Pizza Quest: My Never-Ending Search for the Perfect Pizza

by Peter Reinhart

Overview

From master bread baker and pizza fanatic Peter Reinhart comes this exuberant celebration of the best pizzas in the country—with recipes that pay tribute to the most delicious pizzas from the most exciting innovators in the pizza world today. 

Peter Reinhart is on a never-ending quest to find the best pizza in the world. This lifelong adventure has led him to working with the most inventive pizza restaurants, creating a critically acclaimed pizza webseries, judging pizzas at the International Pizza Expo, and writing three books on the subject. In Pizza Quest, he profiles the most exciting pizzaiolos working today and their signature pies, sharing over 35 tribute recipes that will give readers a taste of the best of what the pizza world has to offer. From classic New York Style to Detroit Style to Bar Pies, these pizza recipes will take you on a journey around the pizza world—a delicious travelogue that will kickstart your own pizza quest at home. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524867003
Publisher:	Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	174,752
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

PETER REINHART is widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on bread. He is the author of six books on bread baking—including the 2008 James Beard Award-winning Whole Grain Breads; the 2002 James Beard and IACP Cookbook of the Year, The Bread Baker’s Apprentice; and the 1999 James Beard Award-winning Crust and Crumb—and three books on pizza. He is the co-creator of the critically acclaimed webseries Pizza Quest and is a baking instructor at Johnson and Wales University. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. 
 
 

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