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OUR HISTORICAL APPROACH
TO PIZZA
"In 1830 the world's first pizzeria,
Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba, opened its doors in
Naples, and an industry was born. Antica Pizzeria
Port'Alba is still in business, by the way.
Fifty-nine years later a pizzaiolo named Raffaele
Esposito was invited to the Italian royal palace
to make three pizzas for the visit of King Umberto
and Queen Margherita of Savoy. The queen was
apparently no dummy when it came to politics, so
she declared her favorite pizza to be the one with
the colors of the Itailian flag red (tomato),
white (mozzarella cheese) and green (basil). Thus,
pizza Margherita was born."
-- from "Pizza, A Slice Of
Heaven" by Ed Levine
NAPLES / THE FIRST
GENERATION
This is where it all
started. These are the only ones that the
Italian government will give a DOC Denominazione
Origin De Controllata or "real" pizza
status.
ITALY / THE
SECOND GENERATION
This is a group of
pizzas that have been created in all different
regions of Italy. These pizzas all utilize
ingredients and products from a specific area or
city.
FORNINO / THE
THIRD GENERATION
These are pizzas
inspired and created by the master Pizziolas and
staff of Fornino.
CHEESES GLOSSARY
CACIOTTA PICCCANTE - Sheep and
Cow's Milk, Semi Firm, Red Pepper
Flakes
FONTINA (D'AOSTA) - Cow's Milk
Cheese, Semi Firm
BEL PAESE - Cow's Milk
Cheese, Soft
GORGONZOLA (DOLCE) - Cow's
Milk Blue, Soft and Smelly
CACIOCAVALLO -
Cow's Milk Cheese, Sharp Flavor,
Firm
PECORINO (ROMANO) - Sheep's Milk
Cheese, Aged, Very Sharp, Peppery,
Salty
GOAT CHEESE (HUDSON VALLEY) - Goat's
Milk Cheese, Unripened
RICOTTA (FRESH) -
Cow's Milk Cheese, Moist and Soft
RICOTTA
SALATA - Sheep's Milk Cheese, Mild, Nutty and
Salty
PARMIGIANO (REGGIANO) - Cow's Milk
Cheese, Aged Minimum of 14 Months, Grainy in
texture
MOZZARELLA (FIOR DE LATTE) -
Housemade Daily, Cow's Milk
BUFFALO
MOZZARELLA - Water Buffalo Milk Cheese comes from
Salerno Italy
MEATS
GLOSSARY
SOPRESSATA NAPOLETANA -
Cured Pork Salami made by Salumeria
Biellese
FENNEL SAUSAGE - Housemade Organic
Pork, Fennel, Salt, Red Pepper
PANCETTA -
Salted, Cured Pork Belly
GUANCIALE -
Salted, Cured Cheek of Pork
PROSCUITTO
(CRUDO) - Salted, Cured Ham, Made by Salameria
Bellisse in New York
CHICKEN SAUSAGE -
Housemade Organic Chicken, Garlic, Parsley,
Anise
Our commitment to quality
ingredients is second to none, you can taste the
difference.
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