Chicago Johnny's

04/21/2026

Big news is coming this week! 😶 🤫 😉

Here's a steak from last week to garner attention

04/20/2026

If you haven't yet please review Chicago Johnny's! Looking to get some traction on the facebook and reviews would be a great help!

Thanks all

04/17/2026

From today's same day experiment, turned out fantastic. Very simple, King Arthur a.p., Tomato Magic ground tomatoes, Chicago Johnnys Co Perfect Pizza Seasoning, Romano, and low moisture part skim mozz.

Triple batch so it fits nicer in the mixer, so 3 twelve inch pizzas....

3 gm active dry yeast
183 gms warm water, seperated
30 gms lard
420 gms King Arthur Baking Company a.p. flour, seperated*
6 gms sea salt

The experiment is less about the recipe and more about trying out new techniques for same day dough recipes for a better texture and somewhat layered flavors in the dough.... The idea being that as I continue feeding the yeast it will have less of the 'metallic' flavor yeast can have while adding flakier texture than same day pizza dough. So....

Measure out 3 gm yeast and 173 gms water into mixing bowl and stir. Add 30 gms lard and 84 gms of flour and mix into slurry. Cover and leave 45-60 minutes, then add 84 gms of flour and mix into thicker slurry, cover and rest 45-60 minutes. Add 84 gms of flour and knead 3 to 5 minutes. Add 84 gms of flour, but this time leave it sitting on your dough, cover, and rest 45-60 minutes. Knead 3-5 minutes (dough will be pretty glutenous and tough at this point, no longer a slurry). Add 84 gms of flour, but don't knead, and cover and rest 45-60 minutes. Add 6 gms sea salt, 10 gms of water (this helps hydrate the dry flour so it doesn't slosh up the sides), and knead a final 3-5 minutes, starting the time AFTER dough comes together.

Place in a zip bag or cover bowl with plastic wrap and leave on counter 3 -5 hours if room isn't too warm, refrigerate as necessary if it's warm.

Roll out partially on well floured surface, rest 3 minutes or so then finish rolling. Dock, sauce, season with Chicago Johnny's Perfect Pizza Seasoning (under or above cheese, for simple pizzas I like it above cheese for color), add Romano, part skim or part skim and whole milk mozz and bake 10 minutes at 500F on a stone set on the lowest rack of your oven, heated for an hour or so.

It's complicated, but I'm complicated.

04/16/2026

Stop in Agora Market Chicago and pick up some of our olive oil giardiniera to top off your next thin crust.

Pictured is today's same day experiment, so no toppings to get a true test... But you don't have to experiment so too off with some Chicago Johnny's Giardiniera!

Happy Pizza Making Yous! - Johnny

04/16/2026

From today's experiment... Still have one question to answer so I have at least one more round to go but seeing a difference in using the technique of 'building' the dough. Stay tuned for recipe and techniques for same day recipe.

Happy Pizza Making All - Johnny

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04/14/2026

Same day dough experiment number two had the same results... I may be onto something.

Pictured is Uncle Pepper's Crispy Chicago Dough with Italian sausage, pepper, and onion with Chicago Johnnys Co Perfect Pizza Seasoning.

Don't forget all Jewel-Osco locations have our giardiniera and Cherry Bourbon BBQ sauce on store shelves.

Happy Pizza Making All - Johnny

Developed in our kitchen and used daily, our gourmet line of spices, sauces, and condiments will take your meals to a whole new level of flavor and boldness. Take the taste of Chicago Johnnys Co. from our home to yours.

04/14/2026

Our Cold Cut Sandwich & Pasta Seasoning makes great seasoned grilled chicken sandwiches! Pictured is a grilled chicken, roasted garlic cloves spread on buttered toasted bun, fried capicola, butter sauteed spinach, and asiago on a toasted Turano Baking Company Brioche roll.

What would you do differently?

04/14/2026

Trying a same day dough recipe, this turned out great. Real saltine flavor. Taking notes. Same day recipes haven't held up that I've played with, so I'm trying out a technique, and I have to replicate it for science, but this one turned out better than expected.

04/13/2026

Grilling season is just around the corner. Who's a fan of a great charred Italian sausage? It seems like it's not for the younger generations, but I'm a big fan, I grew up on a great charred Italian.

Tip your sausage with Chicago Johnnys Co olive oil giardiniera, hot or mild are both available at all Jewel-Osco locations!

04/12/2026

Sunday Gravy Day.. you can make Sunday Gravy, Meatballs, and Garlic Bread all from our Sunday Gravy Seasoning! Recipes for meatballs and garlic bread on the bottle.

Happy Spring Cooking - Johnny

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04/08/2026

Lasagna with our Sunday Gravy and Meatball Seasoning, planning for busy weeks ahead. Pick up a bottle of our Sunday Gravy and Meatball Seasoning on Amazon

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Started with ground beef and Italian sausage, dried garlic and basil leaves, a bag of spinach, 3 cans of tuttorusos tomatoes and our Sunday Gravy and Meatball Seasoning. Layered with ricotta, pasta, and gravy with loads of Romano and lift on mozzarella. Dashed some Sunday Gravy and Meatball Seasoning on each layer.

It's always too long between lasagna days for me. One pan I mixed in sauteed zucchini, onion, and bell pepper - taste tested tonight and it's superb!

Happy cooking my friends - Johnny