Grilled Pizzas and Piadinas (Hardcover)

~ Craig Priebe (Author), Dianne Jacob (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Priebe's passion for grilled pizza is illustrated in his first cookbook, in which he shares recipes from the Atlanta grilled pizza restaurant he ran for years. Also included are recipes for piadinas (which he describes as folded Italian sandwiches) salads and desserts. He has adapted his recipes for the home cook and explains how they can be made on outdoor grills (charcoal or gas) as well as indoor grills of all kinds—from cast-iron skillets to panini presses. His detailed, step-by-step instructions on rolling out dough, building the dishes and physically putting them on the grill are easy to follow and are accompanied by color photographs. His pizza recipes, broken down into meat, chicken, seafood and vegetable varieties, are fun and innovative—smoked sausage with honey mustard and coleslaw, chicken and plantain with coconut sauce and crab with orange and beet salad, to name a few. Recipes for piadinas (made with grilled unleavened flatbread) and salads are less inspired but still enticing such as the PAT piadina, with pancetta, arugula and tomato, and escarole salad with lemon. Sweet and satisfying dessert recipes call for both pizza and piadina dough, and are grilled versions of traditional favorites like the apple tart and Grasshopper Pie. (May)
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Review

"I have always loved pizza, as everyone who is familiar with my food knows, and grilled pizza has always been a favorite. With Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas, Craig Priebe has taken the pizza--and the piadina--to imaginative new heights. His book is an inspiration." -- Wolfgang Puck

"Instructions for making grilled pizzas and piadinas are so well illustrated and clearly explained that even a complete novice could comfortably follow with satisfying results." -- Bruce Aidells, co-author of The Complete Meat Cookbook

"Spicy pizzas and savory piadinas are exciting additions to the grill cook's repertoire. Craig Priebe and Dianne Jacob have done a wonderful job here, providing techniques and recipes that will turn the reader into a master pizza maker." -- Denis Kelly, author of Grilling and Steak & Chop

"[This book has] lively writing, approachable recipes, and pizzas and piadinas that look so good you'll want to eat the pages." -- Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby, co-authors of Everybody Loves Pizza: The Deep Dish on America's Favorite Food

Potential pizza grillers will find all the information they need ... Priebe likes to blend flavor, texture, color, and aromatics in his recipes, so the dough becomes a stage for the world's cuisines. -- Lisa Zwirn, Boston Globe, June 4, 2008

[A] section on grilling methods includes surefire instructions for indoor cooking, great if you live in an apartment or don't want to brave rain, sleet, snow or dark of night. -- BookPage, July 2008

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (April 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756636795
• ISBN-13: 978-0756636791
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,618 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars These pizzas are a big hit, May 29, 2008

By	P. A. Fink "pennyfink" (Truckee, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These pizzas are easy and can be quickly finished during a party. Our guests have all raved about them. The dough is simple and very well behaved. My only problem with the book is the number of sections that need to be bookmarked for easy access. For the first batch, when I needed to follow the instructions carefully, I was going crazy turniing pages back and forth. I finally put tabs on the dough section, the basic oils and sauces section, and the assembly and grilling instructions, so that I could find them easily as you need them for each recipe. I also suspect that being an experienced cook has helped as some of the recipes have too much cheese for my taste - or my ability to pile the quantity onto the pizza base - and some sauces need thickening adjustments.
All in all though, this is a great way to make pizzas, the results are fabulous, and I may be giving a few copies of the book away as gifts.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yum! Yum!, June 27, 2008

By	Daphne Alexander (Latitude Cultural Center, France) - See all my reviews

This week, I made the Thai and Gamberian pizzas for a group of 14, and they were a huge hit among very discerning diners. Everyone raved about them. One guest said that the Thai pizza was the best new thing she's tasted in years. Nothing was left. Can piadinas be far away?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best grilled pizza!, November 13, 2008

By	Grillin' Mama (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews

Wandering the cooking aisle at our local library, I came across this delightful book. I love love love grilling, so thought I'd give it a try. What a totally delightful surprise! Instructions are thorough and clear for cooking absolutely tasty pizzas - a novice can do it! My family loved the rather simple but complex tomato/basil pizza. Twas so fresh, and new - it had us literally dancing on the deck with delight! I kid you not. Needless to say, I bought the book for myself. Piadinas are definitely coming soon!