The Wood-Fired Blog
February 2017 | No. 93; New Crate Design, Chef Marshall, Las Vegas Pizza Expo
Feb 28, 2017Welcome! Happy February! We hope you’ve had a productive and fruitful 2017 thus far. For those of you who have vowed to stick with your resolutions – stay strong. We believe in you! 🙂 January was full of incredibly exciting firsts and anticipated changes here at Forno Bravo. We announced Kissed by Fire with Brigit Binns (a recipe eBook with 39 wood fired dishes), completely redesigned our website mega-menu, introduced... Read More
January 2017 | No. 92; Kissed by Fire eBook, Chef Leo, Porchetta Piada Webisode
Jan 30, 2017Welcome! Why not ring in the New Year with “Kissed by Fire,” Author Brigit Binns’ wood fired cookbook, now available in our online store! Maestro Pizzaiolo and World Pizza Champ Leo Spizzirri shares one of his “go to” Neapolitan pizza dough recipes, crispier and more browning. Pizza Quest shares a webisode on porchetta piada with Peter Reinhart and David Bravdica…yum! Chef Bart’s hidden gem: Roasted Garlic A la San Francisco... Read More
A Girl and Her Dragon – Marketing Part 2
Jan 25, 2017This blog is part of a two-part series on how I’ve approached marketing A Girl and Her Dragon Pizza. Last month’s blog ended with an overview of my first tentative foray into catering marketing. I listed the almost disturbing number of promotional items and random surfaces I’ve put my logo on, from t-shirts and tablecloths to tents and aprons (we recently bought two foot by one-foot car magnets as well).... Read More
November 2016 | No. 91; Kissed By Fire, The Pig And The Fig, Roasted Chestnuts, Bella Sale
Dec 09, 2016Welcome! Looking for the perfect holiday gift? We have a few ideas and some inspirational recipes behind them. Kissed by Fire, a new cookbook by acclaimed author Brigit Binns, is almost here! Click Here to get a reminder email when this eBook becomes available. All Brigit’s recipes are baked using a Bella Grande 36 steel pizza oven. If you like what you see, these wonderful ovens are on sale through... Read More
October 2016 | No. 90; New Cookbook; Wood-Fired Turkey; The Fun Guy Pizza
Dec 06, 2016Welcome! The holiday season is rapidly approaching and it is time to enjoy some great wood fired cooking. Cookbook Author Brigit announces a new cookbook, tentatively named “Kissed by Fire”, scheduled to be released in December. This cookbook will be available on Kindle and includes updated versions of all 18 recipes on the Community Cookbook plus many more (35 in total)! The holidays are here and a great way to... Read More
A Girl and Her Dragon – Marketing Part I
Dec 01, 2016This blog is part of a two-part series on how I’ve approached marketing A Girl and Her Dragon Pizza. I apologize for the delay; I’m in the middle of applying to colleges so things have been a bit hectic! I am not what you would call a “natural marketer.” As you can imagine, this small deficiency presents a bit of a problem in a business that requires near constant promotion... Read More
September 2016 | No. 89; Ricotta-White Anchovy Flatbread; Wood Fired Artichokes; Nicolas Torrent
Oct 10, 2016Welcome! This month’s wood fired newsletter features a new recipe from Chef Brigit. Also, the winner of our Summer Recipe Contest is announced. Now with over 200 recipes in our Community Cookbook, there are many “hidden gems” that have never been posted in our newsletter; so we decided to introduce “retro-recipe.” Don’t miss a classic wood fired recipe. We are pleased to introduce Chef Nicolas Torrent to our Chef Panel.... Read More
August 2016 | No. 88; Labor Day Pizza Party Menu; Scott Weiner Pizza Quest Interview
Oct 10, 2016Welcome! One last holiday weekend before the kids go back to school and enjoy a long weekend of wood fired cooking. This Labor Day we decided to bring back some great recipes from our Community Cookbook’s Chef Panel and “plan a four course pizza party.” And don’t forget about our summer recipe contest this Labor Day weekend, a great opportunity to win a gift certificate to our online store. Also,... Read More
July 2016 | No. 87; Triple-Apricot-Chicken-Tangine; Leek-Jam-Meyer-Lemon-Anchovy-Black Olive-Dill-Flatbread
Oct 10, 2016Welcome! We hope this summer weather has provided opportunities to enjoy a wood fired meal with family and friends. With back-to-school days approaching and finishing up vacations, now is the time to treasure the final days of summer and look ahead to the crisp days of fall. On that note, this month we are featuring the Toscana Series of pizza ovens, like the oven Chef Lea uses for her recipes,... Read More
