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American-style Pizza

Discover the unique characteristics of American-style pizza with a three-time World Pizza Champion.

Laura Meyer

Chef & Owner Pizzeria da Laura, Berkeley, California, USA.

Laura Meyer

Chef & Owner Pizzeria da Laura, Berkeley, California, USA.

From thin crust to deep pan, take a tour of pizza from an American perspective

Discover the unique characteristics of American-style pizza with three-time world pizza champion, Laura Meyer.

She will teach you to make four distinct styles of American pizza, including a hand stretched New York style pizza and three unique styles of pan pizza; Detroit, Sicilian and Grandma.

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Course Syllabus

Course Content

Chapter 1 - Presentation and recipe book
Chapter 2 - All About American-style Pizza
Chapter 3 - New York Pizza
Chapter 4 - Sicilian Pizza
Chapter 5 - Detroit Pizza
Chapter 6 - Grandma Style Pizza
Chapter 7 - Calzone
Before you go

Differentiate a ‘Detroit’ from a ‘Sicilian’

What you'll learn

Using the indirect method, you will learn to make your own pre-ferment and pizza dough suitable for both hand stretched pizzas and pan pizzas.

Learn to make a classic American-style tomato sauce with a subtle hint of garlic, and know how to apply it to different types of pizzas for maximum impact.

Understand how par-baking can both accelerate production and improve your final product.

Get to grips with the fundamental ingredients and know when to add them to your pizza, either before baking, or during the finishing and presentation.

Learn to hand stretch a classic round New York style pizza with a distinct crust and a thin middle. 

Discover the Detroit, a classic pizza from the ‘motor city’, using a high sided pan to create a caramelized cheese crust.

Make a Sicilian with a twist, using thick hand cut pepperoni and a touch of honey.

Achieve a thin and crispy base and emphasize fresh tomato flavor in ode to a classic ‘Grandma’ pizza, just like Grandma used to make at home.

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FURKAN KURKCU

Perfect course

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Ramy Daher

Perfect & Simple

Amazing content and most importantly, explained in a very simple way. Loved It!!

Pedro Ramos

nice way of making at home

I like the way of making Detroit pizza....

Sunil Nagarkoti

Nice Information

Especially enjoyed the explanation regarding the differences of pizza consumed by the United States.

Michele OKey

Excellent

Excellent explanations, thanks

DANIEL BERDAH

Meet your Instructor

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Chef & Owner Pizzeria da Laura, Berkeley, California, USA.

Pizza entrepreneur and World Champion pizza maker who demonstrates her skills at Pizza expos and competitions worldwide

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What's included?

  • 1h 30 mins HD video
  • Recipe book
  • Course certificate

Available languages

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  • English, Español, Italiano (BETA), Français (BETA), Português (BETA), Deutsch (BETA)
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