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Ingredients

• Intro with Map of Italy
  • Live Cultures
  • Quality Ingredients
    
    
• Salumi
  • Prosciutto
  • Capocollo (Coppa)
  • Hot Sopressatta
  • Finnociona
  • Toscano
  • Bresaola
  • Pepperoni
  • Sausage with Fennel
    

• Seafood
  • Clams
  • Mussels
  • Anchovies

• Dairy
  • Part 1: Intro to Dairy and Cheesemaking
    • Fontina
    • Ementhaller
    • Parano
    • Pecorino Romano
    • Parmessean
    • Mascarpone
  • Part 2: Fresh and Blue Cheeses
    • Mozzarella Cheese (Cow's Milk)
    • Mozzarella di Bufala
    • Ricotta Cheese
    • Gorgonzola Cheese
• Herbs
  • Basil
  • Parsley
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Oregano – Fresh
  • Oregano – Dry
    

• Greens
  • Romaine
  • Arugula
  • Spinach

• Tomatoes
  • Fresh Tomatoes
  • San Marzano Tomatoes
    

• Vegetables, etc.
  • Baby Bella Mushrooms (aka Crimini)
  • Green Olives
  • Kalamata Olives
  • Medjool Dates
  • Chopped Walnuts
  • Capers
  • Fried Capers
  • Caramelized Onions
  • Sun-Dried Tomatoes
  • Roasted red Peppers
  • Chopped Garlic
  • Candied Pecans

• Accents
  • Olive Oil
  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • Kosher & Sea Salt

Prep Work

• Dough
  • Hand Mixing
  • Machine Mixing
  • Poolish
  • Balling
  • Staging
• Basic Prep, Chopping, Slicing
  • Herbs
  • Mozzarella
  • Grind Canned Tomatoes
  • Sun-Dried Tomatoes
  • Red Peppers
  • Green Olives
  • Kalamata Olives
  • Garlic Mixture
  • Grind Coarse Parmigiano
  • Slicing Parrano, Emmentaller & Fontal
  • Mushrooms
  • Red Onion
  • Salumi
  • Wash Romaine
• Simple Prep & Recipes
  • Honey
  • Ricotta
• Cooking
  • Chicken
  • Shrimp
  • Sausage with Fennel
  • Fried Capers
  • Candied Pecans
  • Caramelized Onions
  • Scrambled Eggs
• Recipes
  • Raspberry Dressing
  • Mustard Vinegarette

Assembly

• Salads and Appetizers
  • CAPRESE SALAD - Vine Ripe Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella with Aged Balsamic Vinegar
  • CAESAR SALAD - With Traditional Ceasar Dressing and Croutons
  • SPINACH SALAD - Tossed in House Made Raspberry Vinaigrette with Pecans & Gorgonzola
  • HOUSE SALAD - Mixed Greens, Herbs, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Olvies, Capers, & Aged Cheeses
  • SALUMI PLATTER - Thinly Sliced Italian Cured Meats & a variety of Traditional Accompaniments

• Sandwiches - (Discontinued, but still the best video!)
  • CAPRESE - Melted Mozzarella with Tomato, Basil, and Olive Tapenade
  • SOPRESSATA - Baked with Gorgonzola, Tomato, Arugula & Olive Tapenade
  • SAN GENARRO'S SAUSAGE & PEPPERS- Sweet, Spicy Onions & Peppers take you back to Little Italy
  • ITALIAN DELI - Sweet Coppocola and Hot Sopressata with Fontina, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Basil

• Pizza
  • Styles of Pizza found in America
  • Devolution of Pizza
• The Oven
• Pizza Baking
• Dough Stretch
• Tour of Finishing Area
• Dough Problems
• Pizza Toppings
  • Sauced Pies
    • MARGHERITA DI BUFALA - Imported Bufala Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce with Basil
    • NANA’S (The House Special) Mozzarella & Tomato Sauce with a Secret Blend of Italian Herbs
    • SALUMI - Thinly Sliced Italian Cured Meats with Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce & Spiced Olives
    • MARINARA- Tomato Sauce with Garlic & Oregano
    • SICILIAN
  • Fresh Cheese, No Sauce
    • CHICA BELLA - Ricotta & Mozzarella finished with Arugula & a Pinch of Lemon
    • OLIVE & CAPER - Imported Mozzarella di Bufala with Kalamata Olives & Capers
    • BUFALA & COPPA - Imported Mozzarella di Bufala with Basil and Capicola
    • ULTIMATE CALZONE - Stuffed with Mozzarella, Pepperoni & Sun Dried Tomatoes
    • POTATO ROSEMARY
  • Other White Pies
    • CARAMELIZED ONION - Sweet Onions with a Sharp Emmenthaler Cheese
    • FONTINA MUSHROOM- Mild Fontina with Earthy Mushroooms and Herbs
    • NUCCI - Garlic, Olives & Emmenthaler finished with Arugula, Capocollo & Herbs
    • DOLCE - Medjool Dates & Fontina dressed with Honey, Walnuts & Rosemary
    • NEW HAVEN CLAM - Clams, Mussels & Garlic (Please specify White or Red) - Discontinued
  • Breakfast
    • EGG, ONION, PANCETTA- Scramble Egg, Mozzarella, Sliced Red Onion & Italian Bacon
    • SAUSAGE POCKET- Scrambled Egg, Sausage & mild Fontina Cheese
    • VEGGIE POCKET- Mozzarella, Kalamata Olives, Roasted Red Peppers & Spinach
    • BUFALA COPPA POCKET- Imported Mozzarella di Bufala with Basil and Capicola
    • OVEN FRIED NUTELLA BANANA PIZZETTE-
• Toppings
• Don't overload the pies / Moisture Balance
• Meat
  • PEPPERONI
  • SAUSAGE WITH FENNEL
  • HOT SOPRESSATA
  • CAPICOLA
  • PANCETTA
  • PROSCIUTTO di PARMA
  • BRESAOLA
  • MEATBALLS
  • CHICKEN
  • SHRIMP
  • ANCHOVIES
• Vegetarian
  • GARLIC
  • MUSHROOMS
  • KALAMATA OLIVES
  • SWEET ROASTED RED PEPPERS
  • HOT RED CHILI PEPPERS
  • CAPERS
  • SUN-DRIED TOMATOES
  • RED ONION
• Helping Guests to Order
  • Guiding your Guest to the Best Meal Ever! Part 1 and Part 2
  • Ordering off-Menu toppings
  • Overloaded Pies
  • Great Combos
  • Groups Ordering
  • Half Pies
  • ToGo Pies
• Desserts (Coming Soon)
• ITALIAN DOUGHNUTS
• GELATO
• FRANCESCA'S CHOCOLATE ORANGE BROWNIE
• CANNOLI
• TIRAMISU
• SFINGE
• Brunch
  • Appetizers & Pastas
  • Specialties, Omelettes, Sides & Desserts