by ben@ben-smith.net | Jan 13, 2015 | Uncategorised
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” Probably the last thing you want to hear in January but trust me it’s preferable to my tax return so let’s catch up on a couple of toppings which went down well last month. Ingredients Sourdough base...
by ben@ben-smith.net | Nov 14, 2014 | Uncategorised
If you already subscribe to our newsletter you’ll know all this, if you’d like to subscribe, click here. It’s over a year since I travelled 5000 miles to work at Pizzicletta, where did that go? Back then I still had the day job and was about to take a leap...
by ben@ben-smith.net | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorised
“Just to confirm…” Never the best start to an email. It was 12:30 and we were mid way through a busy lunch service in the middle of summer. A beautiful day to be stood anywhere but the mouth of a 500º oven. I was wearing shorts. “… no shorts will be permitted onsite”...
by ben@ben-smith.net | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorised
Pizza’s simple. Good ingredients on good bread. We’re proud to source our tomatoes from the lovely people at The Tomato Stall on the Isle of Wight. Ripened on the vine, picked at their peak, with varieties selected for flavour not yield –...
by ben@ben-smith.net | Aug 12, 2014 | Uncategorised
Everyone loves the summer At least that’s what I used to think but it turns out I was wrong. Our dough hates it. With ‘cold’ tap water above 22ºC and night temperatures remaining in the 20s there’s been nowhere to hide. We’ve always walked the...
