The Best Pizza in Westerly, Rhode Island
We were invited by noted pizzaiolo, Jon F. and Sandi to experience some home-made pizza at their home in Westerly, Rhode Island, last night. Jon had prepared the dough the day before. He stated the method of creating the dough the day before imparts a unique flavor into his dough. He credited Peter Reinhart with giving him inside tips for the special flavor. He cranked up his oven to a sizzling 550F an hour before he placed his pizzas in the oven. He explained the importance of the high oven temeprature. His pizza stone was very hot and this allowed him to cook the pizza dough to perfection. I lamented my own situation, as I explained my home oven only goes up to 500F. He created three masterpieces. The first was a simple Tomato and Romano cheese pizza. This was lightly spiced with no salt added. The taste of the crust was able to shine through. I would have to agree. The crust was airy, yet full bodied. Jon confessed that he added no olive oil to the dough. He was attempting to cre...