I get pie with a little help from my friends

Once in a blue moon P takes me to a public place. Actually I should say once in a blue moon we take a friend or relative out to brunch and I get to play like its a date. But hey, I'm not complaining at all because I enjoy getting to complain later that we never go anywhere. Just kidding. No I'm not. I'm just happy to be eating great pizza. Brick Oven Pizza from Savoia on Smith Street. I like this place a lot. Most times its really special. It feels vibrant in there and we always feel like we went somewhere. The atmosphere pulls you out of the norm. Seeing the big brick oven in back is very comforting and warming in the winter too.

I brought my camera but being a knucklehead that I am I took no pictures of the three great pizzas that we ordered. I was so excited to be out of the house and talking like a real human that I lost my mind. I did however get a pic of this coat on the ground off Atlantic Avenue as we walked home. This coat looked like it could tell an interesting story if it could talk. But it just laid there unable to say a thing.



We ordered the Paesana, the Quatro Stagioni and the Campagnola. Favorite was definitely the Paesana but if I weren't so hungry I would have definitely savored the wild mushroom on the Campagnola because there were some amazing subtle flavors there. Sausage is like the tall blond in the room as opposed to the sweet short brown haired girl, which would be the mushrooms and cheese, no red sauce. You really are drawn straight to the blond. The Quatro Stagioni was delicious too with ham, artichokes and black olives. I would say the red head with high heels. You end up grazing on the crust between pieces until its gone because its so amazing.

In order to ward off mid-morning hunger I made toasted wheat bagels with whipped cream cheese, onion and tomatoes. mmmm....

Thank goodness for P, Italians, pizza, friends, happenstance, blonds and the wisdom to know the difference. There's some kind of joke in there.

But take cash to Savoia unless you have American Express because they don't take Visa.