Modernist Pizza is the definitive guide to the world's most popular food. Created by the team that published the critically acclaimed Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking and Modernist Bread, this groundbreaking set is the culmination of exhaustive research, travel, and experiments to collect and advance the world's knowledge of pizza. Authors Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya share practical tips and innovative techniques, which are the outcome of hundreds of tests and experiments. Spanning 1, 708 pages, including three volumes plus a recipe manual, Modernist Pizza is much more than a cookbook: it's an indispensable resource for anyone who not only loves to eat pizza but is also interested in the science, stories, cultures, and history behind it. Each gorgeously illustrated chapter examines a different aspect of pizza, from its history and top travel destinations to dough, sauce, cheese, toppings, equipment, and more. Housed in a red stainless-steel case, Modernist Pizza contains over 1, 000 traditional and avant-garde recipes to make pizza from around the globe, each carefully developed with both professional and home pizzaioli in mind. Modernist Pizza will provide you with the tools to evolve your craft, invent, and make sublime creations. There's never been a better time to make pizza.
Biografie (Nathan Myhrvold)
Dr. Nathan Myhrvold ist Chief Executive Officer und Gründer der Firma Intellectual Ventures. Bevor er sein eigenes Unternehmen gründete, baute Myhrvold als erster Chief Technology Officer bei Microsoft unter anderem Microsoft Research auf. 1999 verließ er Microsoft, um eigene Interessen zu verfolgen, zu denen auch seine Leidenschaft für Kochen und Lebensmitteltechnologie gehören. Nach zwei Jahren als Stagier bei Rover's in Seattle besuchte Myhrvold die Kochschule La Varenne und arbeitete zudem als Chief Gastronomic Officer für Zagat Survey. Myhrvold hat an der UCLA Mathematik, Geo- und Astrophysik studiert sowie an der Princeton University in Wirtschaftsmathematik und theoretischer Physik promoviert.
