Salt of the Earth Porcini Romana Pizza

Recipe Overview A beautiful vegetarian dish in its own right, this pizza also makes a wonderful side dish to a steak meal. The secret of the wonderful, earthy depth of savoury flavour is that “King of Mushrooms” the Porcini. You can obtain “creamed” or sauteed Porcini mushrooms in many Italian delis these days, or knock […]
How ready made pizza dough helps to make more money with less resource in hospitality kitchens

How Ready-Made Pizza Dough Can Increase Profitability Artisan style par-cooked pizza bases and bread carriers are changing the game. Ever been slammed in the kitchen, short on staff, and the orders just keep piling up? In the hospitality world, it can feel like swimming the Channel on a Monday morning in February, with Eeyore in […]
Can you use Par-Baked Pizza Bases in TurboChef Fire Pizza Oven?

Can you use par-baked pizza bases in a TurboChef Fire pizza oven? Absolutely, Virtue Sourdough Pinsa Romana produce fantastic results in a TurboChef Fire! When cooking our par-baked pizza or pinsa bases in a TurboChef Fire pizza oven, we recommend an oven temperature of 320 °C top; 360 °C bottom for 2 mins, based on […]
Stunning Sourdough Bagels Made Simple

How to make epic Sourdough Bagels using Virtue sourdough Sourdough Bagels might just be the next great thing on your menu Occasionally, we have to admit that America does know best sometimes, and bagels is one of those things. OK, they are not originally a stateside dish, but, like a lot of American “classics”, the […]
5* Hotel, London Heathrow

How we helped This 5* luxury hotel is one of several in the group that we supply via their preferred wholesaler. An initial demo lunch hosted at our Warwickshire head office was enough to convince the food team and we couldn’t be more happy with the partnership! 100’s of sourdough pizzas per location each week, […]
Fire & Dough – Festival Food Truck

How we helped This happy tribe of dough slingers turn to us for the supply of ready-made sourdough pizza dough balls when their festival season kicks off each spring! From May – September each year these guys pump out around 30,000 sourdough pizzas of the highest quality – just check out the images! To ensure […]
Roman Style Pinsa Garlic Bread

Recipe Overview Garlic bread is one of life’s simplest of guilty pleasures and this pinsa romana, or roman style pizza version with melting cheese and fresh herbs will have your customers singing your praises before they’ve finished the first round of drinks! Easy, fast and supremely delicious this is a great way to keep guests […]
What is Pinsa Romana?

What is Pinza Pizza, or “Pinsa Romana”? Have you ever wondered what Pinsa Pizza is? In this blog we dive into what the essential differences are of pinsa vs pizza. Pinsa Romana is a type of pizza that originated near Rome, Italy, at the turn of the century. What sets it apart from pizza is […]
Smoked Salmon & Asparagus Pinsa with Wild Garlic dip

Recipe Overview This is where we accidently got all our healthy bits out at once and surprised ourselves with how nice this combination is. Some political chap on Blackadder once campaigned for the “compulsory serving of asparagus at breakfast” and if you are really weird you might actually give it a go now. Back to real world […]
Buffalo Pinsa Margherita

Recipe Overview The most famous of pizzas needs no introduction, however this new luxurious take on the classic, using two varieties of mozzarella, zingy basil oil and the crisp & airy pinsa base, really does add a lustre to this old Queen’s crown. Diners are generally looking for more quality in return for their loyalty […]