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Too often, American cuisine is defined by convenience.
We drive through for fast food. We buy frozen pizzas or order chain pizzas online. One major pizza chain recently advertised a new service allowing consumers to place an order with a single emoji.
There's a common perception that something is changing in American life, that families are no longer taking the time to sit down together around the dinner table.
But is it true?
A tip of the chef's hat to "local dad" Blake Pierman, a Michigan man being honored for his new pizza-cooking tool.
The Bath Township, MI dad says his pizza personalization tool Your Slyce will put an end to dinner time arguments over the best pizza toppings. Plus, Pierman says it's been wonderful for his own brood of picky eaters.
It is no secret that pizza is one of the world's most beloved, cultured, and recognizable foods. In the United States alone, it is reported that the average individual will eat over 45 slices of pizza in a single year. That's almost six whole large pizzas for each person or about half the holding space of a wood fired pizza oven! People all over the world truly do love it.
It's no secret that today's kids are obsessed with their smartphones, and most adults would admit that they spend a bit too much time on electronic devices as well. It's also quite obvious that kids' eating habits have changed dramatically in the past decade or so, and most of the food they eat is processed in a factory across the country.
Thinking of enjoying some fine Italian cuisine soon? We all are! It's been shown that over 93% of Americans eat at least one slice of pizza per month, so there's a fairly high chance you're right up there with us.
The Fontana tradition of excellence and craftsmanship goes back to 1945, when Giuseppe Fontana, the eldest of nine children, returned from the war to his hometown of San Lorenzo In Campo in the Marche region of Italy. Needing a vocation, he started a small blacksmith and farrier’s shop, making cast-iron tools for the farmers in the surrounding countryside and shoeing their horses.
Outdoor pizza ovens have quickly become one of the country's newest must-have pieces of exterior design and functionality. Not only do they make incredibly tasty dishes, but they can do so in efficient time too (a pizza can be made in as little as 90 seconds after a wood burning pizza oven has heated up).