I WAS HONOURED WHEN ASKED to contribute to this book. Italian food from different regions is an adventure in itself. All I can say is, mangiare (eat)!
I grew up in my parents’ home, along with my brother and sister, in a little picturesque village (Miranda, Isernia, Molise) that rises on a small hill at the foot of Mount Pietrereie. Although my family owned a restaurant, my schooling was in architectural design. Only later in life was I drawn towards the culinary side of things, and it was not until 1997 that I decided to open a restaurant/pizzeria.
I married my childhood sweetheart, Maria Pia, and in 2002 came to Canada. In 2008, our son Francesco blessed the household.
In 2003 the Caboto Club’s Pizzeria was opened, and in partnership with the club we have made so many wonderful pizzas, and have never been afraid to experiment with an individual’s personal taste.
This partnership has enabled me to expand the pizzeria by adding a “We will bring our oven to You!” feature which has proved very successful.
Our wood-burning oven gives a very special texture and cooked flavour to the pizzas.
The following is our basic recipe for pizza in your home. Even taking into consideration the use of a gas/electric oven, this should produce a wonderful pizza.
There are only two other pieces of advice that I can offer:
First, keep experimenting until you have perfected the dough; and, second, use the best quality and freshest ingredients.
Buon Appetito,
Remo!