The Wood-Fired Blog
Fox Pizza Bus
Jun 29, 2012How cool is this. A Forno Bravo pizza oven in a double decker bus roaming the streets of Los Angles. Here is more from the Zagat Blog. “It’s the creation of chef Michael Fox who, somehow, installed a Forno Bravo wood-burning pizza oven on the truck, which he uses to cook pizzas that he hand-tosses at parties and events – and hopefully, sometime in the future, at food truck get-togethers. In the... Read More
Pizza Oven Bread Baking Temperature
Jun 28, 2012There is a trade-off when baking bread between higher temperature baking, which gives you a lighter, crisper crust, and more moderate (lower) baking temperatures, which give your bread a thicker and denser crust. Of course not all breads are the same, and a sourdough miche typically sports a thicker, chewier crust, why traditional light, yeasted breads, such as baguettes and ciabatta’s, have the thinnest and crunchiest of crusts. But I... Read More
Pizza Pilgrams Make it to Zagat
Jun 27, 2012We discovered Pizza Pilgrams, the guys in London with the Forno Bravo built into an Ape (Italian three wheel mini truck) a while back and blogged about them. And today they are interviewed in the Zagat blog. You should read the article — there is some good stuff. Among the things I learned, one of them is called James and he really liked the oven brick ovens in Pompeii. It’s... Read More
Best New Pizzerias in the World
Jun 26, 2012These are the Best New Pizza Places — at least according to Food and Wine. Here is their list, but be sure to read the article to see what they have to say, and to check for addresses and web site. It is interesting to see Del Popolo on this list, with their monster pizza truck. The West Ciccio; Yountville, CA Redd Wood; Yountville, CA Del Popolo, San Francisco Casey’s... Read More
The Sun Also Rises
Jun 26, 2012There is nothing new under the sun. I am reading Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” set, in part, in Paris in the 1920’s, and I can’t help but mention an fun restaurant scene that takes place on Ile Saint Louis — the small island behind Notre Dame. After writing my blog posting on long lines at restaurants that had been mentioned in guidebooks, I really got a kick out of... Read More
Outdoor Fireplace Photos
Jun 26, 2012Houzz is an online community that brings together homeowners and design and remodeling professional. Among other things they have a large number of photos for inspiration — including quite a few outdoor fireplaces. You can check them out here. Read More
Peanut Butter on Whole Wheat Olive Bread
Jun 25, 2012No, really. Here is a nice while whole wheat boule with kalamata olives that tastes great with peanut butter. The olives seem to give the bread a nice moistness, without overwhelming it. It doesn’t cry out for olive oil and red wine; in fact it’s a really nice bread for lunch. Or in my case, right after running. The Forumula 800 grams white whole wheat flour 200 grams of general... Read More
Yeast is Free (well, almost)
Jun 25, 2012Every year or so it time to buy yeast again. At least that’s how it feels. I really did run out of Dry Active Yeast the other day, and luckily had already scheduled a trip to Costco for vegetables, so I could stock up. What really struck we was how inexpensive yeast can be — if you buy in bulk. I don’t remember the exact cost, but 2 lbs. were... Read More
