The Year of Pizza Begins - First Class on Saturday 5/23

Good morning! We’re off to the races with this fun experiment to cook pizza together on a Zoom call. In the short podcast above you can hear me share a bit more about why I love pizza, what my experience has been mastering it over the past few years, and how this experiment will go.

1. Class will begin at 2pm Pacific Time / 5pm Eastern on Saturday, and I will send out a Zoom link that morning. (This will give you enough time to prep and rise your dough, chop your veggies, top and bake your pizza so that you can sit down to dinner whichever coast you’re on).

2. Class will run about 90 minutes total and will include all the prep work, Q&A, and some time to sit down and eat together and chat. Making a pizza doesn’t actually take 90 minutes, but when there is a class format it drags out a big.

3. Class will be recorded and posted to YouTube afterward, so if you miss part of it you can always come back later.

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What You’ll Need For Class

You are totally welcome to just hang out on the Zoom, but if you want to cook you should be on time and come prepared with the following items:

• Yeast (quick rising is preferred, but whatever you can get)

• Flour (“00” is preferred, this stands for the fine grind)

• Olive oil

• Salt & Pepper

• Garlic

• 1 can of tomato sauce (you can use a jar of pasta sauce if you have that)

• 1 ball of fresh mozzarella cheese

• 1 bunch of fresh basil

• Any other toppings you like (thin cut dry salami, Italian sausage, veggies…)

• A mixing bowl

• A cookie sheet, pizza pan, or any kind of tray

• Parchment paper (optional)

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“What about my sourdough starter?”

I’m glad you asked! Everyone has been showing off their sourdough starters on Instagram, and I was lazy and got one from a friend here in Denver. We will cover how to use your starter in your dough, so just make sure to feed and sing to that stinky mass of fermented glory sometime before Friday at noon (so it has time to digest) and ideally bring it out of the fridge a few hours before class starts, so it can begin to activate. It should be bubbly and happy.

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I can’t wait to see your smiling faces on Saturday. If you have questions, please leave them in the comments.