Pizza Pilgrims Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Pizza

Pizza Napoli

Join the Pizza Pilgrims on a fun and thrilling ride through the city of Naples. 
 
Famed the world over as the birthplace of pizza, Naples is an extraordinary city that revolves around food. Thom and James Elliot are adopted sons of Naples, with a little black book of chefs, suppliers, restaurateurs and people who have become close friends and colleagues over the past decade of the Pizza Pilgrims restaurants. In 2023 they built the world’s smallest mobile pizzeria – a Vespa with a pizza oven on the back – much to the Neapolitans’ delight and bemusement, and over the past two years they have travelled around the city with photographer Dave Brown, capturing the very best that Naples has to offer. 
 
Including Neapolitan classics and personalised recipes from the Pizza legends of Naples, as well as expert tips for making your own authentic Neapolitan pizza, Pizza Napoli is a riotous, glorious explosion of a book infused with ready wit. With unprecedented access to previously undocumented places, and to the stories of the remarkable people, Pizza Napoli is more than just a cookbook – it lifts the lid on a city that is rising up to claim its rightful place as one of the true gastronomic centres of the world.

Thom and James Elliot&#160;ditched their jobs in 2012 to go on a life-changing pilgrimage to Naples. Pizza Pilgrims now run over 25 pizzerias across the UK. Thom and James are the authors of&#160;Pizza&#160;(2020) and&#160;Slice&#160;(2023).&#160;Dave Brown&#160;is a photographer, designer and the founder of APE, an award-winning creative agency.

A Delicious Stack of 30 Pizza Recipes

SLICE

SLICE is packed with over 30 recipes to make sure you finally delete your local takeaway from speed dial #1. From an NY slice, to true Neapolitan pizza made in a frying pan, SLICE offers classic and new creations, and even a sweet Nutella pizza ring! Learn how to make the greatest Neapolitan pizza dough, the perfect San Marzano tomato topping, then grace your creation with the finest ingredients &ndash; from Double Pepperoni and Spicy Honey through Aubergine Parmigiana, from Carbonara to Capricciosa; and the fiery Burrata Diavola. What&#39;s not to love? Go on, grab a SLICE!

History, Recipes, Stories, People, Places, Love

Pizza

Guild of Food Writer&rsquo;s Awards, Highly Commended in &lsquo;Specialist Subject Cookbook&rsquo; category (2021)Everyone loves pizza, right? Saver of parties, empty fridges and hangovers the world over &ndash; pizza has come to the rescue of the human race more times than is worth counting. So, if you can&rsquo;t imagine your world without dough, cheese and tomato, then this is the book for you. All things pizza are here &ndash; from its history and family tree, to world famous pizzerias and even an exploration into the pizza variants we love to hate (hamburger crust pizza anyone?). The Pizza Pilgrims, Thom and James Elliot, have spent years researching the best pizza that the world has to offer, all while running their own legendary pizza joints across the UK. Alongside pizza maps of their favourite global pizza cities (so you can conduct your very own pizza pilgrimage) the book is also packed with over 30 recipes to make sure you finally delete your local takeaway from speed dial #1. From an NY slice, to true Neapolitan pizza made in a frying pan, Pizza offers classic and new creations, including guest chefs&#39; collabs, and the Pilgrims&#39; very own Nutella pizza ring! Oven fresh and packed with interviews, pizza facts, movie scenes, world records and even pizza tattoos, Pizza is illustrated with all manner of pie-based fun and written with a hearty dose of humour. The perfect companion for the pizza lover in your life. Fact.

Any fan of pizza will devour this exploration of history, recipes, stories, people and places, inspired by their search of the ultimate slice.

Thom Elliot

James Elliot

20 Recipe Cards by Pizza Pilgrims

Everyone loves pizza, right? Saver of parties, empty fridges and hangovers the world over – pizza has come to the rescue of the human race more times than is worth counting. So, if you can’t imagine your world without dough, cheese and tomato, then these are the cards for you. 
 
With 20 delicious recipes, learn how to make the greatest Neapolitan pizza dough, the perfect San Marzano tomato sauce and add your favourite toppings, from Double Pepperoni and Spicy Honey to Carbonara and more. What's not to love?

Thom Elliot

Books by Thom Elliot

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