The Wood-Fired Blog
October 2021 | #144 2021 Summer Photo Contest: Fantastic Food Photos, Starter Skills: Pizza Making 101, Pizza Talk – Diving Deep into Olive Oil
Oct 29, 2021We love fall! With its golden trees, crisp air, kids running around in costumes, folks enjoying the last nice days for outdoor pizza… Read More
Community Tips for Building or Installing your Wood Fired Oven
Oct 29, 2021In September 2021, Forno Bravo launched a new feature in the Woodfired Newsletter called the “Community Question.” This is a place where experienced oven owners and chefs (home or commercial) can share their wisdom with the larger community. Our goal is to help everyone improve their skills and be inspired in their wood fired journey! The first question we asked was, “What are the best tips you learned when building... Read More
2021 Summer Photo Contest Honorable Mentions – Fantastic Food Photos
Oct 29, 2021Pizza, pizza, and more pizza! There were so many great shots of our favorite food to choose from in this year’s contest that we decided to make a special honorable mention category for just food photos. It covered pizza (of course,) but there were beautiful shots of other types of foods too, like lamb chops, chicken, and even an octopus dish! Enjoy these photos. They will make you yearn to... Read More
More 2021 Summer Photo Contest Winners – Honorable Mentions
Sep 30, 2021We loved the diversity of this year’s photo contest entries, so we’ve decided to highlight some of the honorable mentions and their stories. With so many great choices, we know you’ll be as impressed and pleased as we are. From Heather Leiggi’s fancy red tile styling to Michael Peruffo’s smooth DIY vibe; Patrick Mokeris’ Napolino with its modern flair and the back to the middles ages stone structure of Michael... Read More
How to Light a Fire in Your Pizza Oven with Chef Anthony Iannone
Sep 29, 2021In this video, Chef Anthony of the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy takes us through his method for starting a fire in a wood fired oven (commercial or residential.) Using a combination of materials like fire starters, dried, cut wood, specialty pressed beech wood, (and a fun, but ferocious propane torch,) he gets the fire burning merrily away quickly and easily. Check out his tips and tricks to make... Read More
September 2021 | #143 2021 Summer Photo Contest Honorable Mentions, Starter Skills: How to Light Your Fire, Fall Recipes: The “Fun Guy” Pizza & Slow Roasted Tomatoes
Sep 29, 2021Ahh, the crunchy leaves and savory flavors of fall are upon us again. We love this time of year because it makes… Read More
2021 Summer Photo Contest Winners
Aug 31, 2021At Forno Bravo, we love wood fired ovens, and families, and food, and feasting, and frolicking in the summer-time sun, and photos of all this frivolity! …and really, who wouldn’t?! So when we launched our photo contest this year, we hoped to see a broad cross-section of subjects from our wood fired community, and intentionally kept the criteria open-ended. The images we received met that goal perfectly. Below are the... Read More
How to Grow a Pizza Garden
Aug 31, 2021Yum, pepperoni, fresh off the vine. Ripening cheese, growing straight and tall. Anchovies, ready for picking. Okay, so that’s not what they mean when they talk about a pizza garden. Still, many of the toppings we love on our favorite pizzas can be grown right outside our kitchens, even if we don’t know our asparagus from a hole in the ground. As more homeowners try to put a unique stamp... Read More
August 2021 | #142 2021 Summer Photo Contest Winners, How to Grow a Pizza Garden, Neapolitan Pizza Recipe and Demo with Chef Brooks
Aug 29, 2021We have our winners! The 2021 Summer Photo Contest has officially closed and we are excited to share the winning entries with you… Read More
