Recipe: Clam, Chile, and Parsley Pizza à la Franny’s

Franny’s was a beloved upscale Brooklyn pizzeria that opened in 2004* to immediate acclaim due in part to this white clam pie. For reasons that remain undisclosed, it shuttered in August 2017 after nearly 13 years on the scene. For those of you lucky enough to have eaten there, this topping combo will hopefully jog … Read more

So I taught a private pizzamaking-at-home class

Last Friday I taught a one-off home-pizzamaking workshop for a group of five—a dad, his two sons, their uncle/The Dad’s brother, and a friend of the family. Here are two pizzas I had a chance to snap pictures of. The plain pie is a Di Fara–inspired pizza with a blend of regular “low-moisture” mozzarella and … Read more