Laura’s top tips for making the best homemade pizza:
We caught up with our lovely cook Laura, who is the proud owner of the award-winning ‘Laura’s Pizzas,’ to hear more about her business and love of Italian food.
Everyone loves a good pizza, so it’s not surprising that Laura has taken the Bristol food scene by storm. She originally started making pizza as a lockdown hobby for friends and family; but her passion for Italian food combined with a frustration of the typical takeaway pizza sparked the idea to bring authentic Neapolitan style pizzas to Bristol.
Originating in Naples, the true Neapolitan pizza is famous for its soft, well risen crust and exceptional taste. One of the keys to Laura’s success lie in her simple and authentic ingredients that ultimately speak for themselves. All her pizza’s use her homemade 24 hour slow fermented dough, the very best San Marzano tomatoes and premium Fior di Latte mozzarella.
The cooking magic happens at Laura’s family home in Bishopston where she juggles three pizza ovens that can cook a pizza in under two minutes. Running a food business from home must be a challenge, but Laura keeps her family happy with unlimited pizza, and the best at that!
started working part time in a pub kitchen and then moved to the The Bristol Hotel where I did an apprenticeship and gained an NVQ Professional Cookery Level 2 & 3. After my apprenticeship I went to America for 3 years, cooking in Florida and then in New York. I have always had a love for pizza and I was lucky enough to learn ho to make Neapolitan style pizzas during my time in the USA.
I liked helping my Dad with cooking when I was younger as he’s interested in different types of food and ingredients. From then on I started trying out recipes and teaching myself.
I absolutely love pizza and so do a LOT of people so it just made sense to me to focus on it.
‘Bucatini Amatriciana!’ It is a traditional Italian pasta dish made with tomato sauce and Guanciale (cured pig cheek).
My personal favourite is pepperoni, red onion and pickled chillies.
I wanted to go for something simple that was easy to remember and I had to get my favourite colour pink there! Also, my sister is a graphic designer so I was lucky to have her on hand to help with the design.
I would say don’t wait until you think you’re ready, just try it!
Garlic, tomatoes and salt!
If you are having a pizza in Bristol and it isn’t from Lauras Pizzas, you are doing it wrong!
I found out that All About The Cooks is looking for talented cooks all over the UK to make money cooking from home. I think you’d be great at this!
You can find out more here: allaboutthecooks.co.uk/become-a-cook/
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