Learning about pizza one slice at a time

  • The Dough Obsession

    On my pizza journey I am constantly looking to improve my dough. I have read a lot of books by Peter Reinhart Pizza Quest, American Pie, (multiple), Anthony Falco’s Pizza Czar, Tony Gemignani’s The Pizza Bible, Jim Lahey’s My Pizza and My Bread, and Joe Beddia’s Pizza Camp. I have watched a ton of Youtube…

  • Giving Tavern Style a Try

    Giving Tavern Style a Try

    Well as a kid from Chicago it was time to try and make Tavern style pizza. I have been eating Tavern style pizza my whole life. I love Chicago Deep dish but it’s not an everyday food, tavern style is. So I started to doing my research, looked at Peter Reinhardt’s book Pizza Quest. I…

  • Father Focaccia New Home

    Father Focaccia New Home

    After sitting dormant, I have finally brought up the Father Focaccia website. I have always wanted to have a location to post thoughts and experiences as I learn about Pizza and Pizza Making.