Matteos Pizza - Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Pizza

Top 10 Benefits of Gluten Free Living

2010-12-21T21:28:00.002-06:00

Gluten is found in many processed goods and also grain based foods. While everyone reacts differently, many people suffer from at least some level of gluten intolerance. If you are one of those, never fear, Matteo's is here...offering tasty gluten free pizza, gluten free pizza crust and bread, and even gluten free desserts.

According to health professionals, by maintaining a gluten free diet, there's a good chance you will....

Naturally lose weight and improve your health.

Reduce your risk of diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

Increase your energy level.

Sleep better.

Improve your mood.

Enjoy a clearer complexion.

Minimize or avoid join pain.

Minimize muscle cramping.

Reduce gas and bloating after eating.

Notice an improvement in digestion.

If you're interested in contacting us about our gluten free pizza, breads, and dessert, please visit us at www.matteospizza.com to find our contact information.

Interesting Article Supporting Gluten Free

2010-09-16T21:20:00.001-05:00

More supporting evidence for a gluten free diet. Check out this article about gluten causing contributing to nerve damage.

http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/gluten-free-society-blog/gluten-causes-nerve-damage/

Catering in Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin

2010-05-12T22:19:00.004-05:00

We ran out of room on the main website but wanted to let you all know we've stepped up our efforts in the area of catering. Matteos Whether it be lunch catering or party catering for office functions, church meetings, sporting events, parties, baby showers, or any event involving 12-100 persons, we can cater it. Of course, our gourmet and gluten-free pizzas are available for such events however we've expanded the catering menu to include....

Lasagna

Penne Pasta with Red Sauce and Meat

Penne Alfredo with Chicken

Salads

Bread

Drinks

Please feel free to call and ask for Peter for more details about Matteos catering services. We'd love to serve your catering needs with tasty food at a reasonable price!

Fresher Ingredients, Better Pizza

2010-05-12T21:49:00.003-05:00

Hi folks. It's been awhile but we're back and trying to get excited about this whole blogging thing. With the economy being down and pizza specials running rampant, I felt it pertinent to talk a bit about value versus price in the context of pizza. A customer recently asked me "what makes your pizza better than some of the chains or cheap buffets out there?"

The answer is two-fold and simple. We aim to make a healthier and tastier pizza using as many fresh ingredients as we can and, most importantly, not cutting corners when it comes to the two main ingredients - the crust and the cheese.

When you hear the catch phrase "our dough is made fresh daily" in advertisements, you are hearing a true statement. However what you don't hear is that the dough that is made fresh daily is almost always frozen for shipment. Some establishments even use chemical preservatives to keep the dough tasting "fresher" when it's finally used.

Matteos on the other hand makes its dough fresh from the highest quality flour, enhances it with a touch of heart-healthy oil for flavor, and then makes it's crusts that very same day to make fresh pizza for all its customers.

Next, we should take a look at cheese. All cheese in not created equal! Many establishments out there use frozen, not fresh, but thawed out frozen cheese that is often comprise of up to 50% oil and water. This helps the cheese freeze better as well as make the "cheese dollar" go further.

That is a big no-no for Matteos. We use fresh, 100% dairy cheese on every pizza.

One last issue to consider is pizza sauce. It's not secret that some of the popular pizza chains out there infuse sugar to their sauces to enhance flavor and some allege that the intent is to get people hooked through the popular sugar addiction our country faces. This simply will not happen at Matteos.

We realize there are other great pizza joints out there besides Matteos, but just keep taste and health in mind along with price when you're considering the overall value of the pizza you're buying.

How to make Gluten Free Pizza Crust

2009-02-14T20:02:00.005-06:00

Watch as Peter Spellman, owner of Matteos Pizza, tests his acting skills as he makes gluten free pizza crust right before your very eyes. Watch out Emeryl....this guy is no joke :)!!

New Beginnings For Matteos?

2009-02-05T23:38:00.003-06:00

Admittedly we've not given our blog much attention of late but for very good reason. Matteos is doing it's best to get creative during this challenging economy. Look forward to more blogging and web activity in the months to come, but as for now, we're looking to expand our gluten free lines to include more baked goods, such as cookies, additional breads, cakes, perhaps pancake mixes, etc. Best of all, there's been some progress made towards possibly opening a seperate Matteo's Gluten Free bakery...a celiac's dream :).

We've also been promoting catering around Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin to churches and schools, in addition to traditional businesses. I'm interested to see what you all think of our spaghetti and some of the other Italian dishes we're preparing for catering events.

Alas, our gluten free and gourmet pizzas aren't going anywhere, but we figured, why not make gluten free pizza crusts, pizza, and desserts more readily available. Celiac patients and others on gluten free diets gotta eat too, right??

Nashville Celiacs Potluck - New Gluten Free Bread and Desserts! Are cookies coming soon?

2008-11-16T22:14:00.006-06:00

Peter Spellman, owner of Matteos Pizza, spent some time this past Saturday at the celiac potluck and unveiled some of his newest gluten free treats. If you like fresh gourmet bread or have a birthday celebration and are yearning for tasty birthday cake or cupcakes, then give Matteos a jingle! The cakes and bread were amazing, and the last time I checked, pizza and cake are pretty popular at birthday parties :).

Check out www.nashvilleceliacs.org for more celiac information and make sure to request a copy of the newsletter.

And did I hear straight from Peter's mouth that Matteos is coming out with gluten free cookies? Stay tuned!!

Feedback? Suggestions? Please email us...

2008-11-12T00:33:00.000-06:00

Valued customers...we'd love to here from you by email at 'matteospizzeria@gmail.com' to let us know what you like (yeah, we could use a few pats on the back :)) about Matteos food or of any suggestions for what we can do better.

Here are some examples of what a few of you have said thus far...

"Love the gluten free!"
"Do corporate luncheons" (which we can do)
"Just like Chicago."
"Love the dairy free pizza!"
"Your BBQ chicken pizza rocks!"
"gluten free/celiac"
"Please add feta, pineapple, and spinach"

Happy Healthy Customer

2008-10-25T16:31:00.001-05:00

I just read the article about your new gluten-free pizzas in the
Brentwood Life newspaper I found in my mailbox today.
Wow, I'm impressed.

I'm very health conscious when it comes to food and I'll have
to tell you that there's just not very many places that go to the
trouble of accommodating my tastes. I prefer high quality food
and love to patronize businesses that go above and beyond
to serve the needs of their customers.

Thank you SO MUCH for providing this healthy alternative!
Your pizza ROCKS anyway, so I'm sure I'll love the gluten-free
pizza just as much! Way to go in being a leader in the industry.

Happy Gluten Free Customer!

2008-10-25T16:19:00.001-05:00

My husband and I came to your place in Cool Springs Saturday. I was told about your pizza by another celiac I met in Smyrna, TN a few weeks ago. I hadn't had pizzaria pizza in 6 years! It was heavenl ...