Pizza Quest with Peter Reinhart

Justin DeLeon is the king of the Crown Pizza! He owns Apollonia’s Pizza in  the heart of downtown Los Angeles and I found out about him from none other than Nancy Silverton, who you may recall talked him up in her Pizza Talk interview earlier this year. A former (and current) professional photographer, Justin brings together his love of art and composition with his passion for pizza, and creates some…Read More…

Hi Everyone, Next Friday, September 18th, I’ll be doing an online pizza class, featuring my Breville Pizzaiolo Oven. I’ll be making the cover pizza from my book, “Perfect Pan Pizza,”  (the Pepperoni Deluxe). I’ll also be showing how to make the high hydration dough used throughout the book and how to do my signature “embedded cheese” technique (a game-changer, for sure!), as well as answering any questions. Scott Wiener will…Read More…

Glenn Roberts is a culinary rock star, not as a chef or a pizza maker or restaurant operator but as one of the most important influencers of our generation. He calls himself a “tractor donkey,” because he thinks of himself as a schlepper on behalf of farmers everywhere. He is a saver of (saviour of, really) heirloom and heritage seeds and his company, Anson Mills, has brought more landrace and…Read More…

Many of you probably already follow him on social media, where his photos of his amazing, inspirational breads have helped pushed the boundaries regarding the possibilities of artisan bread. CEOR means “sourdough” in Hebrew, and Guy Frenkel is Ceor, the man behind the curtain. But, now he has a new project– two actually. The first involves Guy’s vision to do for simple pita bread what he’s done for crusty hearth…Read More…

Scott Wiener not only has the largest collection of pizza boxes in the world but his reach is truly global. Hear now the the story of Omar Qadir, who returned to his native Karachi inspired with the sights, sounds, aromas, and flavors of classic New York pizza. Let Scott tell you the whole story, right here on this week’s edition of Pizza Box of the Week.

Roman-style pizza, when done right, is destined to be the next big trend now that the Detroit-style wave has tipped over and found its footing. And when I say “done right,” I mean done the way Massimiliano Saieva does it. He and his business partner, Alex Manzo (of Manzo Foods) stole the show the past few years at Pizza Expo and The Northeast Pizza & Pasta Show with their breathtaking…Read More…

Roman-style pizza, when done right, is destined to be the next big trend now that the Detroit-style wave has tipped over and found its footing. And when I say “done right,” I mean done the way Massimiliano Saieva does it. He and his business partner, Alex Manzo (of Manzo Foods) stole the show the past few years at Pizza Expo and The Northeast Pizza & Pasta Show with their breathtaking…Read More…

This week Scott celebrates his favorite pizza box artist of all time, Luca Chancho. Who is Luca Chancho, you might ask? You’ll have to tune in and watch this episode but you are sure to not only learn something about pizza box art but, also, have a new appreciation of the term “story board.” Take it away, Scott….

Welcome to the beginning of a new series that we plan to run every once in a while. We call it “Short Takes” and it features some of our guests answering one question: “What does pizza mean to you?” In time, we expect there will be an interesting array of answers and here, to kick it off, is Nino Coniglio, whose life was, quite literally, saved by pizza. Hear what…Read More…

Nino Coniglio and his Brooklyn Pizza Crew have taken the pizza world by storm, whether through their videos, competitions, and, of course, the amazing pizzas that have helped put Williamsburg Pizza on the culinary destination map. Talking with Nino is like stepping into a Martin Scorcese film — the man has, shall we say, lived a full, large life. But, this former wild child of the pizza world has been…Read More…