On Pizza and Other Such Things

Pizza incorporates so many things I love.

It is:

• A theatre piece
• A chemical equation
• The ability to create a story
• And anything else you might be able to think of

A while ago, when I was catering an event at Sundance, it occurred to me that Pizza is a dance. I know that seems a little odd, but that's what it is. It's a dance that incorporates the chemistry and theatricality of the craft. I am always a performer when I'm making pizza, even if I sometimes struggle with finding that part of myself to display while concentrating because I'm still Marley and I don't feel like I'm playing a part, even though I am. I am playing Pizza Girl.

It all starts at the counter. The person who takes the orders. They begin the dance, or reaction, depending on the event. Most of the time, I like to see it as a dance because it sounds more beautiful, even though chemical reactions are cooler. But that's where it begins. It then transfers over to the person stretching the pizza dough, which is my favorite thing to do. I love stretching pizza dough.

Crap, I lost my train of thought.