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Pizza News , September, 2009(Volume X No. 9) (ISSN: 1533-3795) |
Pizza on Earth, Good Will to All! |
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1) What's New? How to Make Pizza Video Gets 200,000 Views 2) What's New: Frank Pepe's Voted 50 Top Things to Eat in the World 3) The Best Pizza in Las Vegas 4) History of Pizza...
1) What's New? How to Make Pizza Video Gets 200,000 Views Honestly, I'm amazed, surprised, shocked and in total disbelief. About 2 years ago, I decided to enter the world of video. I set up a camera on my kitchen, and recorded myself making pizza dough. It was no big deal for me. I've made pizza dough so many times, I can do it in my sleep. Literally. Sometimes, I dream of making pizza. I posted the video on You Tube and a number of other video sites. I left it there and didn't really think much about it. Occasionally I would check to see if anyone was watching it. Then something weird happened. First 100 people watched it. Then 1,000, then tens of thousands. I was pleasantly surprised when last year it had received 50,000 views. A year later it's gotten 200,000 views. Amazing! Here is the best thing about making this video: people are making their own pizza. I've gotten hundreds of emails from various pizza lovers thanking me for showing them how to make pizza. And that made me smile. After all that's what Pizza Therapy is all about. I will be making more videos. I will be putting more pizza information out there. You can see examples of some of my work at this link.Albert Grande, The Pizza Promoter's Contributor Profile - Associated Content. In honor of the 200,000 views, here is the video that started it all:
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2) Frank Pepe's Voted 50 Top Things to Eat in the World
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3) The Best Pizza in Las Vegas
John and Sam from Metro Pizza in Las Vegas
There is only one pizzeria, that can claim the the title as The Best
Pizza in Las Vegas and that is
Metro Pizza.
Metro has been on the radar of Pizza Therapy for a number of years. And with good reason. They make their pizza with heart and excellence. You can read the review at this page. (Scroll down to Nevada Pizza.) The Metro team loves pizza. They live pizza. They are passionate about pizza. John Arena and his cousin Sam Facchini founded Metro in 1980. They have not looked back since. The true love for the art form of pizza shines through with John and Sam's mission statement about Metro. "We believe that a true Pizzeria should be a gathering place for family and friends to relax, share great food and enjoy each other's company. We have visited hundreds of Pizzerias across the country, learning and gathering recipes to bring our guests a taste of home, wherever home might be." John in addition to being a master pizzaiolo, also teaches a
class at UNLV about pizza. The class may be the first of it's
kind in the entire country. You can read the course description
here
at pizzatherapy.com Read the rest of the Metro Story HERE
4) The History of Pizza The history of pizza is cloudy at best, with a variety of theories and
speculation. Some claim it is based on the pita bread found in the Mid-East. There is also
a theory that pizza came from the unleavened bread "matzo" brought to
Rome by
Italian legionnaires. Others insist, pizza evolved from the famous "foccacia"
served in Rome about 1,000 years ago, as a snack. Another theory is that pizza was brought
to Italy by Greeks, during the first century. There is agreement that pizza may have been developed by peasants in Naples, Italy. This early pizza consisted of flattened bread dough with olive oil, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Tomatoes were discovered in the "New World" and were for centuries, thought to be poisonous. A peasant may have tried to add bulk to his pizza by using the "devils fruit". The first "pizza joint" was Port' Alba, opened in Naples in 1830. This restaurant served pizza baked in ovens made from lava rock. Pizza, as we know it, is credited to one Raffaele Esposito of Naples. In 1889, to honor a visit by King Umberto I and Queen Margherita, he created a special pizza which resembled the Italian flag. The pizza consisted of basil (green), mozzarella (white),and tomatoes (red). This dish sets the standard for our modern day pizza. This patriotic pizza was an instant success with the King and Queen, as well as his other patrons. He named this pizza in honor of the Queen, the Margherita. The first American pizzeria was opened in New York in 1905 by Gennaro Lombardi. This restaurant ( Lombardi's) is still in operation today. The pizza is baked in a coal burning oven with the same recipe Gennaro Lombardi brought from Naples in 1897. Read more here: History of Pizza by pizzatherapy.com
As usual: Thank you.
Remember: "100% of the shots you never take, don't go in..." Wayne Gretzky
I'm taking some shots. Wish me well.
That's all the "Pizza News!", for now...
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