Making Pizza With Miriam Weiskind Of The Za Report

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Recorded at CityVox Studios

Miriam Weiskind was two months into her dream job making pizza at the renowned Paulie G’s in Brooklyn when the pandemic hit. Miriam channeled her energy and her passion for pizza into home baking, streaming her efforts every night (even the disasters) on Instagram and giving her pies to neighbors and people in need. Word of mouth spread, pop-ups started happening, and The Za Report took off. Now there are waiting lists for her pies and her first brick-and-mortar is on the horizon.

Miriam joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her love for all things pizza, the differences between the Neapolitan and Sicilian pizza styles, why letting dough rest for days makes a better crust, and how to make restaurant-level pizza at home. She walks Jessie through her signature margherita pizza recipe, and talks about how her mother, who encouraged her pizza career from the start and who sadly passed away from COVID during the pandemic, is her inspiration.

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More on Miriam: Instagram, website
More on Jessie: Instagram, her Snackable Bakes cookbook

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