The Art of Wood Fired Cooking Andrea Mugnaini with John Thess Photographs by Joyce Oudkerk Pool THE ART OF WOOD FIRED COOKING DIGITAL EDITION V1.0 Text © 2010 Andrea Mugnaini with John Thess Photographs © 2010 Joyce Oudkerk Pool Illustrations © 2010 Sheryl Chapman All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review. Gibbs Smith, Publisher PO Box 667 Layton, UT 84041 Orders: 1.800.835.4993 www.gibbs-smith.com Library of Congress Catalog-in-Publishing Data ISBN-13: 978-1-4236-0653-6 (pbk) ISBN-10: 1- 4236-0653-1 (pbk) 1. Barbecue cookery. 2. Cookery, Italian. I. Thess, John. II. Title. TX840.B3M82 2010 641.5’784—dc22 2009026445 To my father, who as a passionate home gardener taught me that the best results from any kitchen start with the freshest seasonal ingredients. And to my mother, whose creative cooking throughout my childhood inspired me to trust my senses and cook with confidence. —Andrea Mugnaini, founder, Mugnaini Imports The Art of Wood Fired Cooking Table of Contents How I Became a Pizzaiolo Introduction Pizza, Calzones, and Flatbread Seafood