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This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, we're joined by one of the most important voices in pizza culture: Frank Pinello. The founder of Brooklyn's legendary Best Pizza, host of The Pizza Show and now Pizza with Frank, Frank joins us fresh from a huge week eating across London — and gives an unfiltered verdict on why the city has quietly become one of the great pizza destinations in the world. From Vincenzo's and Dough Hands to New York aesthetics taking over London, Frank explains why British pizza makers are now genuinely earning respect from New Yorkers.But this episode goes way beyond pizza rankings. Frank tells the unbelievable story of almost becoming a stockbroker straight out of school — working in a real-life Wolf of Wall Street-style boiler room on Long Island, standing all day cold-calling strangers about fake IPOs while managers shouted slogans like “motion creates emotion.” He talks about turning up in suits thinking he'd made it, only for the entire operation to eventually get raided by the feds. Before pizza fame, before Vice, before Williamsburg — there was Frank trying to survive among future federal inmates.We also go deep into old New York food culture: growing up in Bensonhurst, the smell of Sunday sauce hitting the hallway before you even reached his grandmother's basement, annual tomato canning traditions, animal heads in the kitchen, Sicilian cauliflower pasta with cinnamon breadcrumbs, and learning early that food meant love. Frank opens up about his first pizzeria jobs, burning his leg so badly on his first day in a serious kitchen that the skin peeled off — but hiding it for 12 hours because he didn't want chefs to think he was weak. He talks about culinary school feeling like military training, becoming obsessed with Thomas Keller and Ferran Adrià, and then slowly realising pizza could be treated with the same seriousness as fine dining.There are incredible stories throughout: consulting on pizza at Chiltern Firehouse before it opened, meeting Nuno Mendes and Patrick Powell, seeing Roberta's completely change global pizza culture, and building Best Pizza during the wild early Williamsburg years of artists, hipsters and old Italian families living side by side. We get Frank's thoughts on Dave Portnoy, hot honey, pizza dips, New York slice etiquette, why ketchup should never touch a hot dog after the age of 10, and the exact technique for folding and attacking a slice. Plus Ben cooks a full Sunday sauce for Frank on the studio floor — ribs, sausages, chops and meatballs included — while the conversation descends into debates about crust strategy, baguettes, greasy pepperoni cups and whether pizza should ever be taken too seriously at all.Watch and Subscribe To Our Youtube Videos Here - https://www.youtube.com/@gotofoodOrder Ben's Incredible Book - All You Can Eat - By Clicking Here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-You-Can-Eat-British/dp/1805221523Get 2 Months of Blinq For Free - With Code - GOTOBLINQ - https://blinqme.com/Order The Greatest Meat In The Country From HG Walter Here & Have Restaurant Quality Meals From Home - www.hgwalter.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How is pizza dough made? How does gluten-free dough rise? Who invented pizza? Is there pizza in every country? Is yeast alive?! Kids love pizza and they have questions! We get answers from Frank Pinello of Best Pizza in Williamsburg and Scott Wiener of Scott's Pizza Tours. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript
Hey you guyyyyyyyys! It's a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!In this episode…Guests:Blair Socci is a comedian who got involved in the trade in an unusual way: She started out wanting to be a novelist and got a burst of inspiration… in the shower. Along the way she wrote for magazines, was a volleyball player and even learned how to make a great salmon. Blair's debut special ''Live from the Big Dog'' is available now. Alonso Durlade is a prominent podcaster, hosting shows like ''Deck The Hallmark'' about Hallmark Christmas movies and MaxFun's movie podcast “Maximum Film!” He'll tell us about why he's always thinking about Christmas at least a little bit and some of the prizes he's won on other game shows. Alonso's newest book, Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film, is available now.Areas of ExpertiseBlair: Pizza, the healing ointment Aquaphor, and the actor Walton GogginsAlonso: College radio music from 1984 to 1988, the TV show “The Electric Company,” and American Christmas after Coca-Cola's invention of Santa Claus as we know him.What's the difference: Reinventing the WheelWhat's the difference between inventing and innovating?What's the difference between a cog and a sprocket?Experts:Frank Pinello: Host of “The Pizza Show” on Vice and the proprietor of Best Pizza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.Paul Dooley: Writer and actor with a decades-long career, including playing dads in Breaking Away and Sixteen Candles – and one of the creators of ''The Electric Company.''Hosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Seeing our next live-audience shows in LA by YOU!
EPISODE 293. Sabino and Rocco sit down with Frank Pinello the pizza master and owner of Best Pizza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Frank talks about his old school Italian upbringing, how he started making pizza, the art of pizza, his TV series on VICE and so much more. Be sure to follow Frank here https://www.instagram.com/bestpizza33 Follow Sabino here https://instagram.com/sabinocurcio Follow Rocco Loguercio here https://instagram.com/rocloguercio To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.growingupitaliangui.com Be sure to check our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!
Nicole has been living the pizza life for many years now. Through dedication and faith, she is the superstar celebrity pizza chef she is today. We start the conversation about how being a star in the pizza world kind of just fell into her lap, but she was noticed because she put in the time, the energy and the work. If you are a fan of the pizza wars series, you're going to love this episode and all of the behind-the-scenes. If you just need a little kick or a bit of motivation for the new year, this show is for you too. For your reference, there are timestamps below so that you can just jump around to the topics that interest you most. Watch Pizza Wars Add Nicole on IG Join The Pizza Podcast Facebook Group Add me on IG Buy an Ooni! Get your Corto Olive Oil Help Me Make A Better Show And Fill Out My Survey! Support the podcast and buy a t shirt! (01:19 ) Intro (6:09) Mind body and soul (10:12) Consistency matters (Check for exactness (14:48) lessons from mark Iacono (20:02) how do you prepare for pizza wars? (24:45) How Nicole Russell Deals with with Frank Pinello and Jo (31:34) Competition struggles (37:14) Bringing your friends up with you (49:4) Questions from the audience (52:55) What wave are you creating (57:00) What's one mistake people can avoid in the pizza business? (58:10) Final Words
Frank Pinello grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island, and aside from hearing it in his voice, you can tell how passionate he is about creating the best slices. His work with chefs like Nate Appleman and the opening team at Roberta's were seminal experiences, but it was when they handed him the reigns to Best Pizza in Williamsburg, that he really came into his own as a pizza maker.
Danny talks about 4th of July 2020, today's trip to Starbucks, COVID-19, going to restaurants solo dolo, The Pizza Show w Frank Pinello on VICE (Munchies Edition), my Italian culture, big families, life in your 20's, Chicago's 4th of July Weekend, his pimp uncle, Action Bronson, agreeable vs unagreeable people, how to be successful in a relationship, Fat Joe, becoming a hip hop hype man, my upstairs neighbors, techno music, a book he's decided to write, On This Day, how no one cares about UFO's, John McEnroe, and being disrespectful. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alternatetakedm/support
Lucali's Mark Iacono and Best Pizza's Frank Pinello join us from Brooklyn to talk about reliability, innovation, mortality, compassion, fear and running two of New York City's most iconic pizzerias over the course of COVID-19.
This Week Bo and Carlo are joined by Frank Pinello, Frank is the owner and operator of the highly rated Best Pizza in Willliamsburg, Brooklyn as well as the host of Viceland's "The Pizza Show". Frank discusses how growing up in Brooklyn in an Italian family as well as his training at the Culinary Institute of America led him to success the world of pizza both in New York and abroad. Frank discusses his approach to ingredients, ovens and his travels all throughout the world in search of the perfect slice.Support the show.
Frank Pinello is the owner of Best Pizza in Brooklyn, NY, and host of The Pizza Show. Frank’s show has received over a million views on Youtube and his restaurant is a favorite among pizza lovers everywhere. Frank talked with us about pizza economics, the science of cooking and ways to make better pizza in your own home. You can find him on Instagram as @bestpizza and his online series The Pizza Show can be found on the Youtube channel Munchies.
Frank Pinello from Best Pizza and The Pizza Show stops in to chat pizza and business. Frank opened Best Pizza in Brooklyn after attending culinary school and working at Roberta’s Pizza. Frank wanted to open a classic New York slice shop but do it his way. Using high-quality ingredients at an affordable price was the goal from the beginning. Frank and I also discuss how The Pizza Show got started from a simple meeting and a visit to his families home for a special dinner. Mentioned In This Episode: Smart Pizza Marketing Mastermind Smart Pizza Marketing Email (the best email) SPM Marketing Platform SPM Marketing For Restaurant Facebook Group Thanks For Listening Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. I hope that you have found it to be valuable. If you have a question or comment you can email at Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com Like us on Facebook too for updates and interesting marketing articles Leave us a quick Review If you did find this information valuable it would be awesome if you could share it using the social media buttons on the side of the post. Also, please leave a quick review on Itunes or Stitcher… would really help
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We talk to Frank Pinello, host of our new series, The Pizza Show, about a topic we can all get behind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We speak to some of New York’s new wave pizza makers who are reimagining what’s in a slice about what makes New York pizza so great, and try to get to the source of what might be the unexpected answer: water. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Two separate sets of guests on a very spontaneous night of radio. We started out with Frank Pinello, owner of Best Pizza, who talked about the bold statement for his restaurant and how hip-hop ties into his brand. After he left, we had Natasha Diggs from Mobile Mondays come through to spin 45s and talk about vinyl, parties, and Eric Garner.