Pizzas made by an 11 time pizza making world champion - your best and worst pizza?

Best, Dickens in Stavanger in the early 80's. I think it's because they were new to me and went down great with a beer.

Another very good one was at a pizza place on Blackstock Road in Highbury, anchovies on a tomato base with olives and capers. Not easy to find in takeaways.

I've had that many bad ones since that I rarely bother of late. Too much cheese and too thick a base.
 
The better half makes the best pizzas, so I rarely order them when in a restaurant. Thick wholesome base, a mix of tomatoes and cheeses might vary, but always plenty of olive oil and a tin of salted anchovies, capers and olives.

If we are pressed for time I'll buy a ready-made 4-fromages or other simple base and add the anchovies, capers and olives with extra olive oil and it'll be almost as good.

EDIT Your post hadn't appeared when I typed mine Corcaigh - similar tastes.
 
Worst one was on a street in Rome. Best one was in a diner in San francisco . I only ordered it after the bloke who owned the diner asked me to try a peice. It was superb.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Best, Dickens in Stavanger in the early 80's. I think it's because they were new to me and went down great with a beer.

Another very good one was at a pizza place on Blackstock Road in Highbury, anchovies on a tomato base with olives and capers. Not easy to find in takeaways.

I've had that many bad ones since that I rarely bother of late. Too much cheese and too thick a base.
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completely irrelevant fact, my mum went to school in blackstock road about 1950. she had nothing to do with the pizza place. as far as I know.....
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Another very good one was at a pizza place on Blackstock Road in Highbury, anchovies on a tomato base with olives and capers. Not easy to find in takeaways.
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I lived a couple of roads down from Blackstock in the 1990s but don't remember a decent takeaway pizza place. Shame, as anchovies, capers and olives is my favourite.
 
Stable Hearth in Darlo do a very good pizza. Won awards I believe.

Best ever? No idea. I like to order a margherita it is in many ways the simplest but the hardest to get spot on; a good thin base with a bubbly edge, a tasty sauce, just enough mozzarella, some torn basil and a drizzle of good olive oil. You can't hide cheap ingredient by piling it high, less is definitely more.

Worst? Had a few rank ones at those kebab shops that proliferate hereabouts.
 
got a 16 inch ooni and make my own from scratch, usually Neapolitan with stuff from the Italian deli. But I also make New York, Chicago and Detroit style as well. I love Detroit style as it's so thick, and the cheese cooks against the pan.

Worst I had was Faro, paid about a tenner each and waited an hour before they admitted they had forgot, when it came it was so obviously a Dr Oetke pizza, but burnt 😂
 
I sometimes make my own. For the dough let it rise in the fridge for at least 24 hours. For the tomato base don't cook it until it goes in the oven and get good quality tinned tomatoes put the various herbs/garlic/salt and pepper and some nice EV olive oil in then you want then blend it smooth. Make sure your oven is very hot and if you have a pizza steel or stone is better make sure they are extra hot. Get your pizza base nice and thin in the middle with a slightly raised crust, spread the tomato sauce on the pizza, spread some mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes cut in half and a bit of red or green pesto on it then throw some rough chopped basil leaves on it. Sprinkle some semolina flour on the pizza stone before putting the pizza on it and into the hot oven.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
I dont even like pizza, but Golden Boy pizza in San Fransisco is honestly one of the best things I've ever eaten.

Only 4 flavours, straight out the oven on foccacia bread and eaten with a craft beer in the dive bar at the back of the restaurant.
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Did you ever go to Tony’s in SF? I had one in the sit down side of the restaurant. Paid the bill, and immediately proceeded to the takeaway hatch on the other side of the building 👍🤣
 
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