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My first restaurant job was in Providence, Rhode Island. The restaurant, Al Forno, is known as the “birthplace of grilled pizza”. It’s the best pizza I’ve ever had. This is a spinoff I created with my friend Andris, who eats, sleeps and breathes pizza.

GRILLED PIZZA “AL FORNO”

450g pre-made pizza dough (see next page)all-purpose flour, for dustinghigh-heat cooking oil, for greasing110g freshly grated Fontina cheese70g freshly grated Romano cheese50g freshly grated Parmesan cheese425g can of whole tomatoessalt to taste20g fresh basil, chopped20g fresh flat-leaf parsley, choppedextra-virgin olive oil to finish6 spring onions, thinly sliced

Divide the dough into 3 equal portions, each about 150g, and place on a lightly floured baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and rest at room temperature until needed.

Oil the grill grates and preheat the grill to 200°C. In a

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