New Haven Pizza School

09/09/2026

Check out this trick for helping your pie get crispy in the oven & how to get the best parmesan romano flavor in every bite!

09/08/2026

When you come to class, your pledge of allegiance is to New Haven pizza! No more Domino's, no more Papa John's Hut, no more trash 🤣

09/07/2026

I can’t believe I have to write this, but it’s come to a turning point for me.

My cancellation policy.

I am very clear and transparent about my cancellation policy. It’s front facing and not hidden on my website, I reference it before you buy a class seat(s) and when i send you a confirmation it is the first paragraph in the conformation email which I beg people to read so there are no problems, misunderstandings, issues, surprises, etc.

My classes are like buying a ticket to a Uconn basketball game. You buy it, you own it. You can’t come for any reason up to two weeks before your class date which you can reschedule. After that two week time frame you give it away, sell it or eat it. Very straightforward, clear and upfront.

If for whatever reason you read my cancelation policy and you don’t agree with it, don’t think it’s fair, don’t think it applies to you, then do both of us a favor and don’t buy a seat to class.

Over the last month I have received more than my fair share of emails from people upset because they tried to cancel 2 days before class, the night before class, the morning of and I will not reschedule them for another class in the future and they turn the situation around like I am the bad guy and such a bad business person. They take no responsibility at all other than being angry at me.

I think some people think my business is a hobby and that I don’t pay rent, business insurance, taxes, clean up fees, soda costs, ingredients, social media services, platform advertising fees, etc. I can not make up seats that are not sold and all my classes sell out which I am very fortunate to be able to do. My feeling is some people think this is a High School play.

My wife and I have been married for 31 years and both love music. We have probably gone to over 300 concerts in that time frame. Most shows are great, couple horrible, couple it rained or snowed so bad we left before the show was over and a couple we just could not go because one of us was sick, we had a death in the family, etc. We did not cry or whine or act like a child because we lost the money for the tickets. What we did do was act like adults and although we were upset, we moved on with our life.

I hope this makes sense.

Thank you.

09/03/2026

We share a lot in common with New Jersey when it comes to pizza. Same wave(s) of Italian immigrants and they spread like wild fire. This is a match from Fucci's, started in 1917 :) This matchbook is cool as well and hard to find one that has all the matches. Their pizza was very similar to ours. Spaghetti was sold in many pizzerias along with pizza/apizza, not talked about much but many of the old menus and matchbooks have spaghetti all over them like this one.

Trenton Style is a pizza with cheese on the bottom and sauce on the top with pec rom and EVOO. Basically our mozzarella but upside down.

Charred: A New Haven Pizza Show

08/31/2026

I will be doing two demo's this year at Pizza Expo in Columbus Ohio this October. First one will be on proper mixing techniques and how to use a dough calculator, the second one will be how to make cannoli and Cinnabon dessert pizzas.

Link to a free pass is below, along with promo code. Once they're gone, they're gone.

[https://registration.pizzaexpocolumbus.com/M140PL?RefId=SP26FRANKZ&utm_source=frankzabski&utm_medium=speakerreferral&utm_campaign=registration&utm_content=SP26FRANKZ]

My dedicated promo code is SP26FRANKZ, which provides up to 10 free passes to Pizza Expo Columbus through October 10.

Feel free to share the code with anyone you’d like to invite!


New Haven Pizza School
Charred: A New Haven Pizza Show

08/30/2026

Probably one of the coolest things I've ever found in my constant search for my pizza memorabilia collection for my Hall of Fame dream. Pre-Frank Pepe bakery in The Spot building, 1910ish.

Read the handwriting for more info. I have to do some research on this one because it doesn't add up, but it's cool either way. If anyone knows who these two men are in the picture please let me know.


Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

And off we go…

Ooni cookbook shoot in NC.

08/28/2026

New Ooni Halo Pro mixer with first batch of New Haven Style dough for the shoot.