🍕 Elevate Your Pizza Game – Forever
This is not just a class. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience designed for serious pizza lovers, hospitality pros, and ambitious chefs ready to break into the top tier of modern pizza making.
On Monday 15 September, in the heart of Auckland at Ponsonby Central, you’ll train shoulder-to-shoulder with:
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Enis Bacova – owner of Dante’s Pizzeria, ranked #46 in the world
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Vincenzo Abbate – regarded as one of the Top 50 pizza makers alive
This intensive full-day masterclass focuses on Pizza Contemporanea – the cutting-edge, modern, elegant form of pizza taking the world by storm.
🔥 What You’ll Learn:
✅ Advanced Dough Fermentation Techniques
Master hydration levels, cold proofing, and fermentation science that results in light, airy, and digestible crusts.
✅ Precision Baking & Temperature Control
Learn exact heat zones and timing for different dough styles using top-tier ovens and equipment.
✅ Signature Toppings & Modern Plating
Explore identity-driven toppings, plating for visual impact, and ingredient pairings that turn pizza into art.
✅ Contemporanea Styles & Variations
Focaccia-style, padellino, hybrid Neapolitan-Contemporanea crusts, and more.
✅ Business & Menu Insights
Proven strategies to launch your concept, elevate your pricing, and boost kitchen efficiency — direct from industry leaders.
Your Day Includes
For Leaders in Craft. For Seekers of Mastery.
Immersive Skill Training
Hands-on, 1-on-1 guidance with world-class pizzaioli Enis Bacova and Vincenzo Abbate
No fluff. No demos. Just real technique, real feedback, and complete immersion in the art of Pizza Contemporanea.
Ingredient Tastings & Mastery
Explore and taste the world’s finest ingredients:
Caputo flour • Nolano San Marzano tomatoes • Latteria Sorrentina mozzarella
Learn how to select, combine, and honor them through modern pizza making.
Custom Chef Apron & Printed Class Manual
Take home a branded apron and a professionally designed recipe + theory booklet including:
Certificate of Completion
Earn a certificate signed by Enis & Vincenzo — recognition of your commitment to mastering Pizza Contemporanea.
Frame it. Flaunt it. Or just keep it as a quiet badge of pride.
Lifetime Access to the Alumni Group
Join a private WhatsApp community of chefs, artisans, and business owners trained by Dante’s.
Get answers, share insights, and stay connected with the best.
4-Hands Degustation Dinner
Dine at Dante’s Ponsonby, where Enis & Vincenzo will personally cook and serve you as part of an exclusive, chef-curated meal.
Enjoy multiple courses — including your own team’s signature pizza — paired with wine, storytelling, and warm hospitality.
Limited to 20 participants only.
🎁 Optional Upgrade:
One-on-One Tête-à-Tête with Vincenzo Abbate
$300 NZD (Only 4 spots available)
Pick his brain, get personal feedback on your dough or menu, and ask the questions you won’t get to ask anywhere else.
💰 Investment:
$1,500 NZD – All inclusive
(+ Optional $300 for one-on-one session with Vincenzo)
🚨 Why Register Now?
Only 20 seats are available.
This experience will not be repeated.
No recordings. No public demos. No waitlist.
Just you, the craft, and two of the best in the world.
🔥 Secure Your Spot Now
