And the pizza journey begins… I arrived in Naples on a Wednesday afternoon in late January with Scott from Scott’s Pizza Tours. We’d both done extensive, independent research before our travels so it was great to compare our notes and ...
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It’s a mild Saturday evening in late January, just past 9PM. Motocycles weave through the dimly lit alleyways of Naples, Italy as throngs of locals begin to flood toward the city’s historic district. And 150 miles north, tourists can be ...
Read More »Sorbillo: A Day Four Nightcap
Day four in Italy ended with a stop at the highly recommended Sorbillo. The sight outside of the restaurant on a Saturday evening is absolutely insane. Motorcycles whiz by, as hungry locals wait eagely by the entrance. We ordered a plain ...
Read More »Day 4: Mount Vesuvius
Day 4 in Naples, I went off the pizza trail… to climb Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano!
Read More »Di Matteo: Pizza & Fried Goods In Naples
Our our third evening in Naples we went to Di Matteo on Via Tribunali — a no frills, bi-level pizza haven in the heart of the city where Bill Clinton famously paid a visit. They´re known not only for their delicious pizza, ...
Read More »Farm To Table In Italy: Buffalo Mozzarella
In recent years, there´s been a lot of emphasis placed on a food movment known as “Farm To Table.” That is, the food that you consume is so fresh it just came directly from where it was produced. On our ...
Read More »Pics From Naples (Part V)
Scott had heard great things about a pizza place located near the Caputo factory which was on our list of places to try, but was a bit too far out of the way to check out without some help getting ...
Read More »Pics From Naples (Part IV)
Our first evening in Naples we ate at Pizzeria Brandi. This is one of the more upscale places in town — pies were almost twice as much as you might find elsewhere and we were serenaded by a guitarist during ...
Read More »Pics From Naples (Part III)
Pizzeria Starita, which I posted pictures from a short while ago, was one of two highlights from our second day in Naples. Our day started off with a private factory tour at Caputo — one of the most famous flour ...
Read More »Pics From Naples (Part II)
This evening we went to Pizzeria Starita which was delicious. We got the Pizza Del Papa (Crema di zucca, fiorilli, zucchine, peperoni – that’s pepper not meat, and provola); Fiorille e Zucchine (Provola, fior di zucchine and zucchine); and the ...
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