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 December 1, 2011
Prompted by my cousin booking her Disney vacation today, Via Napoli popped into my head and I had to let her know that she has to go there. If you’re going to Disney World, then so do you! Via Napoli is a fairly new restaurant that opened in the Italian section of Epcot. Traditional wood-fired [...]
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 [...]
by Mark on October 22, 2011
This is a new combo item: The Caputo 00 Pizzeria flour, in a 9-lb repack and 3 cans of Napoli San Marzano D.O.P. tomatoes in 28-oz cans is a great place to start if you’re just starting out, and it also makes a great gift for the pizza maker. That same 00 Pizzeria flour is [...]
by Mark on September 24, 2011
That’s $38,495 USD at current exchange rates. Now I want an invite to his next pizza party. Forno Bravo’s latest tweet links to an article all about the ovens that Simon Cowell had imported from Italy, and James of Forno Bravo says that he’s willing to help you get a pizza oven into your home [...]
by Mark on September 23, 2011
From an article in the New Haven Register: Bechard — a five-time novelist and award-winning filmmaker (last week was the New Haven screening for “Color Me Obsessed,” his movie about the band The Replacements) — is adamant that New Haven’s pizza is the best in the world, and that the city is known throughout the [...]
by Mark on September 3, 2011
Of course we’re just happy helping you to expand your own pizza operations to your back yard. But anyway, if you want to read more about Domino’s plans for a new delivery base on the lunar surface, then click here.
Molino Caputo, the mill in Naples that produces all of the Caputo flours, has been around for three generations according to Antimo Caputo: “…for all the artisans who make a high quality product to promote the concept of the idea of a pizza napoletana and the neapolitan product in the market in the US… There [...]