Purpose of this blog

This blog will really be a true web log. I will post here about different wood-fired ovens as I find them.

If you know of any wood-fired ovens I should know about, you can send an e-mail to me. (If you build wood-fired ovens, I would like to hear from you too.)

There will lots of posts and lots of labels, since I plan to create one post for every appropriate web site that I find, and however many labels it takes to describe each one (usually at least the type of page and the location of the oven).

The accumulated information will still be found at the real Quest for Ovens web site links pages, but that is not updated as frequently as this blog will be.

If you are from outside the US and Canada, let me know what you find interesting about it. I see that I get visitors from India and Iran, and other faraway places. I'd like to know what draws you to this blog.

I received e-mail from the organizers of the BBC Two television show asking if the Saint Paul Bread Club could post a notice about their show Great British Bake-Off for amateur bakers. The information they gave me is now accessible through a link. (The organizers don't have a web page for the show itself yet.)

Please share this with any amateur bakers in Great Britain you may know, or post the link where they might see it.

Thanks.
Showing posts with label pennsylvania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pennsylvania. Show all posts

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Felicia's Pizza Kitchen, Ardmore, Pennsylvania

My Google Alert brought a patch.com localized review of Felcia's Pizza Kitchen in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.

That's the good news. The bad news is they don't have a web site. I did find a few other mentions of them.

Sounds like an interesting place.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Roundboy Outdoor Products, Dorrance, Pennsylvania

Sometimes people who create web sites don't consider their audience as much as I would like. If you have a business, I think it is fair to expect that the business clearly tells where it is located.

I found a new oven source, Roundboy Outdoor Products, through my Google Alert.

Looking at their web site didn't really tell me where they were, but there was a link to a blog, and the profile of the bloggers says, Dorrance, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania.

I can't say that I'm a fan of the specific oven design, but I do want people to know it's out there.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Luciano’s Italian Brick Oven, White Oak, Pennsylvania

Well. I don't quite know what to say about this one.

There is a "Cranberry Patch" review of one Luciano’s Italian Brick Oven, but not
Luciano’s Italian Brick Oven, White Oak, Pennsylvania.

It's also not clear what kind of brick oven they have, if any.

I'm adding them here, just in case.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Bravo Pizza, Havertown, Pennsylvania

This time the Havorford Patch site sees the action with a review of Bravo Pizza, Havertown, Pennsylvania.

The review page includes a picture of the exterior of the oven in the background, with display cases of pizza and calzone in the foreground.

Bravo Pizza has a gallery page where the sad news becomes apparent. There is a brick oven, but it is not a wood-fired brick oven.

As long as expectations are met, that's not so bad.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Bertucci's Italian Restaurant, Multiple Locations

An article that's part of Braintree Patch discussed healthy menu choices at Italian restaurants.

The article says in part, "And so I began my quest for lighter (but still delicious) Italian fare at Bertucci’s, a local icon known for its signature brick oven style of cooking.

"After scanning the menu, I happily discovered vegetable-rich soups, nutritious side dishes and plenty of tasty protein options; all perfect components of a balanced meal. I then assessed the nutrition information available online...."

Bertucci's Italian Restaurant has numerous locations in the Northeast US.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Inferno, State College, Pennsylvania

Inferno, a Neapolitan pizza place is part of Dante's Nightlife, State College, Pennsylvania.

The web site is Flash-based and the info for Inferno is not linkable.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

J. G. Domestic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A food, drink, and gossip site for Philadelphia has a bit about J. G. Domestic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It says in part, "… this kitchen is flexing its muscle through vivid seasonal flavors drawn from across the land, and, as a result, more spontaneity than most any other Garces restaurant. The brick-oven flatbread delivered an earthy whiff of Oregon truffles and chanterelles scattered over creamy white asparagus béchamel piqued with Jasper Hill cheddar."

Another post from the same source has an annotated 360 degree view, but it's not clear that the restaurant really has a brick oven. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Mamie's Cafe and Bakery, Marthinsburg, Pennsylvania

I don't know anything about this place, but they did claim on their site that they were having brick oven pizza.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Brick Oven Bread and Cheese Shoppe, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

A food blogger has an entry with a picture of bread from the Brick Oven Bread and Cheese Shoppe, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania: "Bread Cooling on the Rack @ Brick Oven Bread Shoppe - December 9."

The home page of the Brick Oven Bread and Cheese Shoppe says in part, "Our passion for great food has moved us to open an artisan bread and cheese shoppe where we can share our brick-oven baked breads and our epicurean selection of specialty food items with our community and neighbors."

Monday, January 3, 2011

Bella Pizzeria, Spring City, Pennsylvania

A Mercury Muncher blog post profiles Bella Pizzeria, Spring City, Pennsylvania.

It says in part, "A huge menu unfolds to a variety of foods, included a wide selection of handcrafted pizza options, all cooked in a brick oven. Feedback from the customers is that the pizza is great...."

Their menu is on-line, but they don't appear to have a web site of their own.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Earth - Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

An entry for the chestnuthilllocal.com blog profiles the Earth - Bread + Brewery including a picture of their brick oven.

The oven was built by one of the owners himself, Tom Baker. The posting says in part, "Baker also built the brick-oven at the restaurant using directions he found the internet.... And while the flatbread shape and style of pizza make it difficult to eat the traditional way, with one’s hands, the flavor and look of the brick oven-heated dough and melted cheese are enough to make you forget about your ‘earthly’ cares."

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Crescenzo’s Brick Oven Eatery & Espresso Bar, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Here is an oddity. A brick oven business inside a major hotel. Crescenzo’s Brick Oven Eatery & Espresso Bar appears to be part of The Woodlands Inn and Resort.

Their web page says in part, "Discover world class pizza and watch as it bakes in our wood fired brick oven. The tastes and fragrances created by the heat of the wood fire produce a pizza clearly superior to those cooked in a standard oven."