World's Greatest Pizza

Greetings,


Harry, Ginger, and I decided to scope out the world's greatest pizza while in Naples, Italy.


Da Michele's.


In 1870, the Condurro family began what was to become a long tradition of master pizza makers in the center of Naples.


Michele Condurro, son of Salvatore, perfected the family art of pizza making, whose secrets he had learned from the famous masters in Torre Annunziata who were experts in the preparing and kneading of pizza dough, and the cooking of pizza.

Michele opened his first pizzaria in 1906 at the present site of Ascalesi Hospital, whose construction forced the pizzeria to move. In 1930, the pizzeria was transferred to its present location on Via Cesare Sersale, which has often been described by experts and journalists as “the sacred temple of pizza”.

Since then, five generations of master pizza makers have carried on the work of the founder, respecting the tradition and being faithful to Michele’s instructions: there are only two types of Neapolitan Pizza, the “Marinara” and the “Margherita”; and no “junk” should be used in making the pizza that could alter its world famous genuineness and taste.


The secret of Da Michele’s enduring success is in the use of natural ingredients, and of an old, traditional, time-tested method of leavening pizza dough.




And the week we decided to make our way to the world's greatest pizza joint is the same week Julia Roberts was filming Love, Eat and Pray at the very same resturant. Julia had caused quite a stir and the whole in the wall restuarant was packed and had about 30 people outside in the street waiting for a seat inside. So we decided to take our pizza TO GO.

We had quite the adventure in driving around in Naples. It's a very long story.... it involves getting lost, driving down one-way streets the wrong way, police escorts, almost getting Harry mugged, and me trying to drive over the perpetrator, and him jumping out of the way of my bumper and into the trash bin.

All for the worlds greatest pizza.

Blessings to those enjoying mouth watering pizza,

Kristie