday, 07 March 2014 Peter's Blog

I’m finally back from two exciting adventures and hope to start a new series of postings, reporting from the new frontier of sprouted grain. This is just a brief one, which I will follow over the next few weeks with photos and more details. As mentioned in my last Peter’s Blog, I spent a week shooting the photos for my new book, The Bread Revolution. We did this at Central…Read More…

Coming Attractions

Written By Peter Reinhart
Saturday, 01 February 2014 Peter's Blog

Hi Everyone, It’s been a busy time for all of us here at Pizza Quest so I wanted to fill you in on what I’ve been up to and what will be coming in the next few months. I’ve been working on the final stages of my new book for Ten Speed Press, all about coming developments in the world of bread and flour, and will be soon shooting the…Read More…

Happy New Year Everyone!

Written By Peter Reinhart
Tuesday, 31 December 2013 Peter's Blog

Yes, another year has flown by, full of adventures, trials and tribulations, and, of course, great pizza! Brad and I will back with new postings throughout the coming year and plan to keep this journey alive (the quest never ends…). I have no photos to share with you today, as we approach the dropping of the big ball in a few hours, just a few year end thoughts and thanks….Read More…

Peter’s Blog, News Flash!

Written By Peter Reinhart
Thursday, 14 November 2013 Peter's Blog

Hi Everyone, PizzaQuest follower John Daniels has been working on a really interesting baking platform, he actually calls it a Pizza Grate, that was designed to wick away any moisture from the underskirt of your crust via a series of strategically drilled holes in the plate.  He sent both Brad and me an early prototype and Brad is currently testing it out and will report on it in an upcoming…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, A Visit with Michael Pollan

Written By Peter Reinhart
Saturday, 02 November 2013 Peter's Blog

A few weeks ago author Michael Pollan came to Charlotte to speak at a local university. Earlier that day I was fortunate to be able to appear with him for an hour on our local NPR radio program, Charlotte Talks, where we discussed many of his favorite themes. Most of you already know who Michael Pollan is, but in case you don’t, he is the author of a number of…Read More…

Oh well, you can’t win ’em all

Written By Peter Reinhart
Friday, 30 August 2013 Peter's Blog

As many of you already know, I did not win the New Yorker Caption Contest this week, though I did get many e-mails from folks saying they thought I should have.  But the winning caption was very funny and I figured it might very well win when I first saw it in the finals, and it did. Was it because the author had more Twitter followers or Facebook fans than…Read More…

Please Vote

Written By Peter Reinhart
Wednesday, 07 August 2013 Peter's Blog

Hi Everyone, I’m taking shameless advantage of this platform to let you know that a caption I submitted was chosen as a finalist in the weekly New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.  It is only the second time I’ve ever tried entering and, frankly, I usually find it hard to come up with anything funny or clever, so I often pass. But this time it came to me in a flash,…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, My Four Minute Steaks!

Written By Peter Reinhart
Tuesday, 09 July 2013 Peter's Blog

Here it is, as promised, a pictorial guide to the best steaks I’ve ever had, for a fraction of the cost of Morton’s, Peter Luger, Ruth’s Chris, and all the others.  Of course, you need the super high heat of a wood-fired oven, such as this sweet little Primavera 60 in my back driveway next to the garden. I made these for a dinner party for my wife Susan’s birthday;…Read More…

Peter’s Blog July 5th, 2013

Welcome back and I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July! I’ve been getting requests to describe again how I do the 4 minute steaks in my Forno Bravo Primavera 60 wood-fired oven (of course, these can be made in any size W-F oven but I happen to have the 60). We are just a couple of days from putting on a steak dinner for my wife’s birthday…Read More…

Peter’s Blog: Charlotte Mini-Quest Part Two

Written By Peter Reinhart
Wednesday, 08 May 2013 Peter's Blog

A few weeks ago I posted about the first part of a local mini pizza quest I went on here in Charlotte. In that post I focused on Wolfgang Puck’s new Pizza Bar, but that was only the first stop of the day. From there, journalist and fellow pizza lover Michael Solender, along with photographer Tonya Russ Price and went to three other places, which I want to tell you…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