Customer Reviews

The Pizza Gourmet: Simple Recipes for Spectacular Pizza

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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!

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.

Fantastic book, gives many variations and recipes that are easy to make! The kids love this book! It's the second one I've had because somebody "borrowed" the first one!

Although it arrived later than I expected the book is fine. It was a gift for someone so I didnt really read it but it looks good.

Lots of different recipes which look like fun to try, book was used and in excellent condition, like new. While there were no colored pictures for the price it was a very good recipe book.

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.

Received book as promised and book was just as advertised book brand new I had a copy I had found in library ,had too many recipes to try in a short time . Being a pizza nut just had to have a copy of my own. Was very pleased to find the book, have tried a couple of the recipes they were fantastic

Shea has taken the concept of pizza a few steps farther than any other cookbook I've seen. His bean-topped pizzas are incredibly tasty and hearty - definitely not for the faint-hearted! Easy to use and very varied styles.

When it comes to pizza there are two basic preferences. Either you go for something simple and you sprinkle one or two light toppings sparingly to enhance the flavour of the crust and the flavour of the tomato sauce that has been finely balanced with herbs and spices. Or you go the other way and you overfill your pizza with your chosen toppings and even sometimes include as many different toppings as you can think of. This book is mainly for the latter type of pizza. If you enjoy filling your face with a smorgasbord of flavours and textures only to feel bloated and ill afterwards then this is the book for you. If, on the other hand you want to get down to basics and do things more simply yet at the same time produce something sophisticated in flavour and texture then you'll need a different book. Although the technical information and secrets are available online I have not yet found a printed book on true pizza excellence. Printed cookery books are aimed to appeal to as many buyers as possible who won't want to bother searching for the correct flours and do the necessary experimentation for success. On the other hand what has prevented me from rating this book a one star is that it has some use in suggesting unusual toppings but I will include only one or maybe two toppings on a pizza and much reduce the quantity.