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Emerald Pizza Academy, the first Irish professional pizza making school in Ireland.


Cookery School Emerald Pizza Academy is the first professional pizza making school in the country founded in August 2017 by Master Instructor Mihai Hogas. Passion for the art of pizza making and his determination to spread his knowledge to the next generation, both young and old, of pizza Chef’s . Master Instructor Mihai Hogas was initiated into this art in Italy by studying under some of the best Italian pizza chefs the world has to offer, spending large swathes of his life working on and mastering his skills in the birthplace of pizza and in 2014 was graduated as Master Instructor. Now he is dedicating his time to training new chefs in this art with a strong focus on the use of local, fresh ingredients.

Great pizza comes from within, each decision made in its conception either adding or detracting from the final product. From which flour to use, which tools to have on hand, or the manner in which it is baked, good quality is derived from good decisions and the knowledge necessary to make them. Our hope and dream is to ensure this knowledge is present in each and every one of our students by their time’s end with us.

Pizza is more than the sum of its parts, but we believe it’s only right to give each slice its best chance.

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  • What’s the next step, what can you do to progress in this profession? You’ve already been making pizza for 6-7 years.

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  • How do I turn a pizza into a brand? How can I stand out from the competition, what’s special about my restaurant? How do I manage my team?

  • You’re just starting out, what can you expect? What’s your dream? With the help of your mentor, you’ll see everything more clearly!

  • Learn how to make pizza with pizza chef Mihai Hogaș who guides you live online. You don’t need experience or complicated utensils.

  • Pizza is fun, brightens faces, instils confidence and joy, integrates. That’s why we offer free cooking classes for people with disabilities. In the kitchens where I work, I employ people with disabilities whenever I have the opportunity. They, in turn, become mentors for other people with disabilities. I know how important it is to find meaning in life and to do what you love – everyone should have the opportunity to do that. The courses take place online and live and are led by pizza chef Mihai Hogaș.

  • You learn the joy of cooking from an early age. A passion for tasty, local ingredients and the quality of food consumed in general is the basis of a healthy lifestyle. Support your children discover the joy of making pizzas under the careful online guidance of pizza chef Mihai Hogaș. For even more fun, choose the dessert pizza.

  • This is a private pizza class. Spend quality time with your friends and family. Any event can be a great opportunity to plan a pizza experience. Invite all your loved ones to your home to make pizza together under the attentive online guidance of pizza chef Mihai Hogaș. You can all be in the same kitchen or thousands of kilometres apart, but still share this beautiful experience!

  • Learn to make pizza at home with pizza chef Mihai Hogaș, who’ll guide you live online. You don’t need experience or complicated utensils. Do you have the enthusiasm and the oven? Then it’s perfect! Get your favourite local ingredient kit (shop link) for meat, vegan, vegetarian or dessert pizza – or cook with what you have at home – just like grandma used to, from scratch, but with love!

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