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'The Chronicle' on Pizzaiolo

Posted by Adam Kuban, November 9, 2007 at 2:00 PM

Michael Bauer, food critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, continues his Pizza Friday series on his blog Between Meals with a trip to Pizzaiolo in Oakland, California. Pizzaiolo makes a Neapolitan-style pizza and is owned and helmed by Charlie Hallowell, a longtime pizza-maker at Alice Waters's famed Chez Panisse:

Bauer says:

Crust: The thin crust has well-formed blisters that shatter into a dozen pieces on contact, and a chewiness that gives the jaw a good workout.

Pizza tried: The classic Margherita has a restrained swipe of savory tomato sauce, pools of buttery mozzarella and shards of intensely flavored basil. We also tried a pizza with chunks of ground sausage, basil, and orange and yellow gypsy peppers, enhanced with a last minute drizzle of fragrant olive oil.

Pizzaiolo

Address: 5008 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland CA (at 51st Street; map)
Phone: 510-652-4888
Website: pizzaiolooakland.com
Hours: Dinner, Mon.–Sat.

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