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VPN Americas
is the American Delegation of the
Associazione
Vera Pizza Napoletana,
an international non-profit
organization founded in the mid 1980’s by a
group of
Neapolitan pizzaiolis (pizza makers) seeking to cultivate the
culinary art of making
Neapolitan pizza.
On June 1984, the association was
officially established as a denomination of control (DOC)
by the Italian government, a designation that made the VPN a legal entity
able to give special designation to pizzerias who meet strict requirements
that respect the tradition of the art of Neapolitan pizza making.The
President is Antonio Pace. |
OBJECTIVES:
- cultivate the culinary discipline of the Neapolitan pizza, with
its requisite, preparation, ingredients and manner of cooking.
- defend the origin of the authentic pizza and the tradition of the
pizza as it began in Naples, Italy
- teach the art of making pizza, by any individual who would like to learn the way that, for more then
300 years, distinguish a product unique in the world.
- designate by a certification those
pizzerias which respect the culinary tradition of the Neapolitan
pizza and where such a pizza may be enjoyed.
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NEW
MEMBERS
Il CANALE
Serving authentic Italian
cuisine and Washington DC�s best thin crust gourmet pizza,
Il Canale serves a full range of cuisine from Southem Italy
featuring gourmet thin-crust pizzas cooked in a wood-fired
oven imported from Naples. It�s where Italians go to eat
Italian. There is an open kitchen and the bar has a wide
selection of wonderful Italian wines. The walls are lined
with colorful contemporary art from Washington DC and New
York photographers. In good weather, you can dine outside on
the rooftop patio.
LIBRETTO 2
Libretto
aims to be loyal to what real pizza is, invented in Naples
using local natural ingredients, cooked in a wood fired oven
at extremely high heat to achieve a charred, blistered
crust. We use San Marzano tomatoes and Fiore di Latte
Mozzarella, brought in fresh daily. Our dough is made with
naturally leavened Italian Caputo dopio zero flour. Our
pizza bakes in less than 90 seconds in our 900 degree wood
burning oven, hand built for us by a 3rd generation pizza
oven maker in Naples.
Simple, Honest, and
Natural.
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VPN
STORE
VPN Americas is opening an on-line store in which
you will find everything related to the world of the
Neapolitan Pizza.
This includes the best ingredients for
making pizza, tools and equipment, ornaments and clothes.
TRAINING
Learn
to Make Authentic Neapolitan Pizza! Train to be a Professional Pizzaiolo.
Classes every week.
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