Join Anna Carpenter as she shares memories of growing up in Italy, where great meals were enjoyed around the fire with family and friends. Wood-fired ovens are enormously popular today because of who the unique taste only real wood fire can instill. This book equips you with information to successfully choose, install, and use your own wood-fired oven. Great tips concerning different kinds of insulation, tools, cooking techniques, and recipes. Step-by-step guidelines and plans for building are included. Great photos will inspire you to design the perfect setting for your oven, suited to your needs and budget.
Born in Rome, Italy, Anna Carpenter grew up on the island of Capri and attended school in Naples, the birthplace of pizza. Living in Southern Italy ignited her passion for cooking in wood-fired ovens. Anna later moved to an olive farm in Tuscany, where she prepared many meals at the old communal and private wood-burning ovens that are a staple of Italian cooking.
Now living in California, Anna is the owner of Los Angeles Ovenworks, a small company that imports handcrafted wood-fired ovens from Italy. You can often find her in her backyard kitchen, baking in her oven and enjoying delicious meals with friends and family.
