The Pizza Tour 2014 - Stage 1 - Verona

Ange's proscuitto (italian ham) and two cheese pizza. 

The choices of the young aces.

Paul's Buffalo cheese and tomato.

Aaron is daunted by his Proscuitto and cheese extravaganza!

We decided to begin the pizza-testing as soon as possible. The restaurant we chose is a cafe on the square just a block or so from the Verona Amphitheatre (sorry, forgot to get the name of the place). Once we've ordered them they arrive hot and fresh Within 15 minutes! These pizzas were very good! An excellent start to our intensive testing. We have established three categories for assessment

- visual appeal
    - even topping distribution
    - cheese and crust just browned (occasional scorching may be a feature or a problem)

- crust quality
    - crispness
    - chewability (soft, but still chewable)

- tasting notes (distinctives)
    - freshness of ingredients
    - strong, but not overpowering

These pizzas scored high on visual appeal and crust quality. The one critique was the "just too much" saltiness of the proscuitto (some saw this as a feature, some as an issue). Overall we assess these pizzas a 3.5/4. 

Let the pizza-testing - arduous as it may be - continue.