Vancouver Presentation

I am in Vancouver BC this week, where I will give an antiplanning luncheon presentation on Wednesday, June 20, at the Fraser Institute, 1770 Burrard Street. It is open to the public (click the above link for registration information).

On a personal note, I am on a quest to find the best artisan or Neopolitan pizza in North America. So far, the top contenders are Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix and 2 Amy’s Pizza in Washington, DC. Nostrana, in Portland, is also pretty good.

Neopolitan pizza at Pizzeria Bianco.

For those not familiar, ten years ago Naples, Italy created a Di origine controllata (D.O.C., meaning “of regulated origin”) designation for Neopolitan pizza. Among other things, this definition of Neopolitan pizza requires that doughs contain only flour, water, yeast, and salt; that they be baked in wood-fired ovens; that cheese be limited to true bufala mozzarella; and toppings be limited to a few simple ingredients.
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Anyone can make pizza any way they like, but to call it true D.O.C. Neopolitan pizza they have to follow these rules. D.O.C. certification is provided by a private entity. The D.O.C. is thus less a government regulation than it is an award like a Good Housekeeping seal of approval. (In fact, it was the deregulation of government price controls in Europe that allowed pizza makers and other artisan bakers to rediscover older baking techniques and improve their products.)

Chris Bianco and his wood-fired oven.

So the last few years have seen the growth of an artisan pizza industry in the U.S. Artisan pizzas are not anything like your typical New York, Chicago, or other American-style pizzas. They tend to be light on the cheese, and the crusts are thin and bubbly yet with chewy edges.

Anyway, while I am in Vancouver, I will be trying different pizzerias. From what I can see on the web, one of the most likely candidates is Rocky Mountain Flatbread, which is right around the corner from the Fraser Institute. So I’ll probably go there Wednesday night; anyone in the area who wants to join me should drop me an email and I’ll let you know what time. If you know Vancouver and have other pizza recommendations, please let me know.