CHICAGO Neapolitan Pizza Dinner (Dunning area/NW Chicago/near ORD) Fri Feb 28
Jan 25, 2014, 4:11 pm
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CHICAGO Neapolitan Pizza Dinner (Dunning area/NW Chicago/near ORD) Fri Feb 28
In late Nov 2013, Mrs Willie & I went to Naples Italy where we of course enjoyed true Neapolitan style pizza. Upon our return I wanted to revisit the same pizza style here in Chicago.
There is actually a certification a restaurant & staff can complete to be designated as producing true Neopolitan pizza. The organization is in Naples Italy, the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, which certifies restaurants worldwide for authentic Neopolitan pizza; the certification process is extensive and extends to recipes, ingredients, cooking equipment, etc. They have certified <50 restaurants in the United States, and we in the Chicago area are blessed with three locations that have this certification: Parkers' (in Downer's Grove IL a western burb of Chicago), and two in the city of Chicago: Spacca Napoli & Rosso Forno.
So c'mon out for a rare weekend night Flyertalk dinner at Forno Rosso on Friday night February 28.
Time: 7pm
Forno Rosso Pizzeria Napoletana
3719 N Harlem Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
http://fornorossochicago.wix.com/fornorosso1
Who is interested in dinner ? ALL ARE WELCOME!
Attending:
cubbie
balima +1
SirFlysALot
HMPS
P La Rue
Ceres +1
KMA26
CMK10
carolnl +1
ords +1
polkacat
stellertony
Willie
Wants me to be certified crazy:
toomanybooks
Maybe:
CubsFanJohn
sound48
No Can Do:
Plainsman
toomanybooks
cyclogenesis
joethekay
livingthedream99
SKYEG
ORD-TGU
zcat18 +1
better 1/2 of SirFlysALot
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There is actually a certification a restaurant & staff can complete to be designated as producing true Neopolitan pizza. The organization is in Naples Italy, the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, which certifies restaurants worldwide for authentic Neopolitan pizza; the certification process is extensive and extends to recipes, ingredients, cooking equipment, etc. They have certified <50 restaurants in the United States, and we in the Chicago area are blessed with three locations that have this certification: Parkers' (in Downer's Grove IL a western burb of Chicago), and two in the city of Chicago: Spacca Napoli & Rosso Forno.
So c'mon out for a rare weekend night Flyertalk dinner at Forno Rosso on Friday night February 28.
Time: 7pm
Forno Rosso Pizzeria Napoletana
3719 N Harlem Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
http://fornorossochicago.wix.com/fornorosso1
Who is interested in dinner ? ALL ARE WELCOME!
Attending:
cubbie
balima +1
SirFlysALot
HMPS
P La Rue
Ceres +1
KMA26
CMK10
carolnl +1
ords +1
polkacat
stellertony
Willie
Wants me to be certified crazy:
toomanybooks
Maybe:
CubsFanJohn
sound48
No Can Do:
Plainsman
toomanybooks
cyclogenesis
joethekay
livingthedream99
SKYEG
ORD-TGU
zcat18 +1
better 1/2 of SirFlysALot
-
Last edited by Sweet Willie; Feb 28, 2014 at 4:12 pm Reason: update info/attendee list
Jan 25, 2014, 5:00 pm
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CHICAGO Neapolitan Pizza Dinner (Dunning area/NW Chicago/near ORD) Fri Feb 28
Can't make it, but thanks for the info about the Napolitano certification!
Jan 25, 2014, 8:20 pm
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OK I've got cubbie, balima +1 & SirFlysALot as attending, excellent!
there are soooo many places to go
sure thing!
On a side note, to person who has had nothing but pizza in America where the crust is firm (no matter how thin or thick), a common complaint from American diners is that they feel Neapolitan pizza is undercooked as the center is 'loose'. That is just the way it comes, nothing is undercooked.
there are soooo many places to go
On a side note, to person who has had nothing but pizza in America where the crust is firm (no matter how thin or thick), a common complaint from American diners is that they feel Neapolitan pizza is undercooked as the center is 'loose'. That is just the way it comes, nothing is undercooked.
Jan 26, 2014, 9:57 am
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Jan 27, 2014, 5:14 pm
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Jan 28, 2014, 8:40 am
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