Welcome to the Chefs Without Restaurants podcast, where we dive into the world of culinary entrepreneurs and those in the food and beverage industry working outside of traditional restaurant settings.
In this episode:
Join Chris Spear as he chats with Christy Alia, the passionate pizza maker and founder of Women’s Pizza Month. Discover the origins of this unique celebration and learn how you can participate.
Christy shares her pizza journey, from making dough with her grandfather to becoming a leading voice in the pizza community on Instagram.
Key topics covered:
The evolution of pizza styles and toppings, including New York’s Grandma pizza and Chicago’s deep dish.
Christy’s tips for perfecting pizza at home, including the importance of fermentation time and using quality ingredients.
The game-changing tools like baking steel and pizza ovens that can transform your homemade pizza.
Christy’s collaboration with Corto and Stanislaus for the “For the Love of Pizza Kit” and how you can access professional-grade ingredients at home.
Insights into the global pizza community, the growing recognition of women in pizza, and the exciting Pizza University scholarship for aspiring female pizza makers.
CHRISTY ALIA and #WomensPizzaMonth (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/womenspizzamonth/)
Christy on Instagram @RealCleverFood (https://www.instagram.com/realcleverfood/)
PIZZA-MAKING RESOURCES
Buy Corto Olive Oil (https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1808352&u=2923694&m=112748&urllink=&afftrack=) and listen to the podcast with master miller David Garci-Aguirre (https://www.podpage.com/chefs-without-restaurants/all-about-oil-with-master-miller-david-garci-aguirre-of-corto/)
For the Love of Pizza Kit (https://corto-olive.com/products/pizza-kit)
Baking Steel (https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1548312&u=2923694&m=97852&urllink=&afftrack=) and podcast with founder Andris Lagsdin (https://www.podpage.com/chefs-without-restaurants/on-pizza-and-entrepreneurship-how-andris-lagsdin-created-the-baking-steel/)
What's Good Dough podcast (https://www.whatsgooddough.com/)
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