Authentic Wood Fired Oven Pizza Cooking

The Flatbread Pizza Co. is a ECO Company

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The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. has a Zero Waste Policy. Whenever possible we source from local and organic farmers. Buying from local farmers saves transportation fuel & supports the local economy. Buying local also makes for fresher and more delicious ingredients.

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Sugarcane Plates -

Need plates for a company picnic or social event? We have biodegradable plates and bowls for all your partying needs. Made from sugarcane fibers, our biodegradable and compostable plates and bowls are a great eco friendly choice.

Plates are 100% biodegradable. Use for picnics, birthday parties or whenever convenience and easy clean is desired. After use, simply toss them in the trash and feel good knowing that these plates will naturally biodegrade. Made from 100% sugarcane.

The Famous Make and Bake Parties for all ages

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We will demonstrate to the party guests how to prepare their own food. It's almost like a hands on cooking class. In the case of serving pizza, we will teach the guests how to roll their own dough, assemble their own pizza and how to bake their own pizza. This experience is great for any age group. The very nature of Make and Bake experience is fun, casual and engaging. This could be offered as a team building experience. We will play the music of your choice on our on-board sound system. We will arrive 1.5 hours before your event to fire the oven and get it up to tempature for cooking pizza. GREAT for Kids BIRTHDAYS also....

It's Show Time!

~ The Explanation and Demonstration: People learn new things in three different ways. By "Seeing/Watching" it being done, by "Hearing/Interpreting instructions", or simply by what we like to say "Doing". We will make a explanation of each step on how to make a flatbread pizza.

~ Assembly and Assist: We will assist you in your creation. Have fun, smile and toss some flour around.

~ Bake and Serve: We will show you the method of cooking your pie in the wood fired oven.

Referral Program

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We are pleased to announce our Referral Program! Many of our clients have graciously referred us to friends and family over the years. We are so grateful and now we have a program in place to truly show our appreciation. Please take a minute to see how we wish to say thank you.

~First Referral~
We will present you with a $50.00 dollar gift certificate to Vino Wine or Saunders Cheese Market.

Then, we will provide your referral guest with a $50.00 dollar credit towards their next Catered Event with The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. Won't you look like a great friend!

~Second Referral~
Who wouldn't enjoy a little extra spending money? For the second referral you will be given $75.00 Cash.

A $50.00 dollar credit for your referral guest
towards their next The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. Catered Event.

~Third Referral~
For the third referral you will be given $100.00 Cash. You cannot beat that... FLATBREAD PIZZA FOR ALL..

ENJOY :-)

History of Pizza

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The actual origin of pizza-like products is unknown. There have been reports of many meals made by peoples and cultures whose description strongly resembles the modern day pizza. For example, the soldiers of the Persian king, Darius the Great, are said to have baked bread on their shields and then covered it with cheese and dates. The Ancient Greeks flavored a flat bread called "plakous" with toppings that included onions, garlic, and herbs, just to name a few. Some people argue that pizza evolved from the green onion pancake made by the Chinese and was brought back to Italy by Marco Polo. Then again, some people are still convinced that pizza as we know it was originated in the United States of America. The most popular pizza origin story comes to us by way of Naples, Italy with the addition of the tomato topping. Prior to the late 18th century, Europeans thought that the tomato was actually a poisonous fruit. However, around the late 1700's, the poorer communities in Naples began adding tomato to their yeast- based flat bread. The original pizza during that time was topped with the things the poor of Naples could afford. The flat bread was topped with oil, lard, tallow, anchovies, and, of course, cheese, and tomatoes. The taste was a hit and the "pizza" grew in popularity. It wasn't long before word spread and visitors to Naples went into the poorer areas for the sole purpose of sampling this tasty feast served on flat bread. Thanks to the popularization of the pizza, the wealthier segments of society saw that the tomato was not only safe to eat, but also delicious, and tomatoes became a main ingredient of many Italian delicacies!

The original pizza vendor operated from open-air stands on the streets of Naples. The pizza would be baked in wood-fired pizza carts. Possibly the world's first pizzeria was Antica Pizzeria Port Alba' in Naples, Italy. They first made pizza for peddlers from the wood-fired pizza carts, but expanded to a full- fledged pizzeria with tables and chairs in 1830. If you go to Naples, you can still get authentic pizza from that original pizzeria site.

During the late 1800's, Queen Margherita and her husband, Umberto, took an evaluation tour of her Italian Kingdom. While touring around Italy, she saw that many of Italy's citizens, especially peasants, were eating this large flat bread food. Curious about it, she told one of her guards to bring her a pizza bread. Upon tasting it, she immediately developed a love for pizza, and ate it every time she would venture out among the citizens. This caused some controversy among those in the Royal Court circles, as it was not becoming for royalty, especially the queen, to eat the food of mere peasants. The queen, not wanting to give up dining on this wonderful pizza bread, requested that Chef Raphael Esposito travel from his pizzeria to the palace. Queen Margherita then ordered him to bake a variety of pizzas for her to sample and enjoy.

Forno Bravo Ovens

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Our Wood Fired Oven: Our authentic imported Italian wood fired brick oven achieves cooking temperatures of 600 to 1000 degrees. We like using a hard wood, usually apple or maple to heat the oven. It takes about 1.5 hours of preheating before it is ready to cook pizza.

"Forno Bravo imports the finest Italian wood-fired pizza ovens for the house and garden, caterers, bakeries and restaurants. Our pizza ovens are crafted by hand in Italy using traditional methods and the highest-quality refractory materials, and then shipped to your home or business from our warehouse in Northern California.

Among our partners are Italy's largest (and finest) producer of pre-cast pizza ovens and outdoor fireplaces; a wonderful boutique producer of handcrafted "true" brick ovens; world-famous Antico Molino Caputo; Italy's leading producer of assembled commercial ovens for pizzerias; and Italy's largest producer of pizza peels and oven tools. If you are interested in the best pizza ovens, accessories and pizza ingredients Italy has to offer, you need look no further. Still, take care. While they may look similar, all pizza ovens are not created equal. It's worth a minute to read why Forno Bravo provides the World's Finest Pizza Ovens."www.fornobravo.com" For centuries portable wood-fired and brick ovens have been woven into the European cultural fabric. Today, the culinary food world has embraced them again and they have never been built better.

Authentic Wood Fired Oven Pizza Cooking

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Welcome to The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. Blog....

Here there will be topics discussing Wood Fired Oven Cooking.

Once you have tried The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. you will be hooked.

About Us: The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. LLC
My wife and I lived all over the country experiencing different parts of the US and pizzas. My first experience with hand rolled pizza cooked in a wood fired oven was in Stowe, VT. Steve Berson, owner of Pie in the Sky who I have consulted with has had a successful wood fired pizza restaurant since 1993. Steve's Pies are the best East Coast Pizzas for sure. Ever since that first day in Steve’s place "PIE IN THE SKY" in Vermont the idea was born. I was hooked trying to figure out the best way to provide this type of product out in the Inland Northwest. I have spent countless nights with my wife and family looking for a great local wood fired pizza. So, we took matters into our own hands and created a free-form gourmet flatbread pizza for the masses right out of our custom built wood fired oven trailer. We are The FLATBREAD Pizza Co. "Inland Northwest's Best"... The combinations of the wood smoked flavor, the heating/cooking properties of a wood fired oven and eclectic toppings truly creates a phenomenal pizza. One taste and you will be hooked…