Food for Thought on a Rainy Day: A New Contest

Earlier today I was sitting in my Chinese foreign policy class and (as usual) I was pondering what I wanted to eat for dinner.  For some funny reason Chinese food sounded horrible but what did sound good was pizza.  I have been on a pizza hiatus due to my semi-recent attempt to be "healthy" but this stormy day has rattled my brain and has brought about an interesting thought.  What could be healthier than a piping hot pizza?  Don't ask where this logic comes from just work with me. So I decided that I would have pizza.  Not just any ol' fast food pizza though.  It would be from one of my favorite pizza places: Sir Pizza, Riviera Pizza, or La Gastronomia.  This is when I had another novel idea.  Time for another contest.  In the next few weeks I will choose the foodinista proclaimed best pizza in Miami.  It's hard work but someone's gotta do it.

Sir Pizza has been at the top of my pizza place list for a very long time.  I'm talking like couldn't drive, walking around Key Biscayne being a little punk with my friends, long time.  But all nostalgia aside, this is great pizza.  It is a perfect mix of thick, thin, chewy, and crispy. My favorite part about this pizza is that it doesn't have a crust... the cheesy good stuff goes all the way to the edge.  I don't normally like pepperoni but for some reason I love it on this pizza because they don't use pepperoni slices but rather little pepperoni chunks.  I know it sounds gross but I promise it's not.  Another interesting thing about this place is that it has developed a cult following of people who dip the pizza in ranch dressing. So much so that they started charging for the cup of ranch.  I can attest to this because I have been a member of this cult for years and I know it might sound strange but you MUST try it.  I highly recommend you splurge (25 cents) and try the ranch.

The next place on my list is Riviera Pizza. This is a small University of Miami hangout with great pizza.  The beauty in this pizza is it's simplicity.  It is one great slice. Literally.  People usually order a slice or two because it is served up New York style and a whole pizza is way too much.  I usually just order a plain slice of cheese and doctor it up with lots of parmesan, pepper, and garlic powder.  Sometimes simpler is better and in this case it absolutely is.

The last place on my list is La Gastronomia in Coral Gables. It's a cute little Italian bistro which serves Italian style, brick oven, thin (like paper) crust pizza.  It is very good.  The choice of toppings at La Gastronomia is much more refined than at your usual neighborhood joint and the pizza is delightfully delicate.  This place also serves wonderful meat and pasta dishes but right now pizza is the name of the game and it's great at La Gastronomia.

This is going to be a tough choice.

Earlier today I was sitting in my Chinese foreign policy class and (as usual) I was pondering what I wanted to eat for dinner.  For some funny reason Chinese food sounded horrible but what did sound good was pizza.  I have been on a pizza hiatus due to my semi-recent attempt to be "healthy" but this stormy day has rattled my brain and has brought about an interesting thought.  What could be healthier than a piping hot pizza?  Don't ask where this logic comes from just work with me. So I decided that I would have pizza.  Not just any ol' fast food pizza though.  It would be from one of my favorite pizza places: Sir Pizza, Riviera Pizza, or La Gastronomia.  This is when I had another novel idea.  Time for another contest.  In the next few weeks I will choose the foodinista proclaimed best pizza in Miami.  It's hard work but someone's gotta do it.

Sir Pizza has been at the top of my pizza place list for a very long time.  I'm talking like couldn't drive, walking around Key Biscayne being a little punk with my friends, long time.  But all nostalgia aside, this is great pizza.  It is a perfect mix of thick, thin, chewy, and crispy. My favorite part about this pizza is that it doesn't have a crust... the cheesy good stuff goes all the way to the edge.  I don't normally like pepperoni but for some reason I love it on this pizza because they don't use pepperoni slices but rather little pepperoni chunks.  I know it sounds gross but I promise it's not.  Another interesting thing about this place is that it has developed a cult following of people who dip the pizza in ranch dressing. So much so that they started charging for the cup of ranch.  I can attest to this because I have been a member of this cult for years and I know it might sound strange but you MUST try it.  I highly recommend you splurge (25 cents) and try the ranch.

The next place on my list is Riviera Pizza. This is a small University of Miami hangout with great pizza.  The beauty in this pizza is it's simplicity.  It is one great slice. Literally.  People usually order a slice or two because it is served up New York style and a whole pizza is way too much.  I usually just order a plain slice of cheese and doctor it up with lots of parmesan, pepper, and garlic powder.  Sometimes simpler is better and in this case it absolutely is.

The last place on my list is La Gastronomia in Coral Gables. It's a cute little Italian bistro which serves Italian style, brick oven, thin (like paper) crust pizza.  It is very good.  The choice of toppings at La Gastronomia is much more refined than at your usual neighborhood joint and the pizza is delightfully delicate.  This place also serves wonderful meat and pasta dishes but right now pizza is the name of the game and it's great at La Gastronomia.

This is going to be a tough choice.

Comments

[Always Hungry]

Again you were right on with SIr Pizza . It was very good and well priced .
I look forward to tring the others .