OK, yeah, yeah. If you follow the discussions here on Slice, you know that Gianluca and Paulie Gee are huge fans of the stuff. I've had it, and Gianluca's right. It's great pizza wine. Thank you for introducing it to all of us.
Here's what really piqued my interest: "Gary call me and we'll go to the BEST pizzeria outside Naples."
Gianluca.....while your dishing out your secret, open up a Baltimore branch of your store so we can have some pizza-perfect Gragnano down this-a-way! :)
WOWWWWWWW!!!! HOLY SHIT MAN
ADAM you did a story on me!
I don't think i deserve this but i will take it and completely run with it.
In fact this is what i will use to look cool in front of girls.... ha ha
this made my day :)
Ok, well i invited gary cuz i know him, we're in the same business
and lucky me i got to train him (fitness...long story).
He's an AWESOME guy and super intelligent and energetic.
He's also a neighbor.
I invited him to the pizzeria cuz i NEVER see him anymore, he is THAT busy ;(.
Anyway, the pizzeria which I mentioned is the BEST outside of Naples is well familair to you Adam...and Ed too..and everyone by now.
No Surprise...
It's Keste'...... I, in my humble opinion, think it's the best!
And speaking of meeting up, Adam, forget waiting til October 11, let's meet sooner than that!!!!
Thanks guys!!!
Gianluca Pio Rottura http://www.pizzaandcoffee.com/
PS And i'll bring you a bottle of Gragnano too!! (just remind me cuz my senile ass will forget :)
But only if we drink it straight outta the bottle and make like a hip hop/ pizza video......hey..wait a minute...i think i'm onto something
So what's the best pizza beverage for those of us who don't imbibe alcohol (neither Lil nor I do)?
A recent piece mentioned Pennsylvania Dutch root beer - that's pretty good. For something I can actually get my hands on, diet Barq's does nicely -- a nice nose and excellent bouquet!
I personally do not like Coca-cola, or most pop for that matter, with pizza. I find it far too syrupy and cloying. Although a Jarritos Lemon-Lime or Sioux City Sasparilla is pretty good.
The lighter bodied San Pellegrino Limonato is my favorite and I like how the lemon tartness helps to keep your taste buds perked up. This is my go to, if not just a plain water.
Well since I was mentioned, I'll chime in and tell you that after sampling the hippest pizzeria atmosphere in the city at Roberta's last night, we then had the best pizza in the city with a glass of Gragnano....at Motorino.
@PG: Is there any pie in particular at Motorino you think is the best in the city, or is it the quality of their entire pizza selection which makes Motorino your favorite?
@passion4pizza
if you do not drink alcoholic beverages, i believe anything bubbly matches well with pizza..i would say beer but add NON-alcoholic beer..though that can get heavy with the dough and beer together.
i think coca cola works great....and.....
@pizzablogger
you're right coca cola can be too sweet and syrupy
BUT BUT BUT it is made differently in each country to go along with the tastes of the people in that country....SO in Italy, for example, coca cola is LESS sweet and less abusive in its approach...so there, coke and pizza are perfect together
BUT if you can find Mexican coke in the States (and you can, but it's hard, try a Mexican neighborhood) they make it less sweet.
Mexicans like Italians (from Italy) do NOT particularly enjoy sweet sweet stuff
@pizzablogger What I like about Motorino's pies is the combination of a great leopard spotted crust and high quality, well balanced imaginative toppings. My favorite pies of his are the Sopressata Picante and the Brussel Sprouts and Speck. I recently tried the Pugliese and liked it very much as well. And with the closing of UPN, he may be the only pizzeria in town to serve Gragnano.
@Gianluca: Not to get too far off topic, but Mexican CocaCola (and, I believe, Italian Coke) uses sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup, which is much more pleasant. Kosher-for-Passover Coke too (big difference from CocaCola the rest of the year). I was very tempted to have an O'Doul's (non-alcoholic beer) at Sally's Apizza last week (beer & pizza on a hot day still sounds good after 20 alcohol-free years).
@Pizzablogger: Pellegrino is a great choice; either the Limonata or the plain. We used to buy cases of it at Costco, but haven't lately. We'll get some before we make more pizza. Also wondering how the Jarritos tamarind soda would work...
In addition to Gragnano, another favorite of mine with pizza is Dr. Brown's Black Cherry Soda. And I will definitely vouch for the Mexican Coke. I had it for the first time at Pizzeria Bianco and it was very good.
@passion4pizza
YES you are 100% right about the sugar...i forgot to mention it.
yeah and the kosher one, i can NEVER seem to find it when they put it out for Passover.....
but never forget....there is NOTHING better than a great glass of water
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Last night while perusing the comments on the Gary Vaynerchuk–Worst Pizza Guy wine-pizza show (and, wow, Gary's fans are giving him and Lapp the beatdown), I saw that Gianluca (aka nextgospel) shows up in the fray with this: "I want to say that the ONLY wine to have with pizza is Gragnano."
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Gianluca.....while your dishing out your secret, open up a Baltimore branch of your store so we can have some pizza-perfect Gragnano down this-a-way! :)
Pizzablogger at 12:40PM on 08/06/09
WOWWWWWWW!!!! HOLY SHIT MAN
ADAM you did a story on me!
I don't think i deserve this but i will take it and completely run with it.
In fact this is what i will use to look cool in front of girls.... ha ha
this made my day :)
Ok, well i invited gary cuz i know him, we're in the same business
and lucky me i got to train him (fitness...long story).
He's an AWESOME guy and super intelligent and energetic.
He's also a neighbor.
I invited him to the pizzeria cuz i NEVER see him anymore, he is THAT busy ;(.
Anyway, the pizzeria which I mentioned is the BEST outside of Naples is well familair to you Adam...and Ed too..and everyone by now.
No Surprise...
It's Keste'...... I, in my humble opinion, think it's the best!
And speaking of meeting up, Adam, forget waiting til October 11, let's meet sooner than that!!!!
Thanks guys!!!
Gianluca Pio Rottura
http://www.pizzaandcoffee.com/
PS And i'll bring you a bottle of Gragnano too!! (just remind me cuz my senile ass will forget :)
But only if we drink it straight outta the bottle and make like a hip hop/ pizza video......hey..wait a minute...i think i'm onto something
nextgospel at 2:58PM on 08/06/09
@pizzablogger
that would be nice :)
nextgospel at 3:01PM on 08/06/09
So what's the best pizza beverage for those of us who don't imbibe alcohol (neither Lil nor I do)?
A recent piece mentioned Pennsylvania Dutch root beer - that's pretty good. For something I can actually get my hands on, diet Barq's does nicely -- a nice nose and excellent bouquet!
passion4pizza at 3:06PM on 08/06/09
I personally do not like Coca-cola, or most pop for that matter, with pizza. I find it far too syrupy and cloying. Although a Jarritos Lemon-Lime or Sioux City Sasparilla is pretty good.
The lighter bodied San Pellegrino Limonato is my favorite and I like how the lemon tartness helps to keep your taste buds perked up. This is my go to, if not just a plain water.
Pizzablogger at 4:00PM on 08/06/09
Jarritos really do go well with pizza, imo.
itshissong at 4:28PM on 08/06/09
Well since I was mentioned, I'll chime in and tell you that after sampling the hippest pizzeria atmosphere in the city at Roberta's last night, we then had the best pizza in the city with a glass of Gragnano....at Motorino.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
pauliegee at 4:29PM on 08/06/09
@PG: Is there any pie in particular at Motorino you think is the best in the city, or is it the quality of their entire pizza selection which makes Motorino your favorite?
Pizzablogger at 4:39PM on 08/06/09
@passion4pizza
if you do not drink alcoholic beverages, i believe anything bubbly matches well with pizza..i would say beer but add NON-alcoholic beer..though that can get heavy with the dough and beer together.
i think coca cola works great....and.....
@pizzablogger
you're right coca cola can be too sweet and syrupy
BUT BUT BUT it is made differently in each country to go along with the tastes of the people in that country....SO in Italy, for example, coca cola is LESS sweet and less abusive in its approach...so there, coke and pizza are perfect together
BUT if you can find Mexican coke in the States (and you can, but it's hard, try a Mexican neighborhood) they make it less sweet.
Mexicans like Italians (from Italy) do NOT particularly enjoy sweet sweet stuff
Hope this helps
Gianluca
http://www.pizzaandcoffee.com/
nextgospel at 10:02PM on 08/06/09
@pizzablogger What I like about Motorino's pies is the combination of a great leopard spotted crust and high quality, well balanced imaginative toppings. My favorite pies of his are the Sopressata Picante and the Brussel Sprouts and Speck. I recently tried the Pugliese and liked it very much as well. And with the closing of UPN, he may be the only pizzeria in town to serve Gragnano.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
pauliegee at 7:54AM on 08/07/09
@Gianluca: Not to get too far off topic, but Mexican CocaCola (and, I believe, Italian Coke) uses sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup, which is much more pleasant. Kosher-for-Passover Coke too (big difference from CocaCola the rest of the year). I was very tempted to have an O'Doul's (non-alcoholic beer) at Sally's Apizza last week (beer & pizza on a hot day still sounds good after 20 alcohol-free years).
@Pizzablogger: Pellegrino is a great choice; either the Limonata or the plain. We used to buy cases of it at Costco, but haven't lately. We'll get some before we make more pizza. Also wondering how the Jarritos tamarind soda would work...
passion4pizza at 9:36AM on 08/07/09
In addition to Gragnano, another favorite of mine with pizza is Dr. Brown's Black Cherry Soda. And I will definitely vouch for the Mexican Coke. I had it for the first time at Pizzeria Bianco and it was very good.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
pauliegee at 9:56AM on 08/07/09
@passion4pizza
YES you are 100% right about the sugar...i forgot to mention it.
yeah and the kosher one, i can NEVER seem to find it when they put it out for Passover.....
but never forget....there is NOTHING better than a great glass of water
nextgospel at 2:33PM on 08/07/09
Zinfandel or Primativo work pretty well too.
Raoul Duke at 2:56PM on 08/07/09
@Raoul Duke: any non-alcoholic versions of those? ;D
Now, if only Coca-Cola would revert back to making the original real Coca-Cola, every pizzeria would be a hoot!
Pizzablogger at 3:16PM on 08/07/09