Pizza Class

Last Saturday, I was joined by Christina, Michelle, Janice and Leslie at Pizza A Casa to learn the fine art of pizza making. In addition to the five of us, there were five others in the class: a mother and her two daughters and two other women. Mark Bello, the owner of the newly opened pizza school, led the class and had assistance from Lara and Sarah [?].

We learned everything from making the dough to the proper way of rolling it out and shaping it (no tossing!) to applying proper toppings, cooking and cutting. It was four hours total, and we each made two or three pizzas each. My first pizza didn’t come out so well (little to no browning on the bottom, dense crust), but the second was decent. Mark’s sample pizzas were great, though, so I think I just need more practice.

I definitely learned a lot (this was my first foray with yeast, ever), and I feel pretty confident that I can make a decent pizza at home myself, with the right equipment. I’d say that this place is kid-friendly as well, though kids will probably need help with kneading and getting the pizzas in and out of the ovens.

Here are some photos:

Here’s Mark demonstrating the proper way to cut your pie