Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy’s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.

The Margherita is the undisputed heavyweight champion of pizza. It’s the pizza that any pizza chef would order to get the measure of a new pizzeria because there is nothing to hide behind; no snazzy flavors to mask the quality of your ingredients, dough and skill with the oven. Here is Thom Elliot and James Elliot’s recipe from their new book, “Pizza.”

Sampling the sea

March 15, 2019 11:30 am

The Dockyard Restaurant is as much about its service as it is about the food and the ambience. With a special menu just for vegetarians and three different kinds of seating spaces, they are catering to the diverse needs of their customers as well.

Italian for the Nepali palate

November 23, 2018 10:45 am

Who does not love pizza, right? But at most restaurants, pizzas are quite pricey. So, sometimes as much as we might be craving for a slice of gooey pizza, we can’t really order it because it does not fit in our meager eating out budget. Sal’s Pizza comes to your rescue during these times. This eatery runs on the dictum, “Almost Round. Almost Cheap. Almost Delicious.” And the dictum frames their business almost perfectly, minus the almost delicious part because that could not be more wrong.

Crafty camouflage

August 24, 2018 10:14 am

It’s not unusual for mothers to have to badger their kids to eat green vegetables because ‘it’s good for them’ even if it might not always be delicious. But all efforts are in vain, because vegetables or just anything that boasts a large nutritional value isn’t agreeable to the palates of young children who have been besotted with the sweetness of chocolates and everything that’s apparently ‘bad for them’.

Making your own wood fire pizza

December 22, 2017 08:53 am

This is for those who enjoy hosting a barbeque party for their family and friends. In case you didn’t know, grilling meat over fire isn’t the only available option for some outdoor cooking. If you are willing to be a little more ambitious, you can host wood fire pizza party at any given time in your own backyard. Here, The Week shows you how.

According to WABC, Industry Kitchen in Manhattan’s Financial District is offering a pizza with actual 24-karat gold flakes for $2,000. That’s about $250 per slice.

The world’s first pizza drone delivery was claimed Wednesday by the New Zealand division of fast food giant Domino’s, as it looks to grab a slice of a potentially hot future market.

The Pizza Cutter

August 11, 2016 12:11 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Pizza Cutter, a company started in March 2015, is only one year old but in its short run, the pizza eatery chain has already created a brand loyalty in Kathmandu.