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Oregano Pizzeria, Importing a Pizza Oven from Italy to Massachusetts

A story in the Boston Globe about Oregano Pizzeria & Ristorante in Newburyport, Mass., and all the rigamarole involved with importing its 5,400-pound pizza oven from Italy. Mildly interesting. Useful mostly for the rundown of pizzerias in northeastern Massachusetts.

Oregano Pizzeria & Ristorante

16 Pleasant Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (map)

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Oregano is in my neck of the woods - I'm looking forward to trying it out and really looking forward to seeing this oven in action.

Why go through the trouble of importing an authentic Italian oven - then using gas flame to cook pizzas??

Yeah. That does make the whole affair seem pretty pointless, Canerosso.

marketing baby

Yeah, nothing against gas ovens, but that was my first thought...why?

I'm planning on asking about why they're using gas instead of wood - I do wonder if it's a fire safety thing: I know the building they're in and it's a historic part of town.

pizza doesn't look all that special in the pic. papa ginos - esque :(

Ok - I finally made it there for lunch today. As I thought, the gas oven was required by the local authorities - no wood-fired stoves in that building. I had a marvelous salad (lentils, rice and oregano leaves - fresh and fantastic).

Sadly, the pizza wasn't as good as I hoped. The bartender told me the crust was made in house - but it tasted like any pizza shop crust. I'm going to give it another try in a few weeks and see if there's any difference.

Cool! Thanks for the update, Maryr123!

You're welcome Adam (and all) - I should mention that if you are in the area and want to see a real wood-fired oven, you should check out The Flatbread Company in Amesbury: http://www.flatbreadcompany.com/2007Home.htm.

There are additional locations in Maine and New Hampshire - I have only been to Amesbury, so I can't vouch for any of the other sites. Amesbury is great - in an old warehouse/mill building with high ceilings, thick beams and some tables made of granite stones.

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