Scott's Pizza Journal

MONDAY, MAY 11  2pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: Stromboli @ Facebook (note the earlier time this week)

MONDAY, MAY 4 2pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: Sicilian Pizza @ Facebook (note the earlier time this week)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 3pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: After School Cheesy Bread w/ Miriam @ Facebook 8pm ET Pizza History 101 w/ Scott (online class) @ Zoom ($10 via Scott’s Pizza Tours)

THURSDAY, MAY 7 8pm ET NYC in 8 Slices w/ Amy (VIRTUAL pizza tour) @ Zoom ($10 via Scott’s Pizza Tours)

Ingredients: 1x dough ball, 8oz (here’s a video about how to make your own pizza dough) 1 TBS chocolate hazelnut spread 1 tsp Powdered Sugar Thin slices of banana, strawberry OR both!

MONDAY, APRIL 27 3pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: The Calzone Zone @ Facebook

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 3pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: Dessert Pizza With Miriam @ Facebook 8pm ET Pizza History 101 (online class) @ Zoom ($10 via Scott’s Pizza Tours)

THURSDAY, APRIL 30 8pm ET NYC in 8 Slices (VIRTUAL pizza tour) @ Zoom ($10 via Scott’s Pizza Tours)

MONDAY, APRIL 20 3pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: Cookie Sheet Pizza @ Facebook

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 3pm ET Pizza Time for Kids: Pizza With Miriam @ Facebook 8pm ET Pizza History 101 (online class) @ Zoom ($10 via Scott’s Pizza Tours)

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 8pm ET NYC in 8 Slices (VIRTUAL pizza tour) @ Zoom ($10 via Scott’s Pizza Tours)

We’re hosting virtual pizza making classes that people can attend from anywhere in the world! Here’s an equipment list and an ingredient list for those who’d like to follow along from home:

Equipment List 2 medium bowls ……….. or you can use ……….... 1 large bowl kitchen scale …………… or you can use ……….... cups and spoons pizza stone …………….. or you can use ………..... frying pan or baking sheet pizza peel ………………. or you can use ……….... large plate or baking sheet spatula ………………….. or you can use ……….... your hands!

Shopping List if You Plan To Make Dough  ⭗ flour (All Purpose is ok, BREAD FLOUR is better) ⭗ 1 yeast packet (Active Dry Yeast or Instant Dry Yeast) ⭗ water (tap is fine) ⭗ salt (fine sea salt or kosher salt is best) ⭗ olive oil ⭗ 1 can whole peeled or crushed tomatoes (or pre-made sauce) ⭗ 1 pound mozzarella (can be fresh, low moisture, pre-shredded) ⭗ 1 head of garlic ⭗ hard cheese (optional) ⭗ toppings (optional)

Shopping List if You Plan To Buy Dough or purchase a pizza making kit from your local pizzeria ⭗ 2x 10 ounce dough balls (or as many as you’d like to make) ⭗ flour (you won’t need much, just a couple ounces) ⭗ olive oil ⭗ 1 can whole peeled or crushed tomatoes (or pre-made sauce) ⭗ 1 pound of mozzarella cheese (can be fresh or low moisture) ⭗ 1 head of garlic ⭗ hard cheese like Pecorino or Parmigiano (optional) ⭗ toppings (optional)

Just because we’re social distancing doesn’t mean we can’t have a heathy dose of pizza in our lives!

MONDAY, MARCH 23

11am ET Sourdough Start-Along @ Instagram Stories Have you always wanted to make a sourdough starter? Now is the time! I'll be posting a video on Instagram Stories every day at 11am ET so you can play along. All you need is flour, water, and a container (and a kitchen scale if you have one). This takes about 8-12 days and I'll be saving it all as a story highlight if you want to reference it in the future.

3pm ET The Science of Pizza Dough for Kids @ Facebook Hop on the Scott's Pizza Tours Facebook page for a live lesson all about the science of pizza dough. This is intended for elementary school kids but anyone can join. If you want to play along, all you need is flour, water, salt, dry yeast, a bowl, a kitchen scale (measuring cups and spoons accepted), and a dream.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

11am ET Sourdough Start-Along @ Instagram Stories On day 2 of our sourdough start-along, we have a dramatic surprise in store for you. It involves stirring.

8:30pm ET Pizza History Online Class @ Zoom (via Brooklyn Brainery) For anyone who has taken a pizza tour with us, this online class is going to take it all to the next level. I'll be presenting some deep cuts about the history of pizza in Naples and NYC. Broadcasting live from my home office, I'll have access to all the photos, books, archival records, and primary sources we don't have on our tours. Tickets are just $5 and available here.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

11am ET Sourdough Start-Along @ Instagram Stories Day 3 means more feeding! Bring some flour, water, and your starter.

3pm ET Stretching Pizza Dough for Kids @ Facebook I'll show you how to stretch the pizza dough I made on Monday. If you can't make pizza dough at home, tons of pizzerias across the U.S. are selling home pizza kits. Or you can watch and play along with Play-Doh!

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

11am ET Sourdough Start-Along @ Instagram Stories Day 4 needs MORE flour and water, but not much more.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

11am ET Sourdough Start-Along @ Instagram Stories Things are really taking off by day 5. Your yeast and bacteria are really getting jazzy. But they need one thing. You guessed it, flour and water! Oh dang, that's two things.

Pizza Tour guest Tyler Smith brought an awesome infrared camera on the tour a few months again and sent me all these cool images of the pizzas we ate and the ovens we inspected. Here’s a shot of the pizza at Lombardi’s showing the hot spots (white) and the cooler spots (red). This confirms that cheese is the culprit for pizza burn!