Passionate About Pizza
Part One starts walking you through a
systematic approach to making consistently good pizza by introducing the
Passionate About Pizza System, and then further develops the system in
subsequent chapters focused on detailed discussions of every aspect of
making a pizza. Even the most practiced pizza chef will get some benefit
(and enjoyment, I hope) from reading the chapters in part one.
Part Two covers recipes and has chapters listing dough and sauce recipes
that you can use for any type of pizza. One chapter for each of the
major types of pizza follows. Each of these chapters has detailed
recipes for each of the common styles of one type. There is even a
compendium of different pizza recipes so that you can always find a
pizza recipe that suits your taste.
Part Three expands the Passionate About Pizza System into advanced
pizza-making topics including a chapter on having a pizza party. For
those with visions of making pizza professionally there is a brief
introduction to advanced pizza making topics. The book ends with a
chapter covering common mistakes and solutions to those problems called
the “Troubleshooting Guide”. This guide gives a quick view of the
problems that are likely to happen when a neophyte makes pizza the first
few times. If you are new to making pizza, check out the
troubleshooting guide.
I want to thank my wife Mariscela, my children Gabriella and Evan, and
my brothers and sisters for eating so many pizzas! Mariscela has been
especially supportive and helpful. She has given me solid confidence to
continue. I must really thank my father Nick for taking some wonderful
pictures and showing me that adding the pictures was an achievable
goal. I am also grateful to my friends and their families who have eaten
quite a few pizzas that I have made.
Part Two covers recipes and has chapters listing dough and sauce recipes that you can use for any type of pizza. One chapter for each of the major types of pizza follows. Each of these chapters has detailed recipes for each of the common styles of one type. There is even a compendium of different pizza recipes so that you can always find a pizza recipe that suits your taste.
Part Three expands the Passionate About Pizza System into advanced pizza-making topics including a chapter on having a pizza party. For those with visions of making pizza professionally there is a brief introduction to advanced pizza making topics. The book ends with a chapter covering common mistakes and solutions to those problems called the “Troubleshooting Guide”. This guide gives a quick view of the problems that are likely to happen when a neophyte makes pizza the first few times. If you are new to making pizza, check out the troubleshooting guide.
I want to thank my wife Mariscela, my children Gabriella and Evan, and my brothers and sisters for eating so many pizzas! Mariscela has been especially supportive and helpful. She has given me solid confidence to continue. I must really thank my father Nick for taking some wonderful pictures and showing me that adding the pictures was an achievable goal. I am also grateful to my friends and their families who have eaten quite a few pizzas that I have made.
