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The Joy of Pizza: Everything You Need to Know Hardcover – November 9, 2021

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn to make artisan pizza the American way in this accessible, informative guide to the perfect pie from the creator of "the best pizza in New York" (New York Times).
 
Pizza is simple: dough, sauce, cheese, toppings. But inside these ordinary ingredients lies a world of extraordinary possibility. With 
The Joy of Pizza, you’ll make the best pizza of your life. 
 
Dan Richer has devoted his career to discovering the secrets to a transcendent pie. The pizza at his restaurant, Razza, is among the best one can eat in the United States, if not the world. Now, Richer shares all he has learned about baking pizza with a crisp, caramelized rim; a delicate, floral-scented crumb; and a luscious combination of sauce, cheese, and toppings that gets as close to perfection as any mortal may dare.
 
You’ll learn how to make Razza specialties such as:

  • Jersey Margherita, a new classic improving on Neapolitan tradition
  • Meatball Pizza, the first time Richer has shared the recipe for Razza’s legendary meatballs
  • Project Hazelnut, pairing the rich flavor of the nuts with honey and mozzarella
  • Santo, topped with caramelized fennel sausage and drizzled with chile oil 
  • Pumpkin Pie, a cold-weather pie with roasted pumpkin, ricotta salata, and caramelized onions
  • And many more inventive and seasonal pizzas, from Funghi (mushroom) and Montagna (arugula and speck) to Bianca (white pizza) and Rossa (vegan tomato pie)

 
Suited to beginning home bakers and professionals alike, these crusts begin with store-bought yeast as well as sourdough starter. Richer shows how to achieve top results in ordinary home ovens as well as high-temperature ovens such as the Ooni and Roccbox, and even wood-fired outdoor pizza ovens. 
 
The Joy of Pizza is rich with step-by-step photography, links to instructional videos, and portraits of every pizza before and after it meets the heat of the oven—so you’ll know exactly what to do to create superior results.
 
The ingredients are simple. The methods are straightforward. And the results are deliriously delicious.

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The Joy of Pizza

Learn the basics of pizza

Pizza dough

Techniques for airy, springy dough

Ingredients tomato

Choosing the best ingredients

Pizza toppings chart

Creating your pizza

Recipes to make at home

Project Hazelnut Pizza

Project Hazelnut

Santo Pizza

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Brussels Sprouts Pizza

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Make the best pizza you've ever made

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"[T]he perfect reference for home cooks and professionals alike."―Food52

"He's got what it takes to make the best pizza on planet Earth."―
Adam Platt, New York magazine

"Dan Richer, chef of Jersey City institution Razza, and Rome-based writer Katie Parla team up on this exuberant celebration of one of the world’s favorite hand-held meals, replete with tips and recipes for how to achieve airy yet crispy crusts and masterful flavor combinations."―
Saveur

"The definitive pizza book for the home cook. Not even close. And [Richer and Parla] are as smart as it comes on all matters culinary. Huge winner."―
Andrew Zimmern

"Home cooks interested in learning how to make pizza from scratch will appreciate this cookbook by rising culinary star Richer... The recipes for different kinds of pizza dough (including sourdough) are worth the price of admission alone, but the book also helpfully includes rubrics for evaluating tomatoes, olive oil, and mozzarella."―
Library Journal

“Dan Richer is the mastermind behind culinary destination Razza… one of the most talked about pizza places in the country.”―
Good Morning America

"Dan knows what he’s doing at every step of the process so he can say, 
I want a little bit more crunch, or I want a little bit more acid in my dough.... [He] is a great teacher."―chef Wylie Dufresne

"Dan’s pizza has a nostalgic, reminiscent quality while at the same time being very local to his part of New Jersey and also very progressive, which is extremely difficult to do.... You get hints of Naples; you get a hint of John's coal oven in New York; you get a hint of all of these ancient flavors. But when you look down at the pie, you’re looking at this completely modern thing that he’s created."―
chef Frank Falcinelli

"For Dan Richer, the best pizza is not in New Jersey, or New York, or even Italy—but wherever you happen to be. As long as you get your hands on the finest local ingredients and master the art of dough-making, you can produce a truly exceptional pie from just about anywhere. The Razza chef/owner explains this, along with everything else he’s learned in his 20 years of making pizza, in 
The Joy of Pizza."―Thrillist

"I could eat these pizzas for every meal."―
Kelsey Lynch, Glamour

"What makes this book so compelling and perfect for beginners is that Richer starts with the basics. Perfect your own pizza dough, sauce, and cheese selection before combining them all into creative concoctions... You’ll learn how to assess your cheese, measure your cooking temperatures, make your own sourdough, and much more. 
The Joy of Pizza is beautifully photographed and offers useful tips for beginners and advanced skills for pizza pros."―Cool Material

"It's difficult to manifest subjective feelings like 'joy' into tangible objects. But, if joy were a food, we can all agree that it would be pizza. Now there's a new treatise on the subject, and it takes the form of a 288-page book that looks good enough to eat."

UrbanDaddy

"You love it because it’s perfect but do you know how to make it? You will after reading this. Written by the chef of Razza, the New Jersey pizzeria that makes food critics cry and the NYTimes betray its own city, 
The Joy of Pizza covers every step in the pizza-making process. Using simple ingredients, you’ll make 2022 the Year of the Pie, using just your regular old oven."―GearMoose

About the Author

Dan Richer is the chef and owner of Razza in Jersey City. A graduate of Rutgers University, he skipped his own graduation to fly to Italy and begin his real education: in pizza. He is a four-time semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic award, as well as a James Beard Rising Star Chef semifinalist.

Katie Parla is an Italy-based food and beverage writer, culinary guide, educator, and award-winning cookbook author. She is the cohost of the Gola podcast about Italian food and culture and regularly appears as an Italy expert on CNN, the Travel Channel, and the History Channel. She has lived in Rome since 2003, and Razza Pizza Artigianale is always her first stop when visiting her home state of New Jersey.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Voracious
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316462411
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316462419
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.72 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.88 x 10.25 inches
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Customers find this cookbook excellent for making pizza dough and appreciate its detailed explanations of recipes and ingredients. The book features beautiful photography and is enjoyable to read. While some customers find it easy to use, others consider it overly complicated.

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40 customers mention "Pizza quality"40 positive0 negative

Customers praise the book's comprehensive approach to pizza-making, particularly its focus on dough preparation and topping recipes, with one customer noting it offers a compelling alternative to Neapolitan style.

"...And it's totally worth the effort. If you live more than 200 miles from a really good pizza joint, you might need this book...." Read more

"...Now my dough is awesome and I am only on the everyday dough, the easiest to make...." Read more

"I bought this after seeing the author on a cooking show. Love this book, easy directions with helpful hints for making great pizza...." Read more

"...book for those ready to go down the long journey of making great pizza dough ! And if you find yourself in Jersey City NJ try Razza !!!" Read more

31 customers mention "Information quality"26 positive5 negative

Customers praise the book's detailed content, particularly its thorough explanations of recipes and components, with one customer highlighting its comprehensive coverage of quality sauces.

"...The author is clearly unhinged, but his instructions are very clear. And it's totally worth the effort...." Read more

"...What I like about the book is it has a ton of detail, but you do not need to use that detail to make great pizza...." Read more

"...Lots of good recipes for different kinds of pizza. Includes ingredient lists and info on how to pick the best food items, such as tomatoes and..." Read more

"...Great, comprehensive book for those ready to go down the long journey of making great pizza dough !..." Read more

15 customers mention "Recipes"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the recipes in the book, with one noting it serves as a textbook for creating your own pizza style, while others mention it provides lots of options and helps them make adjustments.

"...However, the detail is great for knowing what flour to buy, what olive oil to buy, what temperatures to use to make dough, etc...." Read more

"...Love this book, easy directions with helpful hints for making great pizza. Lots of good recipes for different kinds of pizza...." Read more

"Great recipes and guidance- my only issue is the amount of information that most will never use/need...." Read more

"...The book helps make adjustments to your recipe whether you are using a stand mixer, and whether you use a regular oven or high temp pizza oven...." Read more

7 customers mention "Photography"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the beautiful photography and nice illustrations in the book.

"...Nice colorful pictures throughout. We made Dan’s basic pizza dough recipe from the book, it was the BEST dough we’ve ever made! Simple, yet perfect!" Read more

"...It's a good book! Great advice and information. Nice illustrations! Solid recipes! But, who is it for?..." Read more

"Less photos and more recipes" Read more

"...It's full of information and backed up with great illustrations. I am very happy I ran into this book...." Read more

4 customers mention "Enjoyment"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable, with one describing it as comprehensive yet fun, while another appreciates its nerdy content.

"...The book can be useful and enjoyable without getting deep into the acidity of your tomatoes, but the option to nerd out over tomato sauce is there...." Read more

"...It yielded a lively, well-structured dough and allowed me to make some very good pizzas. The photo is of one of them...." Read more

"love the nerdiness of the book and attention to detail. less a cookbook and more a textbook on creating your own style of pizza...." Read more

"Comprehensive but Fun..." Read more

12 customers mention "Ease of use"5 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's ease of use, with some finding it easy to follow while others consider it overly complicated.

"This is such a great book! Looks complex but I organized Dan's tables/formulas into a spreadsheet and things got a whole lot easier...." Read more

"...and stuffed crust pizza, which are not in the book, but were easy to adapt to and make once you can make great pizza...." Read more

"Great book for hardcore pizza lovers as it can get pretty technical...." Read more

"...Love this book, easy directions with helpful hints for making great pizza. Lots of good recipes for different kinds of pizza...." Read more

I can now make awesome pizza
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I can now make awesome pizza
I am at the beginning stages of learning how to cook pizza with my new wood fired pizza oven. This book has recipes for my oven and regular ovens. For example, I use less water in my dough than if I used a regular oven. The recipe told me this and it works great. Measuring the temperature of my flour, room, and water is what I was missing. Now my dough is awesome and I am only on the everyday dough, the easiest to make. This book told me how to prepare my toppings and how to cook in my oven. It all works great. I quickly made great pizzas and moved on to calzones and stuffed crust pizza, which are not in the book, but were easy to adapt to and make once you can make great pizza. What I like about the book is it has a ton of detail, but you do not need to use that detail to make great pizza. The book goes into a lot of detail about quality sauces, cheese, olive oil, etc. I am still using grocery store cheese and jarred sauce, planning to make my own later. However, the detail is great for knowing what flour to buy, what olive oil to buy, what temperatures to use to make dough, etc. Take what you need out of the book to get started and then move on to more advanced concepts as you advance. That is what I like the most about this book. I highly recommend.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
    The most persnickety cookbook I've ever come across. It takes 3 days to make the basic crust.
    The temperature of all the ingredients must be controlled. The author is clearly unhinged, but his instructions are very clear. And it's totally worth the effort. If you live more than 200 miles from a really good pizza joint, you might need this book. Do it for the children.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
    I am at the beginning stages of learning how to cook pizza with my new wood fired pizza oven. This book has recipes for my oven and regular ovens. For example, I use less water in my dough than if I used a regular oven. The recipe told me this and it works great. Measuring the temperature of my flour, room, and water is what I was missing. Now my dough is awesome and I am only on the everyday dough, the easiest to make. This book told me how to prepare my toppings and how to cook in my oven. It all works great. I quickly made great pizzas and moved on to calzones and stuffed crust pizza, which are not in the book, but were easy to adapt to and make once you can make great pizza. What I like about the book is it has a ton of detail, but you do not need to use that detail to make great pizza. The book goes into a lot of detail about quality sauces, cheese, olive oil, etc. I am still using grocery store cheese and jarred sauce, planning to make my own later. However, the detail is great for knowing what flour to buy, what olive oil to buy, what temperatures to use to make dough, etc. Take what you need out of the book to get started and then move on to more advanced concepts as you advance. That is what I like the most about this book. I highly recommend.
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    I can now make awesome pizza

    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
    I am at the beginning stages of learning how to cook pizza with my new wood fired pizza oven. This book has recipes for my oven and regular ovens. For example, I use less water in my dough than if I used a regular oven. The recipe told me this and it works great. Measuring the temperature of my flour, room, and water is what I was missing. Now my dough is awesome and I am only on the everyday dough, the easiest to make. This book told me how to prepare my toppings and how to cook in my oven. It all works great. I quickly made great pizzas and moved on to calzones and stuffed crust pizza, which are not in the book, but were easy to adapt to and make once you can make great pizza. What I like about the book is it has a ton of detail, but you do not need to use that detail to make great pizza. The book goes into a lot of detail about quality sauces, cheese, olive oil, etc. I am still using grocery store cheese and jarred sauce, planning to make my own later. However, the detail is great for knowing what flour to buy, what olive oil to buy, what temperatures to use to make dough, etc. Take what you need out of the book to get started and then move on to more advanced concepts as you advance. That is what I like the most about this book. I highly recommend.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
    I bought this after seeing the author on a cooking show. Love this book, easy directions with helpful hints for making great pizza. Lots of good recipes for different kinds of pizza. Includes ingredient lists and info on how to pick the best food items, such as tomatoes and cheeses. Nice colorful pictures throughout. We made Dan’s basic pizza dough recipe from the book, it was the BEST dough we’ve ever made! Simple, yet perfect!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2025
    Great recipes and guidance- my only issue is the amount of information that most will never use/need. If you are the type that becomes a fanatic with each new life interest then this is for you! Personally, I don’t need a two page diagnostic for my pizza sauce- but like I say…..
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
    Great book by chef who has become the go to instructor for pizza dough to the celebrity chefs! Great, comprehensive book for those ready to go down the long journey of making great pizza dough ! And if you find yourself in Jersey City NJ try Razza !!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
    First off, how anyone can write a one star review because it is too complicating?.

    Secondly, this is by far the best pizza book out there. If you’re a pizza nerd, a baker, someone who wants to better their craft, add it to your pizza book collection. If you do not know what 72% hydration means, if you do not know what autolyse means, if you do not know what any form of dough fermentation means I would start off with the pizza bible. This should be your 3rd Pizzak book

    Pizza making is no different than baking. At the end of the day, you’re baking bread with toppings on it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022
    This is such a great book! Looks complex but I organized Dan's tables/formulas into a spreadsheet and things got a whole lot easier. Setup the Wolf oven to 550 on the Stone setting with a Baking Steel. The crust was springy and the undercarriage was ok but better than expected. Family thought the everyday dough pizzas were the best they've had so far and I'm looking forward to trying the more complex doughs.
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    Great pizzas!

    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022
    This is such a great book! Looks complex but I organized Dan's tables/formulas into a spreadsheet and things got a whole lot easier. Setup the Wolf oven to 550 on the Stone setting with a Baking Steel. The crust was springy and the undercarriage was ok but better than expected. Family thought the everyday dough pizzas were the best they've had so far and I'm looking forward to trying the more complex doughs.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022
    This book can be intimidating to enter, but once you start following and making the pizza, a world of pizza revelations is open to you. The book helps make adjustments to your recipe whether you are using a stand mixer, and whether you use a regular oven or high temp pizza oven. When you get into it, a lot of the book is really about quality ingredients used in ways to maximize their qualities. The book can be useful and enjoyable without getting deep into the acidity of your tomatoes, but the option to nerd out over tomato sauce is there. Don't be intimidated that the basic pizza dough recipe takes three days before you're making pizza. Just clear out some fridge space for dough balls and enjoy the results.
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  • J.C
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great technical book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2022
    This is a great and very well detailed book and full of tips but not for first time pizza maker.

    Overall quality is dreadfully, I don't know whether the books are imported from the US but both were damaged and spent too much time in a wet place...

    This was the same for another book from the same editor.
  • Ignacio javier rodriguez miguel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impecable
    Reviewed in Spain on December 7, 2023
    Muy huen libro para pizza italiana , gran detalle de recetas
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  • Shelley Moore
    5.0 out of 5 stars You need this book in your life!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2022
    Fantastic unexpected pizza recipes!!! So fantastic!
  • Eduardo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bom livro
    Reviewed in Brazil on November 14, 2024
    Livro bom
  • banksee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best book from my favorite Dan Richer
    Reviewed in India on January 16, 2025
    If you love Pizza then don't think twice, buy this book. It is the best book with such great detail.