cotta bene

My favorite restaurant is a place called Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. I first read about them a couple of years ago, but the original location was a roughly 40 minute drive. They opened a place that was much closer in September 06, and we've been getting there once or twice a month ever since. The menu is small- pizza, chicken wings, salad, a couple of other things that don't matter. Pizza, wings and the big salad is why you want to go there. When we do the hat trick of all three I call it shooting the moon.

Normally I don't have a big appetite, but when we go to Anthony's I eat until it's coming out of my ears. This drives the missus nuts, which is another plus.

In case you missed it by the name, everything is cooked in a big coal oven. Their motto is "our pizza is well done", which means it's gonna be black and crispy in places. This is a Good Thing. It's not like any pizza you've ever had. It will spoil you for regular pizza. It's the best pie in town. It's pricier than the typical pizza dinner, but it's so worth it. The chicken wings are to die for. Or kill, depending on who's trying to snag the last one.

The newest location opened yesterday according to the rumor mill. It's about 5 minutes north of my office.

I'm thinking pepperoni pizza for lunch.