A few days a week, Dan Latham gets up and tows his portable wood-burning oven to one of four different farmers' markets in Atlanta. When he arrives, he gets the fire started and goes shopping for that day's topping ingredients. See, although he brings the dough, sauce, and cheese with him, he depends on other vendors at the market for all the rest. Once he settles on his toppings, descriptions of the day's pies go up on the chalkboard and Latham and his team get to work, usually selling out of their very good pizzas before the market closes. More

[Photograph: Washington Post] What a difference a little more than a year makes. After first IDing the mobile-pizza-oven trend in June 2008, we're seeing wood-fired-oven trailers popping up everywhere. The latest, in the D.C. area, is being called Wood-Burning Pizza On the Go and makes appearances at the Besthesda Central Farm Market in Bethesda, Maryland. The Washington Post has the story here: Market co-manager Mitch Berliner says plans are afoot to fire up custom-order breakfast pizzas and more starting next week, using produce, eggs and charcuterie from the market ($8 and up). The market is open Thursdays and Sundays.... More