The Wood-Fired Blog
Where Forno Bravo is Going
May 12, 2012Tim Cook, president of Apple, back in January 2009: “We believe in the simple, not the complex. We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products we make and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution.” Read More
3 Unexpected Reasons to Have an Outdoor Fireplace
May 12, 2012From Houzz.com. And the three unexpected reasons to have an outdoor fireplace are: 1. A vertical focal point. 2. Structure and definition. 3. Light and warmth. One thing I like about the article is the introduction—which sounds very similar to my Outdoor Fireplace posting the other day (cool spring days). Having trouble heading back inside as sunny spring days turn cold at sunset? Outdoor fire features are a great way... Read More
A Different Kind of Outdoor Living Space
May 12, 2012This from the Chicago Tribune. Outdoor spaces becoming hot destinations for homeowners I would rather have an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven and a fireplace—but did you notice the train set? Read More
Innovating the Outdoor Fireplace: Part 2
May 11, 2012Today I want to add more information to my previous posting on Innovating the Outdoor Fireplace by adding a parallel between the outdoor pizza oven and the outdoor fireplace. If you were to flash back four years, before Forno Bravo introduced the Primavera series (and later the Andiamo series) ovens, you would see a pizza oven market dynamic similar to today’s outdoor fireplace market. Not only had Forno Bravo not... Read More
Have Food Trucks Gone Too Far?
May 11, 2012I got a real kick out of this first-class rant by Los Angeles public radio commentator and performer Sandra Tsing Loh. This comes from www.altadeno.patch.com. It’s just true and funny. It reminds me of the “beer flavored beer” ads that featured Denis Leary. Tsing Loh’s radio piece, which aired on Pasadena’s KPCC station can be heard here, or you can read a transcript of the piece. Her complaints included: God... Read More
Innovating the Outdoor Fireplace
May 10, 2012I’ve been thinking about outdoor fireplaces a lot recently. There is something about fire on a cool spring evening with the fog rolling in (we live near the ocean) that is really great. That, and I’ve been using my outdoor pizza oven quite a bit recently, and I’ve been moving the fire and coals from the oven to my outdoor fireplace when it comes time to bake bread. Hey, it’s... Read More
Whole wheat bread with olives in the Presto Pizza Oven
May 10, 2012Still having a great time with my Presto oven. As an update, I can confirm that I will be working with a second prototype of the Presto within a few days as the final OK before releasing it to production and making it available for sale. To quote Apple on the latest iOS 5.1.1 software update, we are working on “minor improvements and bug fixes”. haha. More seriously, we are... Read More
May 2012 | No. 38; How to Price a Pizza Oven & Father’s Day Picks
May 10, 2012Welcome! And just like that: another summer season is upon us. The bounty of produce this time of year makes for some excellent wood-fired cooking opportunities. We hope you are all looking forward to some fun, relaxing times with your friends and family, whether gathered around your backyard pizza oven, off on a vacation getaway, or just enjoying those nice summer evenings. Our May 2012 newsletter is packed with wood-fired... Read More
Food Trucks by the Numbers
May 09, 2012From BusinessWeek. The new model being set by Porc Mobile in Washington and Rickshaw Dumpling Bar in New York has moved beyond hot dogs and ice cream to miso soup, lobster rolls and crepes. Mobile food- preparation businesses increased 15 percent over five years to make up 37 percent of the $1.4 billion of U.S. street vending revenue in 2011, according to researcher IBISWorld Inc. “They’ve grown aggressively,” said Nima... Read More
