DAY 2: PIZZA MONTH 2007 - FORNINO

LOCATION: Fornino (Bedford Ave and N. 7th St in Williamsburg, BROOKLYN)

GUEST(S): Tony Carnevale

ORDER: 2 slices of Soliccia de Pollo, 1 slice of Meneze

PIZZA REPORT: Fornino offers the best of new and old world gourmet pizza. I prefer the old world flavor but admire the thought and time that went into the preparation of my Soliccia de Pollo. Italian born Nicola Bertolotti is responsible for the entire menu. including the more traditional sausage and fresh mozzarella cheese on the Meneze as well as the chicken sausage, parmesan cheese, broccoli rabe on the Soliccia de Pollo. Both tough to pronounce pizzas combine San Marzano tomato sauce imported from Italy with home grown herbs and Fornino's own mozzarella. The net result: a top level pizza at a mid level price.

ATMOSPHERE: With a nice and quiet patio in the back and a friendly wait staff Fornino offers a romantic setting in a hip(ster) area of Brooklyn. Be prepared to spend about $17 a person on the gourmet pizza alone.

VERDICT: 4 out of 5

MISC.:
1. Tony Carnivale says I'm hilarious in the video clip. Granted we were just testing the audio, but it was still nice to hear.
2. In the video clip, I also had the privilege to interview the chef, Nicola Bertolotti about his pizza. He has an awesome Italian accent.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Fornino
• Tony
• Carnevale
• Sean
• Taylor
• Pizza
• Month
• Nicola
• Bertolotti

[MangoMango9]

yum

[spotlightsean]

Tons to choose from at this hip Williamsburg joint.

[urb0ypj]

and thats not the owner......but andrew is daa man!!!! haha

[spotlightsean]

Great place to work...what is your favorite pie?

[ByronMortimer]

My vote = Pittsburgh Pizza:

Vincent's Pizza Park=best ever-circa 1954-1995 (Vince semi-retired & taste declined) still open just not The Best Ever anymore.

Mineo's Pizza=now best.

WHY Pgh Pizza =

All great Pgh pizza = 50/50mozz/provalone (great prov frm Italy via Sunseri Bros. o PennMac in the Strip likewise all tops)

sauce never even slightly sweet

cheese and toppings extremely plentiful w/out ordering 2x/xtra.

crust thick to rip&dip into pools of greasy goodness in the center of the pie

[urb0ypj]

calebrese!!!!!

[urb0ypj]

i work there