UWA Publishing

'Theo & Co: The Search for the Perfect Pizza' by Theo Kalogeracos

Book information

PRICE

AUS $49.95 incl GST

FORMAT

200 pages
Hardback

ISBN

9780921401053

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Book cover of Theo & Co: Search for the Perfect Pizza

A mouth-watering cookbook by master pizza chef, Theo Kalogeracos, the proprietor of Little Caesars Pizzeria, Mundaring in Western Australia.

Kalogeracos is a multiple award-winning pizza maker with titles including 2006 Las Vegas Italian Chef Wars Winner, 2006 Pizza Today’s Italian Chef Wars Winner, 2004 member of Dairy Farmers Team Oz that won the America’s Plate, 2003 Australian winner of Dairy Farmers Best of the Best, 2003 Western Australian Pizza champion.

Theo & Co. follows the story of Kalogeracos’ Greek heritage, with tales of how his family, upbringing, evolution as a baker then pastry chef, and Italian mentor, Caesar Saraceni, shaped the evolution of his pizza recipes.

The book describes cooking equipment, sourcing and creating ingredients, baking and the technique involved in making delicious pizza.

Kalogeracos talks about his favourite food ingredients in relation to people who have inspired him in the search for the perfect pizza.