by Mark on February 14, 2012
I pulled this from the latest PMQ Pizza Magazine, a trade magazine for the pizza restaurant industry. Breakfast Pizza 26-28 oz. dough ball 2 oz. olive oil Pepper Oregano Garlic salt 2 oz. Romano cheese 8-10 extra-large eggs 4 oz. Canadian-style bacon 3 oz. bacon 10 oz. mozzarella cheese 3 oz. cheddar cheese Remove the [...]
by Mark on January 30, 2012
In The Jerk, Steve Martin plays a jerk, who meets up with a variety of whacky characters and, for a while, works in a circus. Do you remember that scene where he’s sitting in a trailer and eating Pizza in a Cup. Back in the day, that was probably a ludicrous notion, but times have [...]
by Mark on November 27, 2011
I just learned something new from my local newspaper. Connecticut has three squirrel hunting seasons, and in fact, squirrel is more popular than one might have thought. “Right now, I have five squirrels in the Crock-Pot at home, cooking,” Enie, 59, said prior to the festivities. “I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone try it [...]
by Mark on November 8, 2011
Like, 1/8-inch thin crust. I like my crust thin. I’m too in love with the flavors of the toppings to end up with a thick, fluffy, bready crust, and I love finishing a few slices and then munching on the hard, crunchy, pizza bones that remain in your plate. They’re like crunchy bread sticks that [...]
by Mark on October 22, 2011
A new wood-fired brick oven pizzeria, named Bufalina, opened close to where we live. We’re really happy to have them nearby because now it’s a 10-minute drive for delicious pizza instead of 25-30 minutes. Bacon and onion pizza is a family favorite, so on our first trip, we ordered the Porri pizza. Porri is the [...]
Foodie Fatale (Jocelyn Ruggiero) shares a cannoli recipe that looks good and she takes it to the next level with her instructive and dramatic video presentation on how to make them, step by step. I might even call it food porn. Good luck trying to find the Salvatore Bklyn ricotta that she uses. Best as [...]
by Mark on June 26, 2011
Back in the 70′s (and still in some places today), this is how real bagels were made: NYC Bagels are the best that I’ve tasted in my lifetime. But even in NYC, it’s getting harder to find bagels that are made the old-fashioned way. Authentic bagels are made with malt, though today, sugar and corn [...]
by Mark on June 19, 2011
In Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves), Antonio Ricci and his son Bruno take a moment out of their very frustrating day to forget about their problems and get some pizza. Unfortunately, the restaurant that they go to is a bit too high-class for pizza, so instead they order up some Mozzarella in Carrozza — which [...]
Can you imagine being in an Italian-American family and having to eat a gluten-free diet? Pizza? Pasta? Bread? How would you survive?
by Mark on May 13, 2011
This semi-dense, sweet and egg-glazed bread has been an Easter tradition since before I can remember. I think this is a modification of what some Italian bakers create when they bend the braided loaf around so that it makes a circle, and then they put decorated hard-boiled eggs into the loaf. But I can’t confirm [...]