Renato Riccio has been called the ‘most interesting pizza man in the world.’
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And for good reason. Renato ovens, his pizza oven building and consulting company built over 10,000 high end ovens for commercial and residential use. Renato ovens are present on every continent (except Antartica) and loved by serious pizzaioli everywhere.
He holds multiple oven patents on oven innovations. His ovens led the way in automation, throughput and, most importantly, their ability to turn out amazing pizza.
Multiple hollywood stars, renowned chefs, billionaires, and even former US presidents have Renato pizzaovens in their homes.
In this interview, Renato shares his secrets on making, and buying pizza ovens for the backyard pizzaiolo. He talks about the early days of pizza making from his humble beginnings in Dallas, Texas selling New York style pizza by the slice to rising to the top of the pizza oven business.
Renato is semi-retired now but still helps owners of his ovens, residential or commercial, to maintain and recertify them for use in the decades to come.
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