Pizza. One word. So many positive thoughts, memories and images. Do you have a favorite pizza spot? Some low-key joint or a shiny pizzeria that serves the best pizza in the world? You walk in and that beautiful smell “punches you right in the nose”–that’s a SpokenFood shout-out to Mark Iacono, who happens to make the best pizza in NYC at Lucali in Carol Gardens in Brooklyn.
Whether Neapolitan-style dough is your thing, or if you love the crackly bite of a thin crust or tavern style ‘za (there’s a difference), pizza is one of the greatest food-connectors we know. It reaches across all experiences, all generations, all geographies because it tastes soooo good!
If you like to make your own dough at home, here’s two of the finer versions to be found. Watch how to make dough–it’s not as difficult as you might think. Then whip up your own at home!
Thin Versus Thick? You be the judge!
How to Make Thin Crust Pizza Dough | ThursdayNightPizza.com – this is a basic, solid start to learning thin crust and the video is only 3 minutes long. Take notes!
Basic Pizza Dough Recipe – this is Scott Wiener demonstrating how to make authentic Neapolitan dough. Scott is the founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours in NYC and he is THE acknowledged pizza historian in America (he also owns the Guinness Record for the most pizza boxes). Trust this recipe, because Scott knows his pizza! -SF
