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Detroit Style Pizza: A Guide to Detroit Pizza
Discover Detroit-Style Pizza Detroit style pizza is a square, deep dish pizza that is known for its racing stripes sauce on top, cheese crust crown and light crust. Whether you call them red tops or square pizza, Detroit-style pizza is a unique pizza style that hast become one of the hottest pizza styles and one […]
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Whole Grain Dough Done Right
There has been a continued interest in developing more foods containing whole grains over the past several years. Part of that interest stems from the fact that whole grains are now a part of every school-age child’s life, so children are becoming ...
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The Magic of Marsala
You would never guess that just three basic ingredients lay the foundation for a high-end classic Old World dish. But that’s exactly the case of chicken or veal Marsala, which relies on cutlets, wine and mushrooms. In it’s simplest incarnation, a...
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Tony Gemignani talks tips on buying wood-burning ovens
Q: Should I buy a wood-burning oven when I open my pizzeria? A: I get this question almost every day. I just had a course at the end of summer with three students, and all of them were in a frenzy over which oven to buy. Our course was based on two s...
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Perfect Pasta Prep
Many of you have contemplated adding pasta to your menu but may still be reluctant. Well it’s time to cast your worries aside. I’ve written about pasta in the past and have even lead demos at International Pizza Expo. My goal now is to bring you ...
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Chorizo takes your pizza menu to the next level
Chorizo is one famous sausage with many forms and variations around the globe. In the States, it has been often overlooked as one of the most flexible and flavorful toppings to grace a pizza. This Spanish sausage –– with its unique ruby color and...
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Dough Doctor Tom Lehmann calculates party-sized pizza
Q: We are planning to offer a party size pizza that will be baked on an 18-inch x 26-inch sheet pan. What is the best way to figure out how much dough and toppings we will need to use? A: The best way to calculate dough, sauce and cheese amounts for ...
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Man on the Street Scott Wiener talks quick-serve Neapolitan pizza concepts
What is the future of pizza? It’s becoming clearer every day that pizza’s past is circling back to carry us into the next era. It took Neapolitan pizza more than 100 years to gain popularity in the U.S., but now that it’s a hot topic, we’re s...
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Dough Doctor Tom Lehmann explores Chicago thick and thin-crust pizzas
The Dough Doctor on Making Chicago Thin Crust and Chicago Thick Pizza Chicago is perhaps best known for its deep-dish pizza – that ooey, gooey, cheesy, saucy concoction served in round pans (read on for more on creating this type of crust). But Chi...
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Fall favorite squash: great for autumn pizza menus
Squashed dreams is not quite what it sounds like. It’s October, and that means the winter squash are plentiful and without a doubt something you should be taking advantage of. All kinds of gourds, big and small, are in abundance and ready for your ...
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Man on the Street Scott Wiener talks unique desserts
I’m bored. Desserts at pizzerias have become as predictable as an episode of “Looney Tunes” and I’m getting tired of the antics of gelato and cannoli. Things don’t have to be like this and I have proof! Here are a few unique desserts that h...
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Tony Gemignani talks prosciutto
The best prosciutto on the market is not necessarily prosciutto di Parma, although it is one of the top ranked. It comes down to personal preference. The attention to detail, care and tradition that goes into making prosciutto di Parma are just some ...
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Transform any pizza with smoked meats and cheese
Smoking foods has been around forever. There are very few natural manipulations that humans have used to influence the taste and texture of food while preserving it at the same time. The salted and smoked meats that ancient humans preserved enabled t...