Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Ten Commandments of Pizza Quest 5
Getting Started 7
FAQ 9
Master Recipes 24
Classic White Dough 26
Pan Pizza Dough 28
New York Pizza Dough 30
Sourdough Pizza Dough 32
Sourdough Starter from Scratch 36
Crushed Tomato Pizza Sauce 42
Hoagie Spread 44
The Pizzas 45
Round Pies 47
The Ultimate White Pie with Garlic Conf it Nino Shaelyn Coniglio 49
Clams Casino Pizza, Portland-Style Brian Spongler 51
"Ben Essere" Jonathan Goldsmith 55
Peak Summer Corn Pie with Smoked Cheese Dan Richer 57
The Martha's Vineyard Corn and Shiitake Pie Nina Mae Levin 60
The Hellboy Slice Pizza Mike Kurtz 63
The Hot Honion Mark Jenny Bello 66
The Monte Cristo Paulie Gee 68
Lox and Cream Cheese Pizza on Chicken Schmaltz Crust Noel Brohner 70
The Caputo Cup Championship White Sourdough Pizza Will Grant 75
Summer Peach and Corn Pizza Sarah Minnick 77
Peaches and Cream California-Style Pizza Tony Gemignani 79
Pistachio Pesto Neapolitan Pizza Grant Arons 83
"Kiss Mi' Converse" Jerk Chicken Pizza Nicole Russell 87
The Concetta Anthony Mangieri 91
Si's Special with Kettle Chips Siler Chapman 94
The Low Country Pizza Chris Reinhart 97
Classic Bar Pizza Adam Kuban 100
Square and Other Pan Pizzas 105
The Patty-Style Grandma Pizza Audrey Sherman Kelly 107
The Sicilian Chris Decker 110
The Acapulco Gold Crown Pizza Justin DeLeon 113
USA Pizza Cup Winner Square Pie with Bacon Jam Derrick Tung 117
Parma Italia Square Pie Jeff Smokevitch 120
The Chicken-Bacon-Ranch Detroit-Style Shawn Randazzo 123
Pan-Style Siciliano with Bresaola, Lemons, and Capers Laura Meyer 127
Focaccia, Roman, Stuffed, and Specialty Pies 131
Chicago-Style Stuffed Pizza with Italian Sausage, Onions, and Peppers Leo Spizzirri 132
Fried "Pantaloon" Calzone John Arena 135
Cast-Iron Tomato and Mint Pizza Tony Gemignani 139
Tarte Flambé with Coriander Cream, Bacon Lardons, Onions, and Gruyere Leo Spizzirri 143
Tarte Flambé Portland-Style Brian Spongler 146
Focaccia Slab on Sprouted Grain Crust with Asparagus and Lemon Ricotta Nicky Giusto 149
Double-Stuffed Roman-Style Pizza alia Scarala Napoletana a Chiava Romana Massimiliano Saieva 153
Rita Bella Pizza al Taglia Derek Sanchez 156
Poached Bosc Pear Schiacciata with Camembert, Stilton, Pecan, Maple Syrup, and Basil John Gutekanst 160
Zoli Stromboli Lee Hunzinger 165
Deconstructed Pizza alia Francis Mallmann Brad English 170
Epilogue 175
Acknowledgments 177
Metric Conversions and Equivalents 178
Index 179