Austin: Bola's Mobile Wood-Fired Oven Pizza

Bola started as a Tuesday night pizza gathering with friends, family, food writers, chefs, line cooks, and too many plus-ones to name, where Christian and his wife Jamie toyed with doughs and toppings. And the official taste-tester? Their dog Bola, the namesake. "After years of doing that every other Tuesday, people started asking me for pizza classes," Christian said.

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2 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, July 1, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Tagged: Austin, Bola Pizza, mobile pizza ovens, Texas

Daily Slice: East Side Pies, Austin

I'm of the opinion that crust makes a pizza, but I ended up enjoying East Side Pies, even if the crust was the weakest link.

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4 Comments | Posted by Carey Jones, June 13, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: Austin, Daily Slice, East Side Pies, Texas

Have You Ever Had Good Airport Pizza?

Trekking across the country can be as tough on your patience as it is on your stomach, and with most airlines offering pretty lackluster in-flight dining options, grabbing a bite during a layover is usually a smarter option. When hunger struck on a layover at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, I opted for a Margherita pizza from Real Food Company.

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9 Comments | Posted by Erin Jackson, March 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: airports, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Real Food Company, Texas

Big-Ass Pizza

Over on Reddit, folks are freaking out about this gigantor pizza. Resident SE "redditor" J. Kenji Lopez-Alt pointed this out to me and I was like, That's gotta be from Big Lou's in San Antonio. Though other redditors mention that pizzas that big are available from other places, such as Bacci's in Chicago. I particularly like the comment that said, "That is the tiniest table and boy I have ever seen!"

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12 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 1, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: Big Lou's Pizza, Reddit, San Antonio, Texas, videos

Entertaining Profile of Dallas Pizzaiolo Jay Jerrier

I read a lot of pizza stories every day, many of them written with just-the-facts-ma'am efficiency. But this profile of Dallas pizzaman Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso really stood out during my morning scan. D Magazine's Tim Rogers does a wonderful job telling Jerrier's pizzaiolo origin story.

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10 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: Dallas, Il Cane Rosso, Jay Jerrier, openings, Texas

Ridiculous Feats of Endurance at Home Slice Pizza's Carnival O' Pizza

Home Slice Pizza in Austin recently threw their 5th annual pizza carnival. The carnival raised over $15,000 for Habitat Young Professionals. But what the Home Slice Carnival O' Pizza is perhaps best known for is its wacky endurance contests: namely the pizza eating contest and the Hands On An Eggplant Sub (HOES) contest. The winner of each gets free pizza at Home Slice for an entire year.

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14 Comments | Posted by Seth Mazow, December 1, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: Austin TX, pizza-eating contests, Texas

Home Slice Pizza's Carnival O' Pizza: Tomorrow!

This Saturday in Austin, Texas, Home Slice Pizza will be holding their (in?)famous Carnival O' Pizza. There will be games, raffles, live music, break dancers, graffiti artists, beer and lots of pizza

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Post a Comment | Posted by Seth Mazow, November 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: Austin, Austin TX, Home Slice Pizza, pizza contests, Texas

My Pizza Oven: Jay Jerrier and His Mobile Pizza Oven

You might recognize Jay Jerrier primarily by his screen name on Slice — canerosso. He's the first My Pizza Oven profile I've done with someone who owns a mobile pizza oven. From the looks of his pizzas, it looks like the oven on wheels is no impediment to high-quality pies. Without further ado, let's get Jay in the hot seat!

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36 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 6, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Tagged: canerosso, Dallas, Il Cane Rosso, interviews, Jay Jerrier, mobile ovens, My Pizza Oven, Q and As, Texas

Home Slice Brings a Slice of NYC to Austin, Texas

There is a restaurant in New York City called Hill Country, which is patterned after the barbecue meat markets that surround Austin, Texas. The barbecue at Hill Country is a pretty close approximation of what you can get in Texas, essentially mimicking the menu at Kreuz Market in Lockhart to the point of importing their sausages. Truth be told, it is not quite in the same league as the barbecue down in the Lone Star State, but for a homesick Texan it will offer a slice of home. Similarly, Home Slice Pizza in Austin will offer a homesick New Yorker a taste of home in the form of pizza.

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19 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, April 9, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: Austin, Austin TX, Home Slice Pizza, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, Slice reviews, Texas

Pizza Blog: Seth Mazow's 'Year of the Pizza'

[Photograph: Year of the Pizza] Speaking of Home Slice Pizza in Austin, Texas, I just realized that I'd never really given proper attention to the blog Year of the Pizza here on Slice. It was started last year by Seth Mazow after he worn a contest at Home Slice. He outlasted three other people in keeping his hands on a sub sandwich. For that, he won a year of free pizza at the pizzeria. Anytime he walked through the door, he was entitled to a large pizza with unlimited toppings. Q: Have you gained weight? A: Not yet. I...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 15, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: Austin TX, Erin Mohr, Home Slice Pizza, pizza blogs, Seth Mazow, Texas, Year of the Pizza