La Pizzeria Fresca Ristorante-Part 1
On this my third visit to New York City I was so pleased to once again find affordable accommodation in the Flatiron/Union Square area.
A beautiful stroll down E 20th took us to Park Ave. and the famed locked Gramercy Park. In this case the journey was as pleasant as the destination as the elegant brownstones and town homes in the area are a indication that the gentry of New York is alive and apparently still thriving.
La Pizzeria Fresca Ristorante boasts the certification of “Verace Pizza Napoletana” (Original Artisan Neapolitan Pizza) which is a Italian organization headquartered in Naples which upholds the ancient traditions of pizza making in a response to the frozen and fast food industry making false claims to the consumer. The chair states: “The pizza secret lies all in the dough rising. The recipe? It doesn’t exist and I can tell you that because I’ve learned since I was a child that dough rising changes according to the weather…it is the experience that refines the art.”
The little shop in Naples where pizza was invented is still serving them up today. My husband and son are of the few that can boast of visiting its doors and tasting its wares, having backpacked Europe together in 2006. D can still vivdly remember the taste of the Margherita pizza they sampled that day. Named after Queen Margherita of Savoy, the ingredients display the colours of Italian flag and was invented to honour her visit.
Kath’s quote:
“We live in age when pizza gets to your door faster than the police.”- Jeff Marder
