FASTEST PIZZA IN NEW YORK

The New York Brick Oven Company has just released it's latest video sure to shake up the Fast Casual Pizza Segment. With the hottest trend in the pizza industry centering around wood fired brick ovens their new Inferno series revolving brick ovens are creating a sensation.

 Now that world class pizza places such as the Iconic Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island NY (three time international pizza champions) is utilizing the revolving brick oven to produce what is literally  the World's Best Pizza, you can be sure this oven delivers the goods with perfect pizza at a rate to handle the crowds.  We caught up with Andrew Scudera from Goodfella's who said "this oven has made my life so easy now".You can visit with the New York Brick Oven Company at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas March 25-27th at the convention center for a live demonstration where they will attempt 100 pies in half an hour.

The Original Fast Casual Pizza: Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza Staten Island New Yok

Marc and Scot Cosentino with Goodfella's Captain America Mustang

Marc's Previous Job and Cover of his Book

Back in 1992 the Cosentino brothers opened what many industry experts consider to be the first fast casual brick oven pizza restaurant in America taking New York Pizza to a new level. New York had a handful of brick ovens pizza places at the time with fresh mozzarella but none were featuring fresh gourmet toppings cooked at blazing speed in a wood burning brick oven. Within the first year of operation they were winning titles in New York and across the country while garnering unheard of press coverage for the new kids on the block. The "Vodka Pie" which won the World's Best Pizza title soon became a national trend and their signature pie. With high aspirations and incredible drive they soon had 8 locations in the tri-state area and eventually were opening  locations across the country as far away as Puerto Rico. For most this would have been enough but they then added the Pizza School of New York  which has taught pizza students from all corners of the world, including New Zealand, the art of making great pizza. As they opened pizza shops and taught pizza makers, the demand for ovens grew so they soon took over the choirs of building their own custom brick ovens to ensure quality, which lead to them founding the New York Brick Oven Company. The Inferno Series Revolving Brick Ovens are becoming the Industry Standard for fast casual concepts due to the consistent cooking temperature, product and ease of use. The boys are never ones to rest and recently swept the media with FORKGATE which is the first international pizza scandal for the new Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio who made the fatal error of using a fork to eat his pizza. "We only started this business because we love pizza and wanted to work together, who knew it get this crazy" said Scot Cosentino who added "only in America".

The Infamous Fork to be auctioned for charity.

Andrew Scudera Winning International Pizza Expo

Scot Cosentino with the "Vodka Pie"

Hosts of Forensic Experts Converge on de Blasio's Forkgate Evidence at Crime Scene

Mayor de Blasio before the "Crime"

Fork vouchered as evidence by Marc Cosentino of Goodfella's Pizza

Ed Wallace Director of the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner  Director of Forensic Training with Scores of forensic experts converge at Goodfella's pizza to examine forkgate evidence.

Making the trip to the Forgotten Borough to examine and taste the evidence surrounding Mayor De Blasio's forkgate incident were scores of forensic experts from around the country representing medical examiner's offices from as far away as Tampa, Texas, Boston and Wyoming. They looked over the fork in question, the New York Brick Oven Company's revolving brick oven that was used to cook the Smoking Goodfella pizza of international repute and most of all to taste the evidence. All were pleasantly surprised and agreed there was a solid case for great pizza regardless of it's consumption with or without a fork.  " Being part of a fun crime scene for change is a treat" commented one hardened examiner from the Midwest. Another added "I will gladly volunteer for any future expert testimony involving this incident". A good time was had by all and they were happy to learn of the $1000 opening bid  on the fork made by the New York Brick Oven Company to start the fund raising with the Tunnel 2 Tower Foundation which is instrumental in helping the recovery of local residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Even Primo from The Diamond Collar Knows: You Don't Eat Pizza with a Fork Mr. de Blasio

Trixie the Goodfella's Wonder Dog after a wash and cut at The Diamond Collar

James Guiliani his dog Primo and Marc Cosentino enjoying some fork-free Goodfella's Pizza at The Diamond Collar 

Diamond Collar's stars James Guiliani and Primo decidedly weighed in with the decision  of skipping the fork at their place in Bay Ridge Brooklyn with Goodfella's Marc Cosentino. "It was pretty obvious after the first bite that Primo the Mastiff had no intention of using a fork  after watching his master reach for a slice with his hand" said Cosentino, " and who would try to stop a dog that size anyway". Marc stopped by with his dog Trixe for grooming and a slice the other day after meeting James during a spot on Fox's Good Day Cafe' with Greg Kelly featuring the infamous "fork" from Mayor de Blasio' forkgate incident.

Andrew Scudera and  Marc Cosentino of Goodfella's Pizza with James Guiliani and Primo of The Diamond Collar

The fork is now up for auction at Goodfell'as with proceeds to go to the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts with the Tunnel 2 Towers foundation on Staten Island. The first bid of $1000 was made by the New York Brick Oven Company of Staten Island. You can see the fork on display at 1718 Hylan Boulevard at the original Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza and make your bid for a good cause.

Pizza Cop Bags Evidence from de Blasio's Forkgate

Marc Cosentino on Patrol in the 120 precinct circa 1988

Former NYPD  Sergeant Marc Cosentino went from police patrol to pizza patrol after founding the World Famous Goodfella's Brick oven Pizza on Staten Island New York with his Brother Scot. His former training cam in handy when he thought  to safeguard the central exhibit from the Forkgate scandal in New York City.

Cosentino arresting Leonardo Di Caprio on the Wolf of Wall Street

No stanger to the spot light, having been a co-star on the TV show NYPD Blue, winning the coveted International Best Pizza Award along several times with his brother Scot Cosentino and his partner Andrew Scudera of Goodfella's, they are always looking for ways to help fund good causes and his police background is a natural for things like the time they raised $10,000 dollars for the Jerry Lewis Telethon by handcuffing would be donors to the chairs at Goodfella's till they got "bailed out" by  friends and family. "This fork auction should help raise awareness and funds for the families that are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy and the The Tunnel 2 Towers Foundation which is still doing great work on the relief" said Scot Cosentino. Andrew added " who knew it would get this big and it's a fun way to help".

Infamous fork vouchered in evidence bag at Goodfella's Pizza on Hylan Blvd.

As Mayor de Blasio recently said "I'm glad they're using this opportunity for a good cause and it's  all in good fun". So spread the word that the fork is available for inspection at the Original Goodfella's on Hylan Boulevard and the bids are starting to come in, with first $1000 bid  made by the New York Brick Oven Company since the famous pizza was cooked in their Inferno series revolving brick oven. Happy Pizza to you!

Scot Cosentino and Andrew Scudera of thePizza School New York

Staten Island DA Visits Goodfella's to Investigate Evidence at Mayor de Blasio's Forkgate Crime Scene

Marc and Scot Cosentino with DA Donovan

evidence bag with infamous fork 

The international scandal over the allegations that Mayor de Blasio used a fork to eat his pizza  is raising all kinds of support. Both pro-fork and anti-fork camps have been weighing in on the matter with vocal groups such as the  "Mother's for Good Manners Coalition and the Freedom to Eat with your Hands Party coming to the table. In a recent turn of events Staten Island District Attorney Daniel M. Donavon, Jr. paid an unannounced visit to Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza on Hylan Boulevard in Staten to inspect the "fork" in question and look over the still active crime scene known as Forkgate. The DA said" this could be enough to prosecute and I will utilize all available manpower to guarantee the chain of evidence is preserved and we do our part to ensure it helps raise as much money as possible for Staten Island Charities". A very concerned Scot Cosentino( Co-founder of Goodfellas) said "I'm glad we have the right man on the job to ensure justice in our community is carried out". The DA acknowledged Marc Cosentino(author of Routine Patrol the Forgotten Borough) for his quick thinking and  training as a New York City Police Sergeant, for taking the correct action with safeguarding the key link in the case. "We have already reached out to Christies Auction house and the guys at Pawn Stars for some help evaluating this one of a kind artifact" said Andy Scudera. He added "Regardless of the outcome it's all in good fun and for a worthy cause, If only all our new Mayor's political scandals could be of this caliber".

Pizza fresh from New York Brick Oven Co. Revolving Brick Oven

Major Crisis Enveloping the Mayor of New York City

Mayor deBlasio has only been on the job a few days and has already gotten himself caught in an international scandal. While visiting the Staten Island favorite Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza to show his support and commitment to what has been previously known as the "Forgotten Borough" he made a pizza eating error of magnitude. The Mayor inadvertently reached for a fork, yes I said "fork". To those of you not from New York this is somthing on the order of putting ketchup on a hot dog or mayonnaise on on pastrami sandwich. To give the mayor respect he did switch over to the hand eating method once it was brought to his attention. Marc Cosentino of the New York Brick Oven Company company was on hand for the pizza making along with his brother Scot who were proud to use their Inferno revolving deck brick oven to prepare the pies being made by Andrew Scudera who won the 2012 International pizza title. Cosentino a former sergeant of the NYPD put his experience to use and realized the fork in question may be evidence of the crime so he prepared an evidence bag and secured the crime scene.

Marc Cosentino Arresting Leonardo Di Caprio in the Wolf Of Wall Street.

"I try to keep up with training even if it's only on TV or in the Movies" said Cosentino. The fork is currently enjoying it's own celebrity on display to the public at the Original Goodfella's on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island for safe keeping till the new police commissioner Bill  Bratton  has had the opportunity to inspect it. From there it will most likely be auctioned off for a local Staten Island charity. Happy pizza. 

New York Brick Oven Company Implicated in Fork-Gate with Mayor de Blasio

The New York Brick Oven Company is responsible for cooking the incredible Smoking Goodfella pizza at the heart of the now international pizza scandal known as Fork-gate. The owners of the New York Brick of Company and founders of Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza, Marc and Scot Cosentino, had no idea of what they were about to cook up around the world when they were asked to prepare a smoked mozzarella pizza by Mayor de Blasio of New York City. The Mayor had heard of the famous Cosentino brothers pizza creations and when he learned they had smoked mozzarella on the menu, he asked Marc to make him a pie in his now industry leading revolving deck brick oven. No strangers to preparing pizza for New York City Mayors the brothers called on pizza partner Andrew Scudera  who holds "World's Best Pizza" title from the International Pizza Expo and runs the Goodfella's Pizza School of New York to help. With this kind of experience and passion for pizza it's no wonder these guys came up with a fantastic pizza prepared to perfection for the new Mayor. Everything was was moving along splendidly with smiles and laughs as de Blasio enjoyed his pizza until controversy hit. One of the throngs of reporters jammed into Goodfella's for the pizza summit noticed the Mayor eating pizza with a fork which was intentionally being ignored by the majority of Italian Americans in attendance. Somehow the now "Infamous Fork" became the center of the conversation and became the lead story for all the major news stations and became a top twitter story with Mayor tweeting about it himself.
"Cooking the best ingredients with the world's best pizza makers in the industries best oven can only lead to success" said Marc Cosentino (a former sergeant NYPD) who through habit, promptly placed that fork in an evidence bag and "vouchered it" for safe keeping and a future fund raiser with the Mayor.

The Infamous Pizza-gate Fork Has Been Bagged And Tagged And Is On Display at Goodfella's Pizza on Hylan Boulevard Staten Island

The alleged fork that was used by Mayor De Blasio in the pizza with a fork scandal has been "invoiced" as evidence and currently being safeguarded in the evidence locker at the World Famous Goodfella's Pizza on Hylan Boulevard in Staten New York. The evidence is being secured by Marc Cosentino a former sergeant with the NYPD and co-founder of Goodfella's. Viewing can be arranged if your so inclined and are not easily disturbed.

Pizzagate at Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza Staten Island NY with Mayor De Blasio and the New York Brick Oven Co.

Having Mayor De Blasio enjoy a fresh pizza with his favorite smoked mozzarella right out of the the Revolving Deck Brick Oven at the world famous Goodfella's Pizza was a lot of fun. He now joins the tradition started 20 years ago with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his "pepperoni connection" with Borough President and former US congressman Guy Molinari who was threatening the secession of Staten Island(The Forgotten Borough) from new York City at the time. Rudy even brought his staff to Goodfella's on the day he was  re-elected because he liked Goodfella's so much.

"While we won't say pizza was the reason for the peace, it sure makes hungry Italians much more agreeable" said Scot Cosentino.
 

Then mayor Bloomberg began to follow suit, knowing that the predominately Italian borough of Staten Island enjoyed this community oriented fast casual eatery. Through three terms he could be seen eating and having his Goodfella's delivered, so it was no surprise when Mayor De Blasio made the pilgrimage after just 10 days in office to try one of their award winning pizzas. "Having had twenty years of successive New York City mayors enjoy pizza from The revolving  deck brick oven is priceless, and if we have to add New York Style pizza eating to our pizza school to avoid another scandal with the mayor using a fork-so be it" said Andrew Scudera the three time International Champion Pizza maker from Goodfella's.

Press Release: Mayor DeBlasio and the Controversial Pizza "Fork" at Goodfella" Brick Oven Pizza

Mayor Deblazio at Goodfella's Pizza Staten Island NY

Councilman Vincent Ignizio holding the controversial fork as State Senator Andrew Lanza points in disbelief. 

The new Mayor bit off more than he could chew with local Italians at the World Famous Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza in Staten Island. Many regulars looked on in horror as the Mayor initially used a knife and fork to eat his Smoking Goodfella pie. "He was just using good-manners but soon realized he was friends and pizza experts so he quickly dropped the formality and folded his pizza in half as any good New Yorker would do" said Scot Cosentino the founder of both Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza and the New York Brick Oven Company. His partner Andy had this to say "since we make gourmet pizza and are a full service restaurant we're kind of used to people eating both ways. It's all good". Aside from the "pizzagate" issue co-founder Marc Cosentino said "Mr. Debalsio seemed like a genuine down to earth guy when he spoke to us and asked us local business owners from the The Forgotten Borough about the concerns we have since we are physically removed from the rest of the city by water. As former sergeant NYPD I think  it's a good start and I have already tagged the fork as "evidence". If your in Staten Island feel free to come by eat some incredible pizza and view the infamous fork.

Lone Survivor 2014 January

The devil is in the detail, a popular saying that comes in handy when you run a business. In some industries the amount of competition is much larger than in others and the pizza industry is one of the big ones with fierce competition. For example there are 1163 pizza places in my home town of Brooklyn New York. How crazy would you have to be to compete in this market without paying attention to the basics let alone the details? What are the basics? First: How to make pizza? Second: What kind of oven should I use?

These questions are key but how about your type of pizza, your location, decor, promotion, marketing? Now we get into the details. The Pizza School of New York can help with making pizza and the The New York Brick Oven Company can provide you with the industry leading revolving deck brick oven then all you need is staff training and some trial and error and you too may be one of the Lone Survivors in the pizza making game. Happy pizza to you and good luck making the dough.                

2014 Tips for Success -New Years Resolutions

Each year millions of people start the year with resolutions and a great many of us are quite sincere when we make them, so what happens that we don't keep them or start off strong and quit. Usually the target is unreal, meaning the person making it doesn't have the tools, information or ability to keep it. Secondly many of us charge in with fantastic enthusiasm only to hit a wall and fail.

 How do you overcome this? 

My suggestion is make smaller incremental goals toward your overall goals. Some  examples could be hiring new staff, losing 25 lbs. or writing a book. Well the first one could be overwhelming if you just fire all the dead wood and have to handle your whole business by yourself so maybe it would be a little easier to sit down and decide who needs to be replaced as a first DOABLE step. Look at overall performance and decide on one person you want to retrain(yes that is a possibility and always a first choice at Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza) or replace, then work out a plan to do that and have a win doing so. Losing weight is a killer for most because it is a slow process and requires patients and will power. Well what if you set the goal for 1 lb. in three days  and then figure out exactly what you have to eliminate from your diet or where you could reduce portions to attain the goal? Once you have made the 1 lb. goal you set your sights on 2 lbs. and so forth winning as you go. Writing a book is another big target and having wrote  Routine Patrol I found that years went by until my friend Dan suggested I just write what comes to mind and complete one idea or chapter. This was much easier to do and led to next and so on until I had enough material  to start arranging, editing and putting it together. The small win of seeing the first chapter completed was the inspiration needed to continue. You can take this idea and apply it to any goal or project you can imagine. the key is attainable targets that lead toward your goal. Yes there will be obstacles and set back but just re-evaluate and start fresh. I wish you great health, prosperity and success in this New Year! Best wishes. Start!!!