As most of you know, this weekend we are in the Windy City of Chicago for the National Restaurant Association show. The skills of our pizzaiolos and our beautiful hand-crafted ovens usually attract a lot of attention everywhere we go, but this weekend CBS caught wind of how amazing we are and featured us in a segment with Vince Gerasole. Didn’t catch us in Chicago this past weekend? The show
Last week we traveled to Las Vegas for Pizza Today’s Pizza Expo 2012. Our booth included gas 110 and 140 model ovens, a 3 door prep table with condiment rails, and a model 35 mixer. By day two we had sold all of our booth models! For the duration of the show, expert Pizzaiolos Giulio Adriani and Billy Manzo were on hand providing attendees with the superior Neapolitan pizza that
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, so yesterday the ladies of the office went to Oro Pomodoro in Rockville, Maryland to celebrate in style. Oro’s offered a special menu along with prizes and dancing. International Women’s Day began in the early 1900s, when despite the rapid expansion and turbulence of the newly industrialized world, women began to realize that they are awesome. The symbol of International Women’s Day is the
Chicago restauranteur Anna “Mama” De Pandi dropped by during one of our demo parties to have a look at the new ovens we installed last month. For those of you who don’t know Mama, she is the mother of E! News Correspondent and reality TV star, Giuliana Rancic. She is also a dear friend of our own Mama at Euro Restaurant Solutions, Mama Pina. You can read more about Anna
Last Friday our friends at Kings Food Market in Bedminster, New Jersey celebrated their grand re-opening after undergoing a five month long renovation. According to Kings President Judy Spires, the store neither closed nor saw a decrease in profits during the renovation. Guests of the event included the Mayor of Bedminster Robert Holtaway, the aforementioned President of Kings Food Markets Judy Spires, and Caroline Manzo of Real Housewives of New
Last night we threw a wine and pizza bash for 30 guests from Whole Foods. Knowing how badly you wish you were there, we can only do the next best thing by sharing photos and our heartfelt well wishes. We have been exceptionally busy in the past few weeks continuing our improvements to the ERS demo kitchen, including a sweet Marra Forni wall decal, new seating for guests, and the
This week we were featured on the blog of D.C. Metropolitan area-based private chef Alba Carbonaro Johnson. Alba’s blog includes easy-to-make recipes that originate from Italian, Spanish, French, and Moroccan cuisine. Naturally we were glad to welcome her for some authentic Neapolitan and Marinara pizzas. In her write up of Marra Forni, she even includes some of the rich history of Neapolitan pizza. From Alba’s Blog: “Today, I was lucky
Today at ERS we entertained some friends from Balducci’s Pizzeria and Kings Supermarket. You may remember Kings Supermarket from a few posts back as the proud new owner of a Marra Forni stainless steel oven, and also for the visit they paid us last summer where they first tested out our wood-burning oven. Everyone got a chance to make a pizza and try out the new red Napoli oven in
We hope your past two weekends were as fun-filled as ours were! Here are some favorite photos from the 2011 holiday album. Here’s to an exciting and prosperous 2012 for everyone, and as always, Euro Restaurant Solutions and Marra Forni appreciate your patronage and viewership of our blog
As promised in yesterday’s ERS blast email, we present to you the recipe for our special “Smokitalian” Wood-Fired Turkey. Ingredients: -1 boneless turkey (we deboned our own) -3 cups breadcrumbs -1 chopped onion -3 cups chopped carrots -4 oz. Sapore D’Oro Italian Black Truffle Shavings -1 cup Sapore D’Oro Dried Cherries -2 cups Sapore D’Oro Spanish Chestnuts -8 pcs. of foie gras (2 oz. apiece) -Sapore D’Oro Black Truffle Oil,