Halfway between San Francisco and Sonoma, Boca Pizzeria cooks pizzas in its wood-fired oven and touts its VPN certified status. The pizzas might not live up to preconceptions about blistered Neapolitan crust, but the heroically chewy crust that Boca does serve could work quite well with the right topping combinations. More

Tyler Rodde and Curtis Di Fedde have been named Rising Star Chefs by the San Francisco Chronicle. And though we typically turn towards more traditionally composed dishes when sampling the wares of chefs with this pedigree, don't overlook the pizzas served at their Napa restaurant, Oenotri. Their Neapolitan-inspired pizzas are just as worthy of your attention. More

Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately. [Photos: Dave Konstantin] Serious wood-fired pizza has finally come to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, just across the Potomac from the nation's capital. RedRocks Pizza Napoletana, the first expansion effort by the DC-based RedRocks is a success in many ways—the location is ideal, the space is beautiful, and the pies are solid.... More