About Us.

Jim Henry

Co-Founder / Instructor

Jim Henry is a pizza educator, content creator, and co-founder of Virtual Pizza Academy, recognized for blending real-world pizza operations, modern media, and high-level technique into accessible education for home pizza makers and professionals alike.

After building a strong foundation in dough and fermentation, Jim focused on refining pizza processes in commercial environments, honing systems that emphasize efficiency, consistency, and streamlined workflows. This operational mindset continues to influence both his cooking style and his teaching approach.

As his skills developed, Jim strategically grew a social media presence by analyzing market trends, audience behavior, and emerging formats—helping his content stand out in a crowded space while educating and inspiring a global pizza community. His distinctive Detroit-style pizzas, known for dramatic frico edges, earned him the nickname “The Frico King,” with creations that look as striking as they are technical

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Jim Mirabelli

Co-Founder / Instructor

Jim created NEPA Pizza Review in 2012 to shine a spotlight on the local pizza scene and share his pizza passion with the world. Since that time, the blog has focused on telling the stories of small businesses who are the backbone of our communities. Jim takes his role as a pizza influencer and small business supporter very seriously and strives to keep pizza content feature-based and positive in nature. Jim is driven by his motto of "Connecting People and Pizza." 

As a professional pizza maker who worked in pizzerias for more than a decade, Jim loves to share his passion for teaching the art and science of pizza. Jim's mission is to make pizza feel accessible to all. Pizza is a simple food and shouldn't be intimidating or exclusive to only those who have been professionally trained or spent years learning the craft. NEPA Pizza Review shares recipes and tips, provides mentoring opportunities, and helps to raise the bar in the pizza industry. 

One of Jim's proudest pizza accomplishments was being featured on the cover of PMQ Pizza magazine, a widely circulated national trade publication. He is a member of the Gozney Pizza Collective, has written pizza recipes for Ooni, and also publishes recipes on www.nepapizzareview.com. None of Jim's pizza journey would be possible without his supportive wife Jaimie, daughter Layla, and son Jack. They have watched Jim make thousands of pizzas at home and endured endless pizza reviews including a 6 hour walking pizza tour in New Haven, CT.