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Jan VardøenPizza ParadisoPizza Paradiso▶FoodThere is an Italian feel to this book: the key wordsare warmth, passion and tempting pizzas. Thewriter and the photographer went to Naplestogether to illustrate the book with elegant,colourful and atmospheric images. Included arealso 35 full-page photos of the different pizzas hehas made for us. Vardøen provides a recipe for theperfect pizza base and the perfect toppings.For those who are especially interested, he describeshow to build a pizza oven at home. And, in anepilogue, what makes good drinking with pizza,and a selection of Italian puddings.All Vardøen's recipes are written in his personal style; his conclusion is that the best things inlife can be the very simplest.Nominated to Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2011 in the category Best Italian Cookbook.‘At the back of the book, Vardøen even shows how he has built his own pizzaoven [in his garden]. He promises that you will be the coolest daddy in theneighborhood with a pizza oven bricked by yourself.’Oppland Arbeiderblad▶ BACKLISTNon-FictionRough Food (Tøff mat), 2009.Hip Drinks (Tøffe drinker), 2003.Jan Vardøen is a Norwegian restauranteur, author,musician, and jack of all trades. With background as a chefand wooden boatbuilder he has used these skills to start aminiature empire of bars, restaurants and shops in Oslo'snewly thriving east end. He is Norway's version of Ramsey,Oliver and Worrall Thompson rolled into one, as befits acountry with a small population.119As well as TV and radio appearances, he finds time somehow towrite a column for Aftenposten. Pizza Paradiso is his fifth book.