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Peter’s Blog: Happy Thanksgiving!

Written By Peter Reinhart
Monday, 19 November 2012 Peter's Blog

Here it is, Thanksgiving week, which means everything will feel like one long weekend till Chanukah and Christmas. Scary how fast that time goes.  But, to help you enjoy the time, we’ll post a few new pieces including the next installment in our Basta webisode series, which I hope to post on Thanksgiving Day.  Also, we’ll soon be posting the next installment in John Arena’s series on what it takes…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Nov. 1 2012

Written By Peter Reinhart
Thursday, 01 November 2012 Peter's Blog

Just a few quick notes this week: –We’ve had some great response to John Arena’s new series on what it takes to open your own pizza restaurant. A very valid question has been raised: how can he tell us to get fast while he (and Brad English, our intrepid pizza quester) also extoll the virtues of super slow pizzaiolo Dom DeMarco of Brooklyn (see Brad’s recent journey, further down the…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Oct. 1

Written By Peter Reinhart
Sunday, 30 September 2012 Peter's Blog

Here’s the first question that came, from Doc.Dough. He must be a doc, for sure, as it takes a little study to understand the question — but I’ll take a stab at it and then all of you can chime in with comments. Over on TFL I see lots of people slavishly following very exacting instructions without understanding what the instructions are intended to convey. Perhaps Peter could attempt to…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Sept. 28

Written By Peter Reinhart
Saturday, 29 September 2012 Peter's Blog

Two quick things: The home page here is getting kind of long so I will soon be trimming it and sending some of the older pieces into their respective archives, which you are always welcome to open with the buttons at the top of the page. I’ll also be shortening some of them with a “continue reading” tag at the end. But util I do that, for those of you…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Sept. 15th, Cold Fermentation

Written By Peter Reinhart
Sunday, 16 September 2012 Peter's Blog

In my recent Peter’s Blogs we received a number great comments, including an offer to engage in some dialogue on dough methodology from Scott123. Rather than answer his first question in a Comment box in the previous post, I thought it might be best to make it the topic of a new Peter’s Blog, and we can keep all the comments related to this question here, and deal with subsequent…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Labor Day, 2012

Written By Peter Reinhart
Monday, 03 September 2012 Peter's Blog

Hard to believe that it’s already September — how did that happen? Meanwhile, Charlotte is gearing up for the big convention this week and everyone is wondering what life will be like after it’s over. We’ll know soon enough. But first, before I forget, I need to let you know that there are still places available for the Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free class coming up on Wed., September 12th at the Western…Read More…

I’m Back

Written By Peter Reinhart
Thursday, 30 August 2012 Peter's Blog

This will be quick. Just wanted to say I’m back from Northern California where the book launch went exceedingly well (“The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking” is even being featured this week on SeriousEats.com in their “Cook the Book” section). But I’m still catching up, digging through a pile of mail and newspapers, and also getting ready for the new season at Johnson & Wales University during faculty orientation week….Read More…

Thank you!!

Written By Peter Reinhart
Sunday, 19 August 2012 Peter's Blog

Wow, what a response thread we’ve had to the “Peter is an idiot” quote from Scott123. There are about 100 comments in the thread, but mostly from about five people who needed consecutive posts to contain their thoughts. Thank you all for great, thought provoking comments. And thank you Scott123 for your full explanation (and for backing off the “idiot” line — I totally get where you’re coming from and…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, August 8th — Alright, Controversy!!

Written By Peter Reinhart
Thursday, 09 August 2012 Peter's Blog

I’m packing and getting ready for the big book launch over the next two weeks in SF and the Bay Area, so will keep this short.  The schedule is listed below in my previous Peter’s Blog, if any of you can make it to any of the classes or book signings. There are still a few seats left for the classes but you’ll have to call the venues for more…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, July 21st, Upcoming Book Tour

Written By Peter Reinhart
Saturday, 21 July 2012 Peter's Blog

As promised, here are the upcoming travel dates as I hit the road for the launch of my new book, “The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking.”  I hope to meet many of you and if you are interested in any of the classes or presentations, please call the various venues for details and ticket availability. August 15th: Draeger’s Market Cooking School, Blackhawk (Walnut Creek, Calif.): Gluten-Free class (GF from here…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.

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

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