On this week's episode, join Peter for an illuminating conversation with the team that brought L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele to California, and now, to New York City. How do they recreate, re-imagine, and live up to the over-hyped expectations of the legendary pizzas from the original "mother house" in Naples? With a lot of hard work, as you will learn when you listen to this latest episode of Pizza Quest, recorded at the 2023 International Pizza Expo.
On this episode of Pizza Quest, we meet Meghan Murphy-Gill, aka The Reverend Meghan Murphy-Gill, an Episcopal priest who also happens to be a serious baker of bread and, most importantly, a fabulous writer who has authored a new book, The Sacred Life of Bread.
Daniele Uditi is a pizza rock star, establishing his uniquely personal Neapolitan pizza technique (along with his signature Cacio e' Pepe pizza) at Pizzana, his destination Los Angeles restaurant (with more locations popping up around the country, as you will hear). Daniele is also the head judge for the popular Hulu competition show, Best in Dough.
In this episode, we continue to expand the scope of Pizza Quest to include a focus more on the quest than on the pizza.
Bread is the big umbrella in Peter's own quest, of which pizza is a delightful sub-set. Lately, more and more authors have added their own words and thoughts to the multi-dimensional levels of meaning embodied by bread. Kendall Vanderslice (oh what a perfect name) is one of them.