I said as much in my longer piece in the Serious Eats features section, but the pizza pantheon definitely has a new member, Mozza in Los Angeles. Finally, the City of Angels has pizza worth a detour. MORE TO CHEW ON Pizzeria Mozza [official site] Mozza's Pizza is NOT Pizza! [Chowhound.com] The Greatest Pizza in the World (Maybe) [Serious Eats] Week in Review, Part 2: Can't Stop the Mozza [Eater L.A.] Hot spot? Mozza is on fire [L.A. Times; Grr: Registration required] MORE EDIBLES Quotations from Chairman Bruni [Tuesday, January 30, 2007] Jamba Juice [Monday, January 29, 2007] Sour Sunny Bears [Friday, January 26, 2007] Scarfin' the Scharffen Berger [Thursday, January 25, 2007] All Edibles... More

The L.A. Times does Los Angeles's recently opened Pizzeria Mozza, the joint venture from legendary L.A. baker Nancy Silverton, superstarchef Mario Batali, and restaurateur Joe Bastianich: There's something so sensual about Silverton's relationship to food and her aesthetic that's entirely her own — direct, focused, uncompromised. She doesn't primp or fuss over her food. It's not art-directed or scripted. But it is entirely original and recognizably hers. And even if you're an Italian purist who's scandalized that she doesn't make pizza exactly like they do in Naples or someone who finds her food too simple and wonders what all the fuss is about, it's precisely this: Her food is vibrant and alive. That Margherita is a beautiful melding of fresh... More