Author: Mike Kostyo

  Photo Credit: It’s Za Time « BACK NEXT »             In the age of Instagram, pizzas that showcase a range of artfully-placed colors and texturally interesting ingredients are essential for that all-important “hover-over-the-table” shot. Enter ricotta, which pizza chefs are piping into rosettes or dolloping with a spoon to create a pop of bright white—and a creamy bite—amidst a sea of red sauce and brown meats. Justin Hellwig, the founder and owner of It’s Za Time!, a pop-up and event pizza concept based in Arizona, pipes ricotta rosettes onto his Sourdough Za with...

  Photo Credit: Pascal Shirley « BACK NEXT »             While just about every meat imaginable can be found on a pizza these days, this old-school Italian cut is getting a makeover as an on-trend pizza option. The fat-laden spiced sausage is piled into rich, meaty nests on many a pizza today, adding height, a light pink color contrast, and ruffled edges to capture a final char. In Los Angeles, Best Bet Pizzeria opts for big chunks of crispy mortadella for its Reverse Spumoni pizza, topping a Grandma-style focaccia crust with cherries, pistachio, whipped...

With a sweet-and-sour flavor and crunchy texture, pickles could be the next big pizza topping