{"id":340,"date":"2011-06-01T18:33:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T22:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/2011\/06\/01\/a-family-gallery\/"},"modified":"2011-06-01T18:33:20","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T22:33:20","slug":"a-family-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/a-family-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"A few thoughts on Family and Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family, Food and Friends<\/p>\n

Why is pizza such a popular food all across the world?\u00a0 One reason may be that it is the perfect food to share.\u00a0

As I was recently writing and posting photos for my Mother’s Day Pizza pictorial, I had to search back through some old photos from a trip I took with my family to Vancouver, BC. I remembered taking some pictures in the Creperie that I was referring to and thought they would be fun to add to the story.\u00a0 I had started out writing what I thought was a recipe pictorial recap of my Mother’s Day Surprise Pizzas.\u00a0 My kids were all excited to make mommy breakfast for Mother’s Day.\u00a0 So, I pulled some dough from the freezer and set the alarm to get up early to get the dough out and start the oven.\u00a0 It turns out the kids were less interested in the “making” of the breakfast than just being there to eat it.<\/p>\n

Whenever I think of a breakfast pizza, I think back to this trip we took to Victoria, BC.\u00a0 It’s amazing how strong a smell or a taste memory is.\u00a0 I have many that will trigger not only a memory, but a feeling.\u00a0 The feeling can be so strong that it seems as if for a moment I have been literally transported through time and space.\u00a0 I love this experience.\u00a0 It is far more intense than a dream, although much more fleeting.\u00a0 But, those moments can bring with them such deep emotion and feelings that make this one of life’s greatest pleasures.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this is what our Quest here is all about.\u00a0 I have written over and over about how I hope to be able to bring our visitors, or viewers (when someone picks this up as a TV show – HINT, HINT) with us on our journey.\u00a0 And, then give them the tools to take that trip with the visual and temporal memory of our journey and the physical experience that they then create for themselves at home.\u00a0 My goal has been to set up the transport mechanism where we all strive to bring a little piece of life that is going on somewhere else and experience it right here at home.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

This reminds me of another trip and dinner we went on with the family.\u00a0 We were visiting my wife’s childhood friend who lives in Orlando, FL.\u00a0 Shanna’s friend Laura was making us an Italian dinner.\u00a0 We were all hanging out and it was time for dinner.\u00a0 The table was set.\u00a0 We all gathered around – wrangling our young kids to the table.\u00a0 Laura then proceeded to put away the dishes and pull the table cloth off the table.\u00a0 What was left was a large formica topped board she had placed over the table.\u00a0 She then brought over a large bowl of pasta and poured the dish onto the table and then salad and bread followed.\u00a0 I don’t know if it’s true, but she said this was some sort of traditional Italian dinner from a particular region.\u00a0 But, what a great, fun way to gather and share a meal!\u00a0 You just took your portion of everything you wanted and put in on the “table” in front of you.\u00a0 We still used utensils and napkins.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Can you beat the real thing – a pizza you had in Naples, or a meal you had on a trip to Paris?\u00a0 The experience can never be matched at home because of the smells, the tastes, the trip, the people you were with etc.\u00a0 But, what I think is the most important piece of this puzzle is the people.\u00a0 As I looked for some photos from the little Creperie in Victoria, I clicked through one after another of my smiling, laughing kids and wife.\u00a0 I forgot about the breakfast pizza.\u00a0 That’s sad for Pizza Quest, but great for pizza.\u00a0 I think this is why this round flat loaf of bread covered with the imagination of the chef, or pizzaialo is such a beloved food.\u00a0 It is by definition a food we share.\u00a0 We gather around a table and pull slices from the same plate.\u00a0 It’s social, it’s fun, it’s limitless.\u00a0 And, it brings people together, which creates memories.\u00a0 So, maybe you can beat the real thing by making it real and sharing it with people that you care for.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

I thought I would share a few<\/strong><\/em><\/span> of my family photos from our trip to Victoria that inspired this trip down memory lane.\u00a0 I won’t waste your time telling you about the amazing fresh fish, sushi, gelato, freshest of the fresh oysters, gelato, smoked salmon or great gelato that we also found time to share.\u00a0 Here are a few family photos of the people that made my journey worth it.<\/p>\n

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