Here are some more pictures of people, places and pizza from my life in Athens, Ohio and around the world, 2010. I hope you enjoy them.
Four different types of schiacciata, all delicious
Team acrobatics during the World Pizza Championships
Local freshwater scampi pizza
Bruno di Fabio with his pizza that won "Best of" at Pizza Expo
Domenico Crolla's Chanterelle pizza (I couldn't just let it sit there)
Italian pizza competitors, World Pizza Championships
Chorizo Pizza
Joe Carlucci, winner of 2010 Pizza Pizzaz at the North American Pizza and Ice Cream Show, Columbus, Ohio
Stuffed spingtime fougasse with Amish asparagus, mustard, ricotta, pistachio
Chicken Yakitori Pizza
The Goon preparing six appetizers in the Heinz Beck Trophy competition, Italy
Pizza romana in Rome, Italy
Kids love pizza, and the Goon loves being very, very uncool!
Tomato and squash fresh from the field (note the floured pizza shoe)
Where we stayed in Positano, Italy
Loads of Turkish-style Pide (Pi-DAY)
Eric Corbin, expert pizza acrobat (Placed third in the world with a broken foot)
Mid-summer organic schiacciata
Late fall meaball pizza with Alto Cucina tomatoes, basil and local chorizo-peppered bacon meatballs
The Goon and his soldiers foraging for woodland edibles
A boat-load of Amish aspargus fresh from the field
Bruno and an Italian autograph seeker, World Pizza Competition (Nice shirt)
Local ham and bacon bialy with cilantro and aged cheddar
The winning pizza (pre oven) at the International Pizza Challenge
Joel Fair, General Manager of Avalanche Pizza, with his curry fougasse
Pizza a due chef at the World Pizza Championship
Three Sisters pizza (Yes it's cooked; the light was tremendous)
Me and Gigi, my Italian pizza oven judge
Giuseppe with our "Alici Marinati" or marinated anchovies, Positano, Italy
Probably the greatest pizza chef in the world, Tony Gemignani
Big ass bread, my Flinstone Wheel
Pete Shew from Shews Orchard with late season persimmons
Springtime aspargus and prosciutto pizza (With a nod to Tony Gemignani)
What a small-time pizza guy sees when he looks down.
