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American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza
Peter Reinhart
A fascinating look into the great pizzas and pizzerias of Italy and America.
Ten Speed Press
November 2003
256 pages ISBN: 1580084222 Hardcover
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In the course of his extraordinary career as a baker,
culinary instructor, and author, Peter Reinhart has
dedicated himself to exploring the passions and techniques
behind the great breads of the world. His most recent
pursuit has been pizza—a seemingly simple food that has
been hotly debated since Italian immigrants brought it to
America more than a century ago. Allegiances run from the
general (Chicago- versus New York–style, Neapolitan versus
Sicilian) to the particular (Pepe’s versus Sally’s, Gino’s
East versus Pizzeria Uno), and newfangled versions like
sushi pizza are extending the frontier. In AMERICAN PIE,
Reinhart follows the pizza trail from Italy to the States,
capturing the stories behind the greatest artisanal pizzas
of the Old World and the New. Beginning his journey in Genoa, Reinhart scours the Italian
countryside in search of the fabled focaccia col formaggio
di Recco. After a stop in Florence for pizza vesuvio, with
its black truffles and molten cheese, Peter heads to Rome
to sample the famed seven-foot-long pizza bianca, and then
Naples for the archetypal pizza napoletana. Back in
America, the hunt for authentic pizza begins in the
unlikely locale of Phoenix, Arizona, where Chris Bianco of
Pizzeria Bianco has convinced many that his pie is the best
in the country. Sardinian pizza in Dallas; the pizza
epicenter of New Haven; grilled pizza in Providence; the
deep-dish pies of Chicago; Yugoslavian pogacha in Bellevue,
Washington—these are just a few of the stops on Reinhart’s
epic tour. Reinhart then returns to the kitchen, where he gives a
master class on pizza-making techniques and provides his
interpretations of the most memorable pizzas from his
journey. His insatiable curiosity—and appetite—and gift for
storytelling make this a must-have book for the avid cook,
as well as a great read for the armchair pizzaiolo.
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