Sunday September 05, 2010
 

History & Legends of Pizza

 		Mon, Jul 26,2010
Pizza is a baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow bread-like crust covered with seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, and often other toppings such as sausage or olive. The word pizza is believed to be from an Old Italian word meaning \"a point,\" which in turn became the Italian word \"pizzicare,\" which means \"to pinch\" or pluck.
The pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, Romans, or anyone who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone. <..more

The Real, True, Honest-to-Goodness History of Pizza

 		Mon, Jul 26,2010
Pizza was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in Menlo Park NJ in 1880. After inventing the incandescent light bulb, Edison became hungry and...
Thomas Edison, Inventor of Pizza
Okay, that\'s not it.
The real history of pizza starts in Italy. Or Greece. Perhaps Egypt There are good arguments for each, depending on how we define pizza. Starting with the loose yet scientific definition of \"some kind of flat bread with stuff on it,\" we know that pizza dates back to at least the 1st Century B.C., when the Roman poet Virgil wrote,
    Their homely fare dispatc..more

China has the best Pizza Huts in the world!

 		Sat, Jul 24,2010

Pizza Hut in China reminds me of Taco Bell in "Demolition Man" (starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock -- anyone remember this movie?).

The World's Biggest Pizza!

 		Sat, Jul 24,2010

Dalan Musson ordered the world's largest deliverable pizza pie for Super Bowl '09!

Pizza History

 		Fri, Jul 23,2010
Pizza, like so many other foods, did not originate in the country for which it is now famous. Unless you have researched the subject, you, like so many people, probably always thought Pizza was strictly an Italian creation.
The foundations for Pizza were originally laid by the early Greeks who first baked large, round and flat breads which they \"annointed with oil, herbs, spices and Dates.\"
Tomatoes were not discovered at that time or, very likely, they would have used them as we do today.
Eventually the idea of flat bread found its way to Italy where, in the 18th century, ..more

Pizza Recipe : Recipes for Pizzas

 		Fri, Jul 23,2010

What to do when your 8-year old nephew comes to visit? Make pizza, of course! Well, not of course, actually. I didn\'t think of it until we exhausted Sorry, Monopoly, and gin rummy. But it did turn out to be a brilliant idea as dad had just received a baking stone for Christmas, and my nephew Austin loves pizza. I told him if he helped me make it and didn\'t make too many faces I would put him on my website and he would be famous. That ..more

Pizza Hut

 		Fri, Jul 23,2010
Pizza Hut (corporately known as Pizza Hut, Inc.) is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread.
Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (the world\'s largest restaurant company[1]) with approximately 34,000 restaurants, delivery/carry-out locations, and kiosks in 100 countries.
Currently based in Addison, Texas[2] (a northern..more

Domino's Pizza

 		Fri, Jul 23,2010
Domino\'s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is an international pizza delivery corporation headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1960, Domino\'s is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States.[1] Domino\'s currently has nearly 9,000 corporate and franchised stores[2] in 60 international markets[3] and all 50 U.S. states. Domino\'s Pizza was sold to Bain Capital  in 1998 and went public in 2004. Domino\'s menu features pizza, pasta, oven-baked sandwiches, wings, boneless chicken, salads, breadsticks, cheesesticks, and a variety o..more

Chickpea Farinata - an Italian Vegetarian Recipe

 		Fri, Jul 23,2010
Farinata originates in southern Italy, and is not something that too many people in the UK have come across. It is based on a chickpea flour batter which is baked in the oven either plain or, as in this vegetarian recipe, with added herbs, spices and vegetables. The end result is something like a frittata or flat bread. However, there are no eggs involved and no wheat or gluten, making it ideal for anyone with intolerances to these foods.
The slabs of farinata can be eaten hot or cold, and make a very tast..more

The Manakish - An Arabic Dish

 		Fri, Jul 23,2010
Manakish, manakeesh or Manaeesh in Arabic it\'s called (مناقيش‎) is a Levantine food consisting of dough topped with cheese or thyme or ground meat, but used widely in many Levantine countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and palestine. Similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can either be served for breakfast or lunch.
Classical Toppings of Manakish:
  • Thyme (Arabic: زعتر, za\'atar). The most popular one has..more
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