Winner of 2019/2020 Canadian Pizza Summit Will Lead Detroit Deep Dish Pizza Class
Courtesy of Courtesy of Dean Litster @professorzaaa
Would unorthodox be a word to describe your culinary preferences? Canadian Pizza Summit Champion and corporate chef for Armando's Pizza, Dean Litster AKA Professor Zaaa, is leading a Detroit Deep-Dish pizza class, that’s far from the ordinary.
Photo courtesy of Michelle Lawton Mullen, Marketing Director of Buddy's Pizza
The rectangular-shaped Motor City pie, has an extra thick chewy crust, but maintains a very crispy bottom. While it does share resemblance to it’s other deep-dish cousins, it has a peculiar past. Historically, its shape was the result of being baked in a metal 8-inch-by-10-inch or 10-inch-by-14-inch drip trays, which were repurposed from the automotive industry.
2019 Canadian Pizza Summit, Faema Culinary Academy - October 21, 2019
Courtesy of Dean Litster @professorzaaa
Yet, the pizza’s humble beginnings have gone from pepperoni and mushrooms to beyond. Today, Dean’s take on the pizza has a kind of cult following and avid followers travel great distances to get a bite of his tasty pies. This level of dedication to pizza can also be seen in Litster himself, baring many pizza-inspired tattoos and converting his prep area into “The Lab” of various ingredients .
2019 Canadian Pizza Summit, Faema Culinary Academy - October 21, 2019
Join the awarding-winning pizza guru this November and dive into the theory behind the airy, crispy classic American dough. Students will then have the chance to master the mixing, kneading and stretching and dressing of the pizza. By utilizing a variety of different assortments, coupled with the teacher’s know how and experience, students can develop a preference of ingredient combinations.
As someone who regularly thinks outside the pizza box, Dean’s class will inspire you to use these dynamic ingredients to make a pizza that’s exclusively you! This is a super unique experience to get hands-on information from one of the top upcoming chefs in the pizza game.