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Learning how to make the best homemade pizza begins with absorbing as much information as possible. What better resource for reputable, useful information than a cookbook written by an expert?
After examining hundreds of cookbooks, from New York Times bestsellers to brand-new releases, we narrowed it down to the five best pizza cooking books. We also included a bonus pick – an upcoming definitive guide to the most popular food in the world – that is currently available for pre-order.
Here are our picks for the best, must-read pizza cookbooks for any pizza connoisseur.
By Ken Forkish
The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home by James Beard and IACP Award-winning author Ken Forkish was written to prove that any home cook is capable of making great pizza.
The Elements of Pizza walks you through the pizza-making process, one step at a time, from selecting a dough to choosing the perfect toppings. Forkish shares more than a dozen dough recipes and provides expert advice on shaping pizza and how to use seasonal ingredients to create the most flavorful pie. By the end of the book, you will be inspired to create a signature pie of your own.
Language(s): English
Price: $29.99
By Anthony Falco
Pizza Czar: Recipes and Know-How from a World-Traveling Pizza Chef is the first book by world-renowned pizza czar Anthony Falco. In this book, Falco uses his experiences from opening pizzerias around the world to teach you everything you could need to know about how to make a great pizza.
Pizza Czar was named one of the “Best Books of 2021 So Far” by the Amazon Editors. It is a comprehensive guide for every pizza connoisseur with tips on everything from how to master the classics to ways you can put a unique twist on recipes from all over the world.
Language(s): English
Price: $24.99
By Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN)
Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt and Passion is the book published by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN), the leading Italian authority on Neapolitan pizza. This AVPN publication includes the stories and secrets on which the art of true Neapolitan pizza was founded.
Among the 272 pages of Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt and Passion are 65 recipes crafted by the maestros of the AVPN, as well as 300 stunning images by Vittorio Sciosia. There are also more than 50 unpublished anecdotes from Antonio Pace and Tommaso Esposito about the connection between pizza and the city of Naples.
Language(s): Italian, English, Japanese
Price: $75.00
By Marc Vetri and David Joachim
Mastering Pizza: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pizza, Focaccia, and Calzone is a great book that proves you don’t have to have fancy, expensive equipment to make a great pizza. Award-winning chef Marc Vetri provides his expert advice in a way that instills confidence in beginners while simultaneously giving more experienced pizza chefs tips on how to improve their skills.
Mastering Pizza is an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Cookbooks, Food & Wine. It includes recipes written after years of research in Italy and America, including classics like Margherita pizza as well as surprising topping combinations for adventurous readers to enjoy. There’s even a Nutella dessert pizza recipe.
Language(s): English
Price: $29.99
By Tony Gemignani
The Pizza Bible: The World’s Favorite Pizza Styles written by 12-time world Pizza Champion Pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani is an exhaustive guide on how to make pizza. Gemignani provides insight into nine different regional styles, giving you the chance to learn more about Neapolitan pizza, Chicago-style pizza, and more.
The Pizza Bible walks you through every step in the process of making the perfect pizza at home. There are more than 75 recipes, complete with Gemignani’s personal tips on how to craft the most delicious pizzeria-style pie. You’ll learn how to make dough, assemble pizzas, select and add toppings, and bake a flawless pizza. There are also tips on how to make your domestic oven churn out pizza like the professionals.
Language(s): English
Price: $14.99
By Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya
Modernist Pizza, the “definitive guide to the world’s most popular food”, is a remarkable collection of information that resulted from exhaustive research, world-traveling, and kitchen experiments. Complete with practical tips as well as groundbreaking techniques, this 1,708-page three-volume set is so much more than a cookbook.
If you love pizza and want to learn more about the different aspects of the world’s favorite food, you’ll be thrilled to read the history, cultures, science, and stories of pizza that are included. Each chapter is stunningly illustrated and the set is encased in a red stainless-steel case. Read Modernist Pizza cover-to-cover or flip back and forth between pages to find more than 1,000 recipes. Before you know it, you will be making and enjoying pizza like never before.
Language(s): English
Price: $382.50 (Pre-Order Only)
