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Coming Attractions, Week of Sept. 19th

Written By Peter Reinhart
Monday, 19 September 2011 Pizza Quest Info

This week we’re taking a break from the Tony G. webisode series but will be posting some other interesting and cool stuff for you before we return to him the following week: On Tuesday, as usual, Peter’s Blog will be back with more on the upcoming Pizza/Beer Challenge in Denver. On Wednesday, another recipe from Brad, our intrepid home cook, eternally in search of the perfect home pizza. On Thursday,…Read More…

Hens, Mussels, Devils, and Ears

Written By Brad English
Friday, 16 September 2011 Guest Bloggers

New York. I grew up in New Jersey.  New York was the big beast that my dad went off to on a hot — or cold — bus for the day, depending on the time of year.  Unfortunately, the bus wasn’t cold in the summer and it wasn’t hot in the winter  the way you would like it to be (as he tells it).  Either way, it was a long…Read More…

A Championship Margherita by Tony Gemignani, part 2

Written By Peter Reinhart
Wednesday, 14 September 2011 Webisodes

I was mistaken last week when I said the Margherita that Tony made was his World Championship version. Actually, this week is the version that won it all. As it turns out, last week’s pizza was made with Caputo flour and this week’s is made with San Felice flour. When Tony won the World Championship in Naples, which he’ll talk about a little in this week’s segment, he used the…Read More…

Teresa’s Dessert Pizza

Written By Teresa Greenway
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 Written Recipes

Lately I have been thinking a lot about  some ways to enjoy dessert pizzas that you could get excited about and have your family and friends talking about too. I thought maybe a cheesecake base with fresh fruit on top would be a satisfying, delicious ending to a pizza party, picnic or camp out. This pizza is great tasting while it’s still hot, cooled down or even cold from the…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Sept. 13, 2011

Written By Peter Reinhart
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 Peter's Blog

Thanks to our intrepid producer, Brad English, we’re about to get a sneak peek at the Challenge Beer created by our friends at The Bruery. Brad only got to taste the unfermented wort, as the finished beer won’t be ready till it’s unveiled at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) on Sept. 30th. We’ll all be there, making the Challenge Pizza created by Kelly Whitaker and Alan Henin of Pizzeria…Read More…

Chris Bianco’s Bianco Verde with a twist…

Written By Brad English
Monday, 12 September 2011 Written Recipes

As many of you saw in a recent Guest Column, my sister finally made the trip to Pizzeria Bianco last month (a trip, I have yet to make)!  If you read her story, you can see how she tortured me for years – teasing me about her trips to visit family in Phoenix and the possibility of going, and then after, baiting me with texts and emails; or her plans…Read More…

Coming Attractions, Week of Sept. 12th

Written By Peter Reinhart
Monday, 12 September 2011 Pizza Quest Info

Lots of new things this week, including Part Three of the Tony Gemignani webisode series on Thursday. If you haven’t seen last week’s webisode, check it out, as Tony shows how he makes his World Championship Margherita Pizza. This week, he shows us some new tricks. Also, on Tuesday We’ll continue exploring the beer/pizza parallels in Peter’s Blog, which will include a report from Brad about his first taste of…Read More…

Tony Gemignani’s Coney Island at Brad’s House Pizza

Written By Brad English
Sunday, 11 September 2011 Written Recipes

As many of you know, Chris Bianco has joined forces with Rob DiNapoli of DiNapoli Specialty Foods.  They have come up with a new product that Chris had been nudging Rob to create for some time.  There has been a limited supply of their new Bianco DiNapoli Organic Tomatoes available at some select pizzerias and restaurants and we have been lucky enough to be “in the loop”!  I happen to…Read More…

Tony Gemignani Makes His Championship Pizza

Written By Peter Reinhart
Thursday, 08 September 2011 Webisodes

In this webisode, Tony teaches me (and you) how he makes the Margherita pizza that won him the world championship. You’ll notice a few great tips, things that aren’t commonly known even by professional pizza makers, such as: the traditional Napoletana way to load the pizza onto the peel; shaping the dough on the marble slab as opposed to lifting or spinning it; when to put the basil on; and…Read More…

Peter’s Blog, Sept. 6th

Written By Peter Reinhart
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 Peter's Blog

Hi Everyone, It was a long, wet, windy Labor Day Weekend down here in Charlotte, so I’m a little behind with my posts (we’re still technically under a tornado watch). Didn’t even get to post a Coming Attractions box so I’ll do that here at the end of this post. I’m going to take a little breather from the recent pizza/beer reflections and just write a short blog this week….Read More…

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