Top This: Gaeta Olives and Roasted Grapes (Ã la Hostaria del Piccolo)
Learn how to work a new topping onto your pies.
When you hear a pizzeria is importing most of their ingredients from Italy, it's natural to assume you're going to get a Neapolitan-style pizza. But that's not the case at Santa Monica's Hostaria del Piccolo. Chef Germano Minin hails from the northeastern city of Palmanova and is making a pie to reflect his region. He cites fellow northern Italian Simone Padoan, of I Tigli, as the main influence for his droop-less, hardy crust.
The Caprino, topped with mozzarella, goat cheese, Gaeta olives and grapes, is a seemingly simple, but carefully conceived combination. After a number of trial runs, Chef Minin ended up with either a grape juice soggy crust, or a pizza topped with scorching grape grenades. The briny Gaeta olives add just enough "bite to balance the sweet grapes."

What You'll Need
- 1 portion of dough
- Sliced grapes
- Pitted Gaeta olives
- Feta
- Mozzarella
- Extra virgin olive oil
Hostaria del Piccolo
606 Broadway Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 (map) 310-393-6633; hostariadelpiccolo.com
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