The Pizza Gourmet: Simple Recipes for Spectacular Pizza (Paperback)

by Shea MacKenzie (Author) "Like most people, you are probably already familiar with pizza..." (more)
Key Phrases: medium calzones, rectangular crust, teaspoon date sugar, Suggested Crusts, The Pizza Gourmet, Greek Garlic (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Avery Trade (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089529656X
• ISBN-13: 978-0895296566
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,400 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY VERY HELPFUL!, December 11, 1999

By	D H Farley (Elk Grove Vlg., IL USA) - See all my reviews

I am looking to expand the basic menu items at our restaurant and found this book to be very very helpful. I reviewed quite a few other books at the library and none really had what I was looking for. This book has proven to be easy to use whether you're cooking for yourself, a family of five, or up to as many as 400 people a day. It offers a variety of ways to serve the same dish, yet appear different, while still being able to give it your own personal touch, whether you are trying to work with a picky eater child or that impossible to please customer. Bon Appetite!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Pizza Cookbook I Use, November 15, 2008

By	Amanda L. Dos Santos "Mandica" (Windham, CT) - See all my reviews

I have owned this cookbook for over ten years now and use it often. It has the most amazing recipes for pizza. At the beginning of the book are recipes for different types of dough, followed by various sauces. The actual pizza recipes are divided roughly by geographic region. The variety is fantastic. Recipes use beef, chicken, pork, seafood, tofu, beans, or just vegetables. Fresh herbs are often included in the ingredients, as well as a wide variety of cheeses. The author includes a glossary of ingredients in case you come across one that you are unfamiliar with. If you are looking for an unusual and impressive pizza recipe, then you will find it in this cookbook. I highly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars definitely not Pizza Hut! and that's a good thing, January 12, 2009

By	A. Taecker "Goddess of the Pizza Stone" (South Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Many interesting, unique and tasty combinations throughout the book. It is definitely not for those who feel pizza MUST have tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.

The recipes I've used, I return to again and again. Many have also been a jumping off point for my own creations/experimentations. Several different crust recipes, good basic starter sauce recipes and pizza that run the gamut from simple to sublime.

If I could take only 5 cookbooks with me as the house was in flames, this would definitely be one of the 5.