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We have three Woodfired Classes

Woodfired Pizza

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Woodfired Appetizers

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Al' Fresco ​Dining

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Woodfired Oven PIZZA Classes

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Pizza & Flatbreads

$650 total price for a maximum of 2 people
Sign Up For Woodfired Pizza Class
"Thank you for the class. It was very fun, informative, and helpful. We cooked all of the dough which was left over after you left. I couldn't stop eating. Everyone here enjoyed your class and we would recommend it to anyone who has a wood-fired oven. I look forward to taking a class on baking bread."

H.F. Layton

woodfired pizza enthusiast

Woodfired ovens have become very popular now. When I built mine, it was an exploration of how to use it, cook in it, and burn less pizzas.  It was a lot of practice and self-learning to create the knowledge to host a fun pizza party without me being stressed and it being a lot of work (or having the oven go cold or get too hot!).

I wish there was a class like this back then.  I would have had less "black pizzas," and each pizza would have been round and would slide into the oven without any problems.

This class offers you the chance to learn your oven's habits and unlock your potential oven skills.
Here is the outline for the woodfired oven class:

We'll Learn:
  • timing your day
  • oven, wood, and flame management
  • dough making and recipe configuration
  • dough handling and shaping
  • sauces and topping preparation
  • pizza shaping, building and cooking
  • post-cooking pizza creating
  • serving and creative tips
Includes:
  • Frankie G's famous pizza dough
  • Margherita Pizzas
  • fire instruction and maintenance
  • recipes
  • instructional notebook
  • hands-on guidance and fun
Woodfired pizza is delicious, but there are tricks for one can learn to make the experience even more fun and easy.  Oven tips to help with fire, flame, temperature and management.  Advice on food preparation, cooking, and most importantly, flavor.
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Sign Up For Woodfired Pizza Class
no cost to "sign up" - payment required to book date
In this class, Frankie G removes the guess-work and offers solid advice on how your oven operates, and how you can best operate it!
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Al' Fresco Woodfired COOKING Classes

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We get a lot of future, customers (people about to build an oven) asking us this question:
"do woodfired ovens cook more than just pizza?" 

The answer is absolutely. 

Entrées & Appetizers

$650 total price for a maximum of 2 people
Woodfired Cooking Class
no cost to "sign up" - payment required to book date
“I wanted a pizza oven in my backyard and had a pretty rough go until Frankie G’s class. The class was fun, we got to taste a lot of wonderful food, and I have full understanding of my oven after our time together”

M. Sicoli

woodfired oven owner

In fact, woodfired cooking lessons with Frankie G, are focused on teaching you cooking "method" over "recipes," and most importantly, learning in your own oven.  This is a personal, and very hands-on class. Each class is original and will be designed to prepare only in what you are interested.

Having a woodfired oven is the perfect reason for an al' fresco meal, and if you are the owner of an oven, you should be taking advantage of it.  The ambiance of the oven is very romantic with guests, and it's even more enjoyable when the entire meal comes from the oven's hearth. Below are a three examples of a 100% woodfired oven al' fresco meal:
Al' fresco Dinner Example 1

Flatbread and warm goat cheese
Warm olives from the oven
Shrimp Diavolo
Bistecca al' Pesto
Roasted spinach
Roasted potatoes
Dessert
Al' fresco Dinner Example 2

Margherita pizza
Clams casino
Marinated bell peppers
Chicken under brick
Roasted seasonal veggies
Roasted butternut squash
Dessert
Al' fresco Dinner Example 3

Flatbread
Roasted artichoke salad
Warmed seasoned nuts
Eggplant parmesan
Roasted Zucchini and mint
Roasted radicchio with pancetta
Dessert
Here an outline example of a woodfired cooking class:

We'll Learn:
  • timing your day
  • oven, wood, and flame management
  • pizza, flatbread, or focaccia
  • woodfired appetizers
  • roasting meats, fishes, and/or veggies
  • getting the most out of your oven
  • slow-roasting techniques
  • cooking and serving
  • serving and creative tips
Includes:
  • Margherita Pizza, or Flatbread (your choice)
  • warm olives with garlic, chili and rosemary
  • Garlic Knots
  • Roasted Seasonal Veggies
  • hands-on roasting instruction
  • fire instruction and maintenance
  • recipes
  • instructional notebook
  • **Protein and Fish dishes can be arranged and paid for separately by customer.
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Woodfired Cooking Class
no cost to "sign up" - payment required to book date
Pictured below are some of the dishes that are your options in the woodfired cooking class.
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Le Ciambelle (wine cookies)
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Roasted Whole Fish
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Clams Mainara
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Roasted Bell Peppers
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Roasted Veggies
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Clams Casino
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Delicata Squash - Agrodolce
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Garlic Knots
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Roasted Garlic Shrimp (Scampi style)
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Roasted Oysters
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Bistecca con Salsiccia
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Flatbread

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Woodfired Baking...

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What is life? 
They say bread is life... and I make bread Bread BREAD!

Ronnie Cammareri
Moonstruck

Ronnie Cammareri, (Nicolas Cage's character in the movie Moonstruck) was absolutely right.  Bread is life.  I love to make bread, and would love to teach you the art of making bread.  You will learn to make bread that is not only delicious and beautiful, but achievable and satisfying.

Woodfired Bread Class

$650 total price for a maximum of 2 people
Woodfired Bread Class
this class is not available at this time
The class is personally configured to your specific interests and goals... all in a fun, educational, and personal atmosphere.
Includes:
  • ingredients for making bread dough
  • Frankie G's dough to shape/rise/bake in class
  • spuntino (Italian snacks)
  • recipes
  • instructional notebook
  • hands-on guidance - lots of fun.
  • bread to share with your family
We'll Learn:
  • weighing vs. measuring
  • timing of preparation to baking
  • oven cooking with stones and dutch ovens
  • dough making and recipe configuration
  • dough handling and shaping
  • rising in a couche and/or forms
  • shaping, building and cooking
  • the art of using a peel for building/placing/moving
  • steaming and the benefits
  • timing (make, ferment, rise, bake, store)
  • wheat milling lesson
  • woodfired oven management (woodfired class)
  • wood, flame, brick heat (woodfired class)
There are two classes, one for the home baker and one for the woodfired oven.  Both classes are designed for you to understand the characteristics of flour, dough, hydration, steam, heat, crust, crumb, and flavor.  The Home Class takes place in your kitchen, using your oven as we make dough, mill flour, form, and bake bread.  The Woodfired Oven Class offers the same but also includes oven preparation, wood and fire management, oven techniques, steaming, timing and more.  The Woodfired Class takes place at your oven so that we can explore and understand the characteristics of your oven so that you can repeat the process.

Both courses are fulfilling, enlightening, fun, and most importantly... delicious.
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