Revolving Deck Pizza Oven Trentino Italy

While visiting wine country in In Trento Italy we were invited to v a local pizza man named Alberto at his place called Albert's. We pull into this small city and are amazed at the architecture with its wonderful old buildings painted in  delightful colors such as Tuscany Yellow, reds and greens. More amazing is the mountain waterfall directly behind his elegant yet comfortable restaurant. We are greeted with smiles,  warm hugs and the familiar "2 cheek kisses" by an impeccably dressed young man in his Italian flag colored chef hat. The efficient style and high tech order of his place is enhanced by his own sharp appearance and as soon as he knows we are Pizza men from NYC the hospitality begins! We are sat at a well set table and notice something immediately-no condiments. That's right, no salt, pepper, oregano, grated cheese or the like because each pizza is complete with its own special flavor and seasoning. We are informed that all the ingredients are freshly prepared and are made locally from the Parmesan cheese, buffalo mozzarella, olive oil and smoked prosciutto to wine and beer he will be serving. It doesn't get much better for 2 Italian boys from Brooklyn. Alberto gets busy as we watch the well choreographed pizza making begin. The dough is opened  by hand then his homemade sauce is spread  with a ladle covering the pizza lightly. Next comes the fresh mozzarella grated for even cooking and into the revolving deck brick oven ( available from New York Brick Oven Company). The pizza rotates for a minute or 2 and then is brought to the slicing machine where smoked prosciutto  is sliced and placed fresh on the cooked pizza along with thinly sliced squash and other tasty treats. Alberto serves us himself and stands by proudly as we taste his creation. Unbelievable! Magnificent! We are all smiles and off again he goes to prepare more and more pizzas for us to try. This goes on until we can't eat anymore which is saying allot. But we have to have coffee and desert which is espresso and homemade raspberry and vanilla puddings-wow!! As we told Albert " your pizza and hospitality were overwhelming, you and your family always have a place to eat in America at Goodfella's on Hylan blvd. Staten Island NY. We can't wait to see him again😎🇮🇹🍕🇺🇸 

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The joy of pizza!

Where do I begin? Taste, flavor ingredients, dough, prepping, or baking methods? Having been in the pizza business for over 20 years I have a lot to draw on here but it always comes down to my favorite part of the business, the people. I have been extremely fortunate in the pizza world but I realize it is like Thomas Edison said that genius is disguised as hard work, and working hard 7 days a week for years does pay off, if you survive. We started Goodfellas Brick Oven Pizza   www.goodfellas.com back in 1993 after my brother and I quit our jobs and went "all in". Serving our customers, hearing their stories and becoming part of their lives over the years is what made it worthwhile for me. From engagements to weddings and births to the first days of school, baseball, communions, graduations, and birthdays, wow! It's like having a gigantic family and the pleasure of sharing all the fun. Yes, there were times of heartbreak too such as 911 and Hurricane Sandy but I remember a customer saying this in the days after the attacks on our country " I'm disgusted and in a daze but I always stop here on my way home because you guys always make me smile and feel better".  What is that worth? Priceless. Next blog will be about cooking in the NY Brick Oven Co. Wood fired brick oven and how it adds to the fun.  www.brickovensforsale.com
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