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Craving: I’m going to have to make it
Ever have a craving for something you just can’t get? I’ve got a craving for something that can’t be shipped. It can’t be bought. It can’t be found here, there, or anywhere any longer (the place that sold it closed after the owner died). I’ve got a craving for the best damn pizza I’ve ever had in my life and it didn’t even have any tomato sauce. It was a “twice-baked potato pizza pie” sold at a little pizza place in Athens, Ohio.
It. Was. To. Die. For. Pizza.
I was extremely skeptical the first time I tried it and only did so when, pulling an all-nighter on some class project, a friend twisted my arm and threatened my life if that was not the pizza we ordered. One bite and I was an immediate convert.
It came with or without artichoke hearts on it (the bacon crumble addition was not an option for me, of course). We went the ‘chokeless’ route the first time because I could only handle one bizarre sounding combination at a go. I’m feeling weak-kneed with desire just at the memory of that first bite. It led, of course, to my trying out the artichoke addition on the many, many future twice baked potato pies I ordered. Devoured. Yeah, the artichokes (and I don’t even like artichokes) made the whole thing even better.
I was hoping to find a recipe at least somewhat similar to it online but alas none of them look even close. This weekend I’m going to have to start experimenting on my own. I’ve craved this pizza off and on for more than 10 years now. The current craving started last week after I dreamed I opened the door to a pizza delivery guy holding one but didn’t have the money to pay for it. I want that damn pizza!!!
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(Photo by Dani Machlis)
about 1 year ago
I want Four n Twenty brand pies. Can’t get them in the US.
about 1 year ago
Is that a blackbird pie?
about 1 year ago
Is it a blackberry pie? I want falafel from a street side stand in Israel!
about 1 year ago
Ema –and falafel you shall have when you come to bring the kitties to the U.S. Ronen has ordered the carriers and is charging me only the cost he has to pay for them, so it will be at cost (only 110 sheks for each carrier!). As soon as they are delivered I can make the plane reservations!
about 1 year ago
Yes, there are these memories… the best pizza in the world was the one sold by a small shop in a side street in downtown of Rome, not far from the Trevi Fountain. It was so good, I got a piece almost every day when I lived in Rome. I was addicted. Alas, 32 years have gone by and the little pizza place closed years ago when the landlord gentrified the building and the rent skyrocketed. No more heavenly pizza ever. Every other pizza I ever had in my life is just a piece of hot cardboard in comparison.
And speaking about falafel, yes, the best falafel ever I found in a street in Haifa….
I could continue the list of never-again found superb food: the unique quiche in Strasbourg and so on.
With all the globalization and the mobility of people, culinary highlights still tend to be unique in many countries of the world. A great reason to travel.
about 1 year ago
Yummm, now you’ve got me craving my fav food growing up. My grandma’s dried apple pies. Haven’t had one in like 20 years and she passed about 10 years ago. My fav pizza was from a pizza joint called Bill’s Pizza Pub in central N.C. where I used to live. Not sure if it’s still there. They made a “Special” with everything on it and the toppings where so deep it had to be cut in little squares to eat it. Drooooll! lol
about 1 year ago
Its a brand of meat pies in Australia. I used to eat them when I lived in Australia 38 years ago.
I used to get the best pizza at a place in Milan.
about 1 year ago
Ah, comfort food!
about 1 year ago
Found on Internet
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/twice_baked_potatoes/
Pix are gorgeous! Years ago, at a pizza parlor no less, I got a baked potato instead of the rest of the gang’s pepperoni pizza. They made it with mashed potato innards, along with some jarred marinated artichoke hearts (chunked up), black olives, and sliced green onions. Add as much of the marinade as needed for texture. Healthy dollop of sour cream when ready to serve. Sounds weird, but is really good…all California coastal food items.