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2
2009
Adorable Children’s Book Giveaway! 3 Winners!
Hey everyone, hope you all had a great weekend. Check out this fun, hot off the press giveaway for the kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews etc.. in your life. Chronicle Books is offering 3 Picky Palate readers a copy of Tony Gemignani’s newest children’s book, Tony and the Pizza Champions. Here’s a little info on the book…
Tony and the Pizza Champions invites readers to join in the dough-flying fun as Tony and his team of talented pizza-tossers travel to
An eight-time world champion pizza thrower, world champion pizza maker, Guinness World Record holder, and Food Network gold medalist, Tony has truly made his mark on the pizza world, and the media has taken note. He’s made appearances on major shows such as Oprah, The Rachael Ray Show, the Food Network, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, CNN, the Travel Channel, and numerous others both here and abroad.
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Here’s how to enter: Leave a comment and tell all of us your favorite kind of pizza AND favorite pizza place. Before we moved, our favorite place to get pizza was from Patsy Grimaldi’s. My favorite was their pepperoni, fresh tomatoes and basil. YUM!
Contest ENDS
late Tuesday night at midnight PST. GOOD LUCK!___________________________________________________
TONY’S PIZZA SAUCE
Recipe courtesy of Tony Gemignani, author of Tony and the Pizza Champions from Chronicle Books
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with juice
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt, or 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 basil leaf
1. In a medium bowl, combine the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, salt, and sugar.
Mix well, and then add the basil leaf.
2. Use the sauce immediately, or store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
You can also freeze it for up to 2 months. Let it warm to room temperature before using.
Makes enough sauce for at least five pizzas
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My favorite “eat out” pizza is mushrooms from Papa Johns
but last night my boyfriend and I made homemade pizza with wheat crust, pizza sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, and fresh mozzerella! YUM!!
kelgirl105 at yahoo dot com
Have you ever had Chicago style pizza? We had some good stuff at Lou Malnatis. I really like the veggie stuffed because then I don’t feel so stuffed from eating all of that meat and cheese. Yum! But if it’s pizza I like it. Basically anything and everything! shannon [dot] adamz [at] gmail [dot] com.
I am a Papa Murphy’s Pizza (Take and bake) Fan! We just got 2 new stores here in Lubbock, Texas and love them! My favorite is either their Mediterranean pizza (thin crust, grilled chicken, spinach, garlic sauce, sun dried tomatoes, and feta cheese.)or their Chicken Bacon Artichoke pizza. Yum!
what a great book….My favorite is pepperoni and the best pizza place is LouMalnati’s, true Chicago style! It was good to read that other people have had it….Giordanos in Chicago isn’t too bad either.
I LOVE PIZZA!!!!!!!!! California Pizza Kitchen has an awesome Jamican Jerk Pizza, but I also just love a thin crust Dominos with all veggies. As far as my fav place to get pizza… Casa Bianca Pizza Pie in Eagle Rock, CA !!!
I love a simple pizza with sauce, sliced roma tomatoes, fresh mozzerella cheese, and fresh basil, YUM! My favorite place to get pizza is The Cirle in Sunset, UT. They have the best sauce on this side of the Mississippi River!
MMMM… chicken alfredo from from Pizza Factory. Not only do my kids LOVE to read books, they would love to make a pizza with me!
I went to upstate New York 10 years ago and went to a tiny pizzeria that I don’t remember the name of, but they had what they called a white pizza. I still crave it! It used Alfredo sauce and chicken and I haven’t found or been able to make a duplicate!
My favorite pizza is made by my husband and his grill! Grilled pizza is awesome and my favorite toppings are simple, basil, tomato, and mozerella! Yummy!
I love veggie pizzas. Our favorite place is Oregano’s Bistro, yummy!
I love homemade pizza the best. My mom always made it for us on Halloween before we headed out to go trick-or-treating. My favorites are barbecue chicken pizza and grilled pizza!
I think that book looks like so much fun!
I love pepperoni pizza, especially from Litza’s Pizza or The Pie (both in Salt Lake City, UT).
Hmmmm… pizza!
My favorite pizza would be chicken garlic from Papa Murphy’s. I love take-and-bakes.
Canadian bacon (who are we kidding, it’s ham) and pineapple. The Pie in Salt Lake and Ogden does a pretty good job of putting together a big, fat, loaded pizza.
my fav place to have pizza from is Lou Malnati’s! and my fav kind is spinach, cheese, and sausage. yum…
I absolutly love pizza….my all time favorite is plain cheese pizza with extra sauce. When ever I am in Gilbert visiting family I must stop at LJ’s and enjoy the lunch buffet. Now that I live in Tucson the only place to eat pizza is from Tino’s!
My favorite place to eat pizza is Craigos. It’s a local resturant and there are only three locations. I always order Canadian bacon and pineapple. Hmmm if I wasn’t making your pork chops tonight, I’d be orderng pizza!
I love chicken alfredo! That or bbq chicken. Yum! Fun giveaway! I don’t go out to eat pizza hardly ever, but I like pier 49. Homemade is delicious too.
my very fav is homemade
favorite pizza – chicken pesto. favorite place to get it? pier 49 pizza. i also love the tomato, basil and 4 cheese from CPK.
I love Papa Johns sauce and my favorite is a meat lover combo!
My latest favorite pizza is from Nick and Willy’s. It’s thin crust with olive oil glaze, mozzarella, fresh garlic, marinated artichoke hearts, fresh spinach, tomatoes, feta, and oregano. YUM!
I love all pizza, but my family likes Oregano’s (in Gilbert, AZ.) They let the kids play with pizza dough. So fun! And I really like the grandma’s whatever (I can’t remember the name.) It has chicken and potatoes on it. Yum!
Love pizza. We have a place here in Albuquerque called Dion’s that has really good pizza. My fave flavor is pepperoni with green chile (a NM staple).
My favorite pizza is from a little place in Mobile called Picklefish. It was right outside the campus of the University of South Alabama and had the best pizza. My favorite pizza toppings are pepperoni and pineapple. Salty and sweet!
In my opinion the more toppings the better. My favorite pizza place in San Antonios was Bacones. They had one with goat cheese on it that was heavenly!
Our family loves to make homemade pizza and customize our own section with our favorite toppings like canandian bacon & pineapple, and breakfast bacon and olives. Before we moved, our favorite place to eat was Papa Murphy's.
My favorite pizza is tomato and feta and I love to eat at Oregano’s.
I love the perfect pizza at papa murphy’s!
I love a good greasy thin crust cheese pizza. There is a place in Mesa and soon to be in Chandler called Buono’s that is a favorite.
Mmmmm, pizza! The best pizza would have to be our homemade taco pizza (we use salsa for the sauce…delish!) and whole wheat crust. But if we go out…definitely Old Chicago.
I love Papa Murphy’s with chicken, pepperoni, and Roma tomatoes.
jennb_bean@hotmail.com
Mmmm My favorite woulg have to be Naples in Downtown Disney…the Margherita Pizza!
However, Rigatony’s has good pizza…and Oregano’s!
I LOVE pizza, it is easily listed as my favorite food. During my life I have worked at 4 different pizza parlors. My favorite pizza of all time is the Monterrey Pizza from Pier 54 pizzeria. Pier 54 was a little whole in the wall place i worked at. The Monterrey consisted of a hand tossed crust, pesto sauce, a lite layer of mozzarella, a full layer of zucchini, a sprinkle of white onion some more mozzarella and topped of with chicken that had been marinated in olive oil and Italian seasoning. Yum!
Favorite pizza place is The Pizza factory. I love the crust and am a big fan of combo pizza minus the meat, but will eat it anyway if there isn’t any other option.
My favorite pizza that I ever had was a little shop on a side alley in NYC, don’t remember the name and probably couldn’t find it again if I tried to. I love pepperoni and black olives.
i like good old fashioned thin crust pizza with a lot of cheese from a place called tony’s thanks for the giveaway
My favorite pizza is one with lots of good stuff on it. Other than that, I’m not too picky. I really like Flancer’s roadhouse pizza.
Craigos in Rexburg Idaho. Just plane ol pepperoni.
My favorite place to eat pizza is at “The Pie” in Salt Lake City, Utah. However we don’t live there so it is a rare occasion. But that is the best pizza I have ever had. The crust is so thick and percect. It doesn’t taste too homemade, but it tastes nothing like dominoes or pizza hut.The supreme, bbq chicken, chicken alfredo, all very delicious!!!
I LOVE pizza! Besides my yummy homemade family pizza recipe of many cheeses and really good crust, I love Oregano’s Southwest signature with roasted bell peppers, sundried tomatoes, chicken and a yummy cilantro pesto sauce. I love the cookie pizzas there too!
Porky's Pizza in Moreno Valley CA Ham & Pineapple
My favdorite place to buy pizza is in Ayer, MA and it is called Nashoba Club Pizza. That was where I had BBQ Chicken Pizza for the first time. I loved it!! Now I make it myself, and I also make mozarella and basil YUM!!! Now I am STARVING!!! The books looked so fun!!! Thanks so much for a fun contest!!
Robin
Jaffrey, NH
The best pizza I ever had was a Vegetarian special at Giordano’s. mmm…
-anna p.
What a super fun book! We love pizza at our house and funny enough are making pizza right now. My favorite is BBQ Chicken and since we most like to make it at home that is my favorite place too. Other than that there is a one of a kind little mom n pop place here in SLC called Litza’s Pizzas that we love too.
I don’t really venture out when it comes to pizza, I usually stick with pepperoni. One of my favorite places to go is Oregenos!
I love spinach & garlic pizza from Star Pizza in Houston, TX. utgal2004[at]yahoo[dot]com
I have a deep love for homemade pizza and gourmet style ones! Love your sauce recipe!
I love homemade pizza the best but I also enjoy California Pizza Kitcen too. I am a supreme fan! The more the merrier!
we love pizza…my favorite is the deep dish stuffed at oreganos..one piece and you feel like you have eaten a whole pizza.