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Pizza News, March, 2009
Part 2
(Volume X No. 3 Issue 2)
(ISSN: 1533-3795)

Pizza on Earth,
Good Will to All!

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1) What's New? Legends of Pizza, Volume 3
Evelyn Sloman: The Lost Interviews Part 2
2) Pizza Vending Machines: Lew's Cenotti's Pie-O-Matic
3) Jan's Outstanding Pizza

1. What's New? Legends of Pizza, Volume 3
Evelyn Sloman: The Lost Interviews Part 2

Evelyn Sloman: Master Pizzaiolo

I'm very excited to share with you Part of Legends of Pizza Volume 3 Parts 1 and 2

Listen to the Evelyn Sloman Interview Part 1

Listen to Part 1: Here
(Will take you to the last issue of Pizza News)

In Part 1 Evelyn gives an entire history of pizza
She dispels a number of myths about where pizza actually originated
She also discusses her book "Pizza", which is unfortunately out of print.
What were the early influences of pizza
How the development of pizza happened simultaneously
What she discovered from Italian-American cooks who made different variations of pizza

Listen to Part 1: Here

Listen to the Evelyn Sloman Interview Part 2 Below

Evelyn discusses how pizza came to the United States
She explains how she gained her knowledge about how to make pizza
Who was the very first pizzaiolo in the United States
Why bread baking is closely related to pizza making
How U.S. pizza is different from Italian pizza
What is the "Lombardi Formula"
What did Evelyn learn from the Jerry Totonno and Jerry Lombardi
How the skill of pizza making "flowed out of Lombardi's and Totonno's fingers"
How to "listen to the dough"
Why the Italians give their dough a "rest"

Thank you so much Evelyn: You are a Legend of Pizza!

Evelyn's latest
Cook Book

Pizza
by Evelyn Sloman is out of print
(If you can find a copy: grab it! It is a priceless book!)

The Pizza Book: Everything There is to Know About the World's Greatest Pie,
Evelyn Sloman
[Times Books: New York] 1984

Evelyn Sloman is referenced in this New York Cookbook

The Legends of Pizza e-Book.
(Contains exact transcripts of Legends of Pizza, Volume 1 and 2)
PLUS Links to all pizza resources discussed

Legends of Pizza ® Volume 1 will be unlike anything you have ever read. You will learn, and explore hidden areas of pizza beliefs and knowledge. Never before have these Legends of Pizza® been given such a forum. You will be inspired. You will smile. You will gain pizza power. You will be engaged. You will discover things about pizza you never knew or imagined.

Read The Legends of Pizza e-Book.
(Contains transcripts of all interviews from Volume 1 and 2)

Legends of PizzaVolume 1

Legends of Pizza Volume 2

Legends of Pizza Volume 1 and 2
NEW:
Legends of Pizza Volume 4

Tony Gemignani

John Arena

2) Pizza Vending Machines

pizza Vending machine from pizzatherapy.com

Marty sent me the following article from the New York Times about Pizza Vending Machines in Italy.

"Is Europe bringing back the automat? Claudio Torghele hopes so.

Over the last decade, Mr. Torghele, 56, an entrepreneur in this northern Italian city who first made money selling pasta in California, has developed a vending machine that cooks pizza. The machine does not just slip a frozen pizza into a microwave. It actually whips up flour, water, tomato sauce and fresh ingredients to produce a piping hot pizza in about three minutes..."

The article goes on to explain how through various testing different devices the developers were able to create a viable machine that will actually make pizzas...

You can read the entire article here.

Thanks so much, Marty.

There was one pizzaiolo who was light years ahead of his time. He made great pizza and he invented the first pizza vending machine ever produced.

The pie-o-matic...

His name is Lou Cenotti of Lew's Apizza in West Haven, Connecticut.

Side view of Lew Cenotti's Pie-O-Matic

Lew Cenotti making pizza.

I had talked about Lew in the the May 2004 issue of Pizza News.

Here's what I said:

I wish I had met Lew Cenotti. He was a famous pizza maker from West Haven, Connecticut who made pizza from 1950's-1978. His pizzeria "Lew's Apizza" served legendary pizzas and incredible subs. I know I would have enjoyed our conversations. He was a dedicated father, husband and pizza professional. His wife, Louise, was known as "Mrs. Lew!"

"One of Lew's many accomplishments in addition to the first frozen pizza, was the first Pizza Vending Machine. The machine, which actually created pizza before your eyes, was featured at the "World's Fair". This machine made pizza which was a smaller version of the pizza served at "Lew's Apizza".

You can view more pictures and read all about the "Pie-O-Matic" Pizza machine at this link:

Lew Cenotti's Pie-O-Matic

Mrs. Lew with a pizza.

Lew's Apizza, West Haven Connecticut

Lew's Apizza is in the
Pizza Therapy Hall of Fame

Sadly the family got out of the Pizza Business.
I want to thank all of the Cenotti's for sharing this wonderful story

3) Jan's Outstanding Pizza

Jan writes:

Hi Albert,
ECCELLENTE! That's how my dough turned out.

I thought I had perfected my recipe over several years but I must say yours took my pizza to a new level.

I added the oil which I had never done before and the crust was lighter and less filing.

My wife also thought it tasted better. I think my dough is always best if made a day ahead, plus I bake the pie for about 5 minutes before adding ingredients so the pizza it's never doughy.

Think I got that tip and my recipe from Gourmet Magazine years ago.
So thanks much for the recipe, I'll be ordering your e-book.
Pizza&Love,
Jan
Cincinnati