The Wood-Fired Blog
June 2015 | No. 74; Swing of Spring Photo Winner & Forno Bravo Expo
Jun 30, 2015Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter July 2015. It seems that summer is finally upon us and with that comes the heavenly scent of wood fired ovens heating up. We hope you’re enjoying the smell! Chef Bart’s Napolino oven has been working overtime this spring. If you haven’t been keeping up with his postings in the Community Cookbook, we have his latest recipe in our newsletter, and much more; do... Read More
May 2015 | No. 73; Bella Outdoor Living Ovens & Chef Bart’s Tomato Sauce Recipes
May 26, 2015Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter May 2015. Mother Nature has made it a tough spring for many parts of the country, and we hope members of the Forno Bravo community and their families and friends are staying safe. We’ve had many requests to offer a domestic organic canned tomato product in the Forno Bravo store and after researching the options, we’ve found a winner from California’s Central Valley: Bianco DiNapoli... Read More
And so it begins….A Girl and Her Dragon!
May 14, 2015And so it begins…. My quest began sometime in June 2014, sitting with a glass of lemonade and more family members than you could shake a pizza peel at. Before I finish that story, some background information is in order. My name is Kylie, Kylie Holland if you want to get fancy, Kylie Kies Holland if you’re my mother and I’ve misplaced something rather important, like a young cousin (it... Read More
A Girl and Her Dragon takes flight! – May 7th
May 08, 2015It’s official, Kylie’s Dragon has taken flight, (still waiting for the Dragon to be named). It started a little rocky, as debut’s often do, but, they got it straightened out fast and the launch of A Girl and her Dragon Wood Fired Pizza Catering was a fiery success. Over a hundred attendees and students at the Nueva School’s Quest night were able to take a break from seeing projects and grab a... Read More
April 2015 | No. 72; Bella Outdoor Living Ovens & Chef Bart’s Flatbread
Apr 30, 2015Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter April 2015. As we turn the corner toward summer, it’s a good time to start planning for a pizza gathering around your wood fired oven! If you’re still contemplating an oven purchase, read about Bella Outdoor Living’s stainless steel pizza ovens in this month’s newsletter. in our Wood-Fired Newsletter will also include the most amazing recipes from Chef Bart Hosmer and great tips and information.... Read More
A Girl and her Dragon Wood Fired Catering – Coming Soon
Apr 17, 2015Kylie, as part of her Nueva School’s “Quest” program, has decided to launch a Wood Fired Catering Business! A Girl and her Dragon Wood Fired Pizza. The Quest program give students the opportunity to pursue their own interests throughout their high school experience. Forno Bravo is proud to support young entrepreneur Kylie as she seeks to launch her very own wood-fired catering company. A Girl and Her Dragon Pizza will... Read More
Mobile Pizza Oven Catering Craze
Apr 07, 2015Have you ever been to a festival or farmer’s market where there was a pizza vendor using a wood fire oven? Most likely there was a swarm of people lined up to buy a hot, crispy pizza as fast as they could come out of the oven which makes pizza oven mobile catering a successful business venture. This success has led to a mobile pizza oven catering craze! A Forno... Read More
March 2015 | No. 71; Pizza Can Be Healthy & Chef Bart’s Andouille Sausage & Pesto Pizza
Mar 10, 2015Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter March 2015. It’s official according to the calendar: Spring is here! If you’ve been waiting to fire up your oven, Chef Bart has been adding recipes to the Community Cookbook. In this newsletter, we’re featuring his latest entry, Andouille Sausage & Pesto Pizza. Speaking of pizza, we met the folks at the Tomato Products Wellness Council who shared some interesting facts on the health benefits... Read More
I can’t Wait!
Feb 24, 2015I have been building this up for months to all my friends, family, colleagues, the gardeners, the repairman and anyone else who would listen. Ever since I decided I wanted my own Forno Bravo wood-fired pizza oven, I have been talking about all the wonderful things I am going to bake in the new oven – bread, meats, and most importantly the pizza everyone was dying to try. I spent... Read More
