Angela's: A Coal-Oven Pizzeria in Massachusetts
Thanks for posting this. I went to Angela's on Saturday, and it was awesome.
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Thanks for this post. I finally got around to trying Picco last Friday, and it was truly awesome. I had the puttanesca and grilled eggplant. Delicious.
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Yeah. Thanks for posting this. I grew up in the DFW area, and checked out the Southlake location while I was home for Christmas. Amazing pizza. Everything about it was just about as good as I could hope. I loved the sauce, and the pie was cooked perfectly.
Which City Has the Best Pizza?
I'm with hskrsedge. You can't really compare all the different pizzas to each other. That's like asking which country has the best food. Italian food is good, Thai food is good, Mexican food is good, they're all just different. I grew up in North Texas, and I've had great pizza at Mama's in Fort Worth and J&J's in Denton, at Gino's East and others in Chicago, at several places in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, at Serious Pie in Seattle, and they're all completely different. I live near Boston, so my favorite, naturally, is Boston pizza. Regina, Emma's, The Upper Crust, Santarpio's, Supreme, there are some good pizzas here. I couldn't even really say which one of those is my favorite (except I probably could: Regina) because even they are so different. The best thing about all of them is that I don't have to drive 3-4 hours to get a pizza. But one thing is certain: my favorite is definitely not the one I grew up with (Pizza Hut or Domino's or Mr. Jim's or something).
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my go-to dessert is flan, usually with raspberry sauce instead of the caramel sauce. i also like making ice cream.
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Coal Vines Slideshow
Dallas is becoming quite a Renaissance town in terms of pizza. Even though we are home to Pizza Hut, there are some great craft/artisan spots springing up all over town.
Fireside Pies (www.firesidepies.com) started it all - nice pecan wood-fired pies. Gourmet style with funky toppings. Some of their new locations also use gas flame to heat their ovens.
Campania Pizza (www.campaniapizza.com) for authentic Neapolitan style. Full disclosure - I am one of the owners! 6000 sf location in Southlake (across street from Coal Vines) with 2 oak-burning imported Italian ovens, caputo flour, and fresh fior di latte.
Coal Vines mentioned above is very good (www.coalvines.com). The sausage and pepper pizza is great.
Olivella's (www.olivellas.com) - awesome wood-fired Neapolitan place run by NY transplant Salvatore Olivella (with ties to Trianon in Napoli)
We have the Arizona chain version of Grimaldis that just opened. I haven't eaten there yet but supposed to be good although I hear they are working out kinks with the oven.
Pulcinella (www.mypulcinella.com) is supposed to open later this year as well.
So if you find yourself in the Dallas area on business...you have more than Pizza Hut, Papa Johns or Dominos in the hotel room.
Favourite Pizza toppings?
I love extra thin crust (but not so thin that the toppings make it soggy) burnt a little on the bottom with a nice semolina dusting. Favorite topping combo would be black olives, mushrooms & anchovies (very little sauce.)
I am also thinking about what kind of pizza I am going to make tonight: I'm thinking whole wheat crust brushed with olive oil, topped with goat cheese, caramelized onion, roasted mushrooms and a light drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar. And maybe a small homemade dessert pizza on the side...maybe ricotta, Granny Smith apples baked with cinnamon & caramel sauce. MMM.
Favourite Pizza toppings?
I'm such a plain person and usually will eat plain cheese pizza, but I do enjoy the following:
Margherita: mozzarella, tomatoes and basil
Pineapple
Mushrooms
And pizza topping dislikes: Spinach!! I HATE spinach in pizza. Gross.
Hillary
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Favourite Pizza toppings?
1) thin crust > margherita
2) gorgonzola, porcini, thyme, caramelized onions
Favourite Pizza toppings?
thin crust, with a nice bright sauce, good cheese but not too much so that it makes a congealed layer, fresh tomatoes and onion. yum!
whoa kjgibson, that sounds amazing! note: get wood-fired oven once I get a yard.
Favourite Pizza toppings?
The idiosyncratic St. Louis pizza from a chain called Imo's (Adam of slice.com is sitting on a piece I wrote about it; I'm sure he'll get it up sooner or later) is one of my choices, thin crust, cut in squares, an idiosyncratic local cheese called provel, with anchovies, mushrooms and onions. But right now I'm craving a thick-crust with red sauce, good mozzarella , just plain. Once in a while some bacon.
Favourite Pizza toppings?
sheeats - that is my mom's absolutely favourite too!
everyone else - i am so hungry now!
Favourite Pizza toppings?
Thin crust, with pineapple, green peppers and mushrooms. This is my all-time favorite combo and I've turned more people onto it than you'd think! Don't knock it till you've tried it. ;)
Favourite Pizza toppings?
Thin crust. I like lots of toppings, especially combination.
My ideal pizza has a light amount of sauce, mozzarella cheese, sauteed onions (yellow and green) and garlic, olives, artichokes and Italian sausage.
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