Wed Aug 17, 2011
Food and Drink

Pizza by the book

What does it take to craft a certified Neapolitan pizza? Have a look at Pizza e Pazzi’s perfect pie to find out.

The recently opened Pizza e Pazzi at St. Clair and Dufferin is one of only two Toronto restaurants recognized by the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association as having certifiably Neapolitan pizza (the other is Pizzeria Libretto). To become certified, a restaurant must pass a test and receive confirmation from the organization that they meet its nine pages of rules. The association conducts random inspections, and if a member restaurant doesn’t adhere to the strict guidelines, it will receive a warning and may be asked to provide compensation for damaging the association’s reputation.

Pizza e Pazzi’s oven, which burns at 500C and can cook a pizza in 90 seconds, was custom-built in Naples and shipped across seven countries before reaching Toronto. It weighs six tonnes, so the restaurant was outfitted with a support beam to bring the oven into the building. Once the oven was in place, the support was removed and the wood was used to make the dining-room tables.

Click here for a close-up view of Pizza e Pazzi’s margherita pizza ($13) to see what it takes to make this perfect pie.

Pizza e Pazzi, 1182 St. Clair Ave. W., 647-352-7882.

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Katherine Irene

Wow…used to be a huge fan…been many times and was my go to neighbourhood indulgence. Tried to make a reservation for Mother’s Day, but unfortunately was told “we don’t take reservations for anything under 4 people”.
I was told to just come down and if there was a table there was a table…REALLY? You mean every other time I made a reservation for 2 it was a sham? I asked the gentlemen to when there looked to be more availability so I could try and make the best decision as to when to “fit in”, but was told, we are pretty busy.
So, I guess if you are “pretty busy”, you do not need my patronage.
Fine with me, on to the next one.
PS. Find someone with a customer service background to answer the phone…
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3:24 pm on May 12, 2012

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Anonymous

Which seven countries?
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7:51 am on August 21, 2011

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