Some New Photos of Salman Agah’s Pizzanista in Downtown Los Angeles
A few months ago I checked out a new pizza joint in the gritty, industrial part of downtown LA called Pizzanista. Whole pizzas and slices made on a rich, flavorful dough that stands high above what you find at most pizzerias. And for me,…
International Pizza Report: Spain and Portugal 2011 (Verdict: Much improved!)
Eight years ago, I spent a 12-month stint living in Madrid, Spain. Much of that year involved exploring the region and finding delicious meals and local cuisines. But of course, I’m a pizza junkie, which was something of a challenge in that area. The…
Awesome Homemade Pizza – Broiler Cooked in Cast Iron Pizza Pan
Put that pizza under your oven to give it a nice crispy crust.
Deal of the Day: HDE 750ºF Infrared Thermometer Gun For $16
HDE Infrared Thermometer on Amazon: $16 (free shipping if your order comes is over $25). Regular Price, $71 — that’s a $55 discount. Infrared thermometers are great. Like laser rangefinders, they have a very useful function, but also are addictively fun in that childishly awesome way….
A Review of a Slice of Vegan Pizza from LA’s Pizzanista
As a pizza-geek living in Los Angeles for the past few years, I’ve been pretty disappointed with the pies that are available to me and the other 4 million hungry people in this city. Even the buzziest pizza places with the best reviews tend…
Notes, Tips, and Recipe from my Birthday Pizza Cookout
For the past five years, I’ve had an annual pizza party for my birthday each January. It’s my excuse to get to cook as many pizzas as possible at one time, to test my pizza-making skills, to try to bring the best I’m able…
Make Awesome Neapolitan Pizza Using the Slice Broiler-Pizza Technique
One of the challenges I’m discovering as I push deeper and deeper for pizzamaking excellence is that the tools, techniques, and time involved become more intensive and demanding with each step forward. My pizza progression: Childhood pizzas were spaghetti sauce and cheese on french…
My Halloween Pizza Bash Video
Halloween is a big deal on my street. This year I invited a few friends and neighbors over to pass out candy while I made pizzas. It was a blast. Many, many thanks to PizzaHacker for creating the PizzaForge oven and for working with…
Una Pizza Napoletana Opening in San Francisco, Street Food, and Building Your Own Mobile Pizza Cooker
A few weeks ago I traveled to my old home of San Francisco to experience the opening days of an eagerly awaited new pizzeria: Una Pizza Napoletana. The opening was actually the rebirth of what had become a legendary pizzeria in NYC (which had…
The DIY Temporary Wood-Fired Pizza Oven Build: Tips, Notes and Photos
As noted in my temporary pizza oven writeup (and reiterated in my “Pizza Obsessives” interview by Slice – check it out!), making an effective pizza oven can be as simple as stacking blocks. Use a quickly made jig to build an easy brick arch…
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