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1 Dough : 2 Styles of American Pizza with Leah Scurto
November 14 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
In this class you will learn how to manipulate fermentation and maturation to make 2 of the most popular American pizza styles using just 1 dough. Spend the day with 5-time Pizza Champion Leah Scurto of PizzaLeah. She’ll show you how to master two popular pizza styles: California Artisan, and the thick, crunchy pan pizza found in Detroit. You’ll enjoy a working lunch with the pizza you make in class.
Instructor Bio
Leah Scurto first starting making pizzas in 1997. She spent years honing her skills working in a small Bay Area pizza chain called, Pizza My Heart. In mid 2018, Leah branched out on her own and began the process of creating Pizzaleah. Since opening in March 2020, Pizzaleah has been included multiple times on the San Francisco Chronicle’s list of the 25 Top Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Leah has competed in pizza competitions across the United States and Italy. She is 5-time pizza champion and in 2022 she was featured on Hulu’s original show, Best In Dough. In 2021 She was recognized as one of Pizza Today Magazine’s Rising Stars of the Pizza Industry. Leah has also had the honor of judging international pizza competitions. She also teaches pizza-making classes and works as a restaurant/pizza consultant.
Categories: Baking Class, Beginner, Bread, Cooking Class, Demonstration, No Experience Necessary