Welcome to Pizza Expo 2014

Well this is it, on March 24th-27th 2014, the biggest show in the Pizza Industry takes place at the Vegas Convention center in Nevada. This show is the whose who of the multi-billion dollar pizza world. There will be the World's Best Pizza Contest with 3 time Champions Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island New York defending their title. Guest speakers will be conducting seminars on various aspects of the business from making dough, franchising and marketing to hiring and management skills.  All the while expert chefs will be busy with all types of food demonstrations, lessons and samples. Imagine close to 10,000 pizza people all in the same venue over the course of a few days with a buzz that only pizza can create going on. Vendors selling pizza ovens, flour, cheese and pepperoni will be displaying their wares along with the latest concepts in fast casual pizza and even Pizza School for the new guys or those that may want to expand their abilities. A fantastic time for all in a place where "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" as the saying goes so come on out and don't forget to visit the Goodfella's at booth number 231 and pay your "respect". Looking forward to meeting you, Marc, Scot and Andy and remember: any pizza is better than No Pizza. 

Mega Millions: What would you buy with the $638 million jackpot?

Of course I would invite Lady Ga Ga out for pizza at one of the Iconic American Pizza Places-Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island New York. Since they have their name on the international pizza trophy more than any other pizza place in the world I'm sure she will be satisfied by the gourmet pizzas cooked in the Revolving Brick Oven. Then I would hire her to perform at the christening of my new yacht after we fly my new jet to my new island with several hundred of my closest friends. A dollar and a dream baby.

It is the year of the Pizza according to MTV

As evidenced by a recent article by MTV proclaiming "Why Pizza Is Totally having a moment right now" you can see that the media is finally catching on. Those of us in the industry have known for years that the lowly pizza is coming of age. From the cover of GQ to Fortune 500 and even articles on Goodfella's Pizza in the Wall Street Journal the word is getting out that pizza is big business. When pop stars like Beyonce'

are wearing pizza clothing and Lady Ga Ga has a Pizza made in her own image

it's getting wild. 350 slices per second, billions of dollars in sales, gourmet pizza places popping up in every city around the world and pizza schools showing would be pizziolos how to make a "Better Pie" it's no wonder that even MTV is getting on the pizza band wagon. One of the big reasons for the outburst of interest is the brick oven and the difference it makes in quality and taste of pizza. A new trend that is emerging for the fast casual pizza market is the Revolving Deck Brick Oven which makes consistency and speed a par for the course. If your interest is cooking, dough, investment, celebrity or the simple pleasure of good slice folded in half(NY pizza eating style) then the next few years are sure to please.

Beer and Pizza, the new Brew Pub and Brick Oven Trend

An example of the new trend is the Radius Brew Pub currently under construction in Emporia Kansas of all places. From the look of the place it is going to be hip and neighborhood friendly with its exposed brick, high ceilings, distressed steel, elevated stainless steel vats and a wood burning revolving deck brick oven to boot.

Rumor has it that the boys are heading to New York City to attend pizza school with the World Famous Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza Crew to make sure the pizza can stand up to their magnificent Stout.

Check them out on facebook as they update the progress and be sure to stop by and try a beer with Gus and the fellas if your in Emporia!

Press Release New York Brick Oven Co. Revolving Deck Brick Ovens

For Immediate Release:                                                  

New Pizza Trend: Revolving Deck Brick Ovens

New York, New York (December 14, 2013)-The New YorkBrick Oven Co. company introduces its Inferno Series Revolving Deck Brick Ovens. Pizza has become one of the fastest growing segments in the Fast Casual market with gourmet brick oven pizza leading the way. Industry leaders such as 3 time International Champion Goodfella’s Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island New York is at the forefront of this new technology, replacing their existing 8 Ft. traditional brick oven with a revolving deck oven. Goodfella’s co-owner Andrew Scudera said “This oven out produces a regular brick ovens hands down. Not only that but it saves labor and makes a consistent product every time which is very important in a busy place. This is the biggest innovation I have seen yet in the pizza industry during the last 20 years”. The Inferno series comes in a wide range of sizes and configurations to suit such places as a small pie making bistro to a high volume location featuring pick-up and delivery in addition to dine-in. The main draw to these new ovens is that they eliminate the need for skilled labor to constantly rotate pizza and understand the mechanics of cooking in a traditional fixed cooking surface brick oven. Once the pie is placed on the rotating brick surface it spins around the oven and is cooked completely and consistently. The innovative patented design feature of an electric heating element below the cooking surface ensures the surface is always hot and augments the wood or gas fire capabilities of the oven while reducing initial start-up time to reach the ideal operating temperature.

Contact: New York Brick Oven Co. www.brickovensforsale.com

Marc Cosentino

phone: 1-800-oven- 053                  email: nybrickovens@gmail.com

Pizza School for the New Year!

If you have been considering making a move to the exciting world of pizza making then you should consider training for your new career with the best. The Pizza School of New York has intensive classes designed to make you a confident pizza maker regardless if you have been making pizza for years and want a fresh approach or if your band new to the game and want to see first hand what is all about. Andrew Scudera and Scot Cosentino are International Pizza Champions  with several world titles between them and have been making pizza at the original world famous Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of New York for over 20 years.

They will take you though all the steps from making the dough to cooking in their state of the art industry leading wood fired Revolving Deck Brick Oven. Not only that but you will get invaluable experience in an actual restaurant environment as opposed to the sterile and unreal environment of a classroom. You will be making great pizza within a couple days and be confident doing so. 

People from all over the USA and the world have taken advantage of this rare opportunity to train under true world renown pizza men right in their own place, an experience most pizza men would tell you is invaluable when your staring out and usually have to go through the school of hard knocks with less than agreeable teachers with less than agreeable knowledge, experience or products. 

Aside from the pizza aspect you'll have a chance to the brain of men who have opened successful restaurants across the country and around the world, years of hard won knowledge is at your fingertips so call and book now for the new year and may you too be rolling in the dough.

Pizza Equipment-The Brick Oven is the Show

Any business requires an investment and unless your a big wall street firm or the Federal Reserve and have the ability to just "print" money, your probably on a budget and are looking to save money in any and all areas as you build. That being said, we continually get customers calling for a Revolving Brick Oven as a last minute item. Not only that but too often the request for the dimensions goes along with "I only have this much space left for the oven".

That would be like an auto mechanic building a garage and at the last moment trying to decide where his lift is going or a dentist trying to decide where to put his chair after designing the office. You get the picture. If pizza is your game then your oven is your star player and the team is built around his performance and abilities. That means you build around your oven. If it is brick oven pizza your making and if your actually using a brick oven as Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza in Staten Island does then you want to show it off and use it as a showpiece in your design. The authentic look and the activity of making pizza enhance the dining experience so why would you hide your oven? Your oven placement is key to your production also and that needs to be considered for placement too. The bottom line is design you place around the oven as focal point and the key to your delivering a great product with enough room for your workers and a good flow to and from your kithen and dining room. Happy pizza making.