Tsk Tsk. The Atlanta Pizza Days may be officially over but my craving for all things pizza will never fade. The plan for now is to get back in the lab and work on my homemade pizza skillz rather than go out so often. Of course there is one exception to that statement, which brings me to the big news.
There is significant buzz surrounding the impending opening of Varasano’s Pizzeria. I don’t think I ever mentioned it, but Jeff Varasano’s pizza was the impetus behind the Atlanta Pizza Days.
I was lucky enough to be invited to a tasting and the first slice I ate (pictured above) is the single greatest slice of pizza I’ve ever eaten. The endcrust was perfection. The next day is when I decided I needed to scour Atlanta to see what Jeff was up against. It turns out there is nothing like it in Atlanta, which makes me wonder, will everyone appreciate what he is doing? If you love Mellow Mushroom, maybe his pie won’t be your thing?
Or maybe you can enjoy them both as a seperate experience? I am an unabashed fan of both the Mickey D’s Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese as well as the Holeman & Finch burger.
When Varasano’s Pizzeria is officially open, you won’t have to wait to hear about it on this site. Every food magazine/blog/paper will be talking about it. I just hope we don’t end up with 3 hour waits like at Pizzeria Bianco in Arizona.
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Cathy on Live to Nibble just talked about her dining experience at Fritti, which has a new pizzaiolo in Enrico Liberato. I need to give Fritti another look after this addition. More info on his hire here.
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Here’s an article on pizza in North Korea, commissioned by none other than Kim Jong-il.
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Last up…in a desperate attempt to catch up with the US’s obesity, Italy now has pizza vending machines.
