Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Successful Pizza and Much More


Back in 2008, I posted about Pizzeria Bianco and its owner/chef who had just been awarded "Best Pizza in the USA" by Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines and by the New York Times.  Well, the success of Chris Bianco's tiny restaurant back then has led to the opening of a second location at Town and Country Shopping Center (above) and two sandwich shops and most recently, a fine dining restaurant called Tratto which quickly became one of my favorites.


If you dine at the pizza place or the restaurant, you can count on a line of people waiting to get in.  However, at this location, you can watch the chefs through the window while you wait.


Or, you can just enjoy the atmosphere of this great, vintage shopping center with its brick walkways and trees with twinkling lights.


I went there for a late lunch this last weekend and snapped this photo of the inside of the pizzeria.  You can just barely see the fire roaring inside the wood-burning oven behind that counter.  This time I ordered the spaghetti with meat balls and ate every last bite.  Delicious!

P.S.  I'm happy to report that Town and Country Shopping center has still maintained that old world atmosphere and has grown like crazy around the perimeter.  Back in 2008 when I posted about the shopping center, there was talk of tearing it down to build a high-rise building.  Thankfully that was not done and center is busier than ever.

8 comments:

Revrunner said...

Must be some very good employees working for these going places.

RedPat said...

The popular restaurants are good for the shopping centre!

Karl said...

I agree with RedPat.

Steve Reed said...

I love the trees wrapped with lights. So glad they didn't tear down the shopping center!

Aimz said...

The best places to eat are the ones that are within other buildings or shopping centres, good to hear the pizza was good, I love the trees how they are covered in lights.

William Kendall said...

I'd certainly go for that.

Bill said...

Pizza, hard not to love it. The place looks inviting especially if you're seated near the window to watch them make it. Nice photo taking, Sharon.

Kay said...

What wonderful options! Makes me hungry just thinking about these spots.