No, we are no longer in Jamaica.... Back to work and reality. It was a great trip though!
Tucked away on the east end of the resort, back from the beach just a ways, up from where the kayaks and paddle boards are located, is a pretty decent pizzeria, and an adjacent pool with a swim-up bar, nice.
A neapolitan style, personal in size, handmade pizza. The dough is made fresh on the property, at the pizzeria, every day. Ingredients are fresh, as is everything here.
A gas oven is the backbone of this joint, as well it should be. Wood burning would obviously be preferred but ehhh, were in Jamaica and 30 feet from the beach, I think we can give them a pass on the gas. At least it looks cool and get's hot enough to toast the pie, which is really all you need.
Heat is heat, and we're here to eat, so let's get on with the show!
Kegs and pizza. Just add water...
Here's the mixer. Fairly standard for big batch dough making.
Seeing this validated, at least for me, that this place is legit.
Adian was the man at the controls on this day.
Just like everyone else we met here, full of smiles.
The same two guys. Every day, every pie.
Adian Christopher
In between the oven and the pool are a dozen or so tables nicely set. Dare I say comfy?
The thing to pay close attention to here is the Prosciutto e Funchi (their spelling not mine)....
Now, I don't have a photo of it but HG and I got this pie the first day and their version of Prosciutto is small cubes of ham. Yeah, I said that right, ham chunks.
WOW
The pepperoni is legit though and that's what I'll offer up in the continuation of my exposé herein.
Pizza dough, obviously.
I thought it was interesting that Adian would prep 4 at a time, even though there were only 2 pizza orders in, mine and another person. I asked and he said that's just how he does it....
All this stuff is obvious so that's why there's no commentary.....
That's probably obvious too :-O
House made sauce. Ground tomatoes, salt, oregano.
A little cheese
The peps
Red-ta-go
Yeah, smells great and looks KILLER
I totally want/need this to-go! And I am totally headed back to the beach to devour it!
For those of you that have been around a while you know how much I love these, and that they have them HERE!?!?!?!?!?!?! Someone knows what time it is - up in this place!
Slotted tops on the chili and cheese, genius, and awesome, and it made my day. No overworking the forearm shaking the hell out of the jar just to get a few flakes out. So great.
Let's get outta here, I feel my tan fading already.
Bellissimo
Perfetto
A little crunch, a little pull to the dough. Thin yet holds up to the toppings, which aren't over done either. Sauce/cheese/pepperoni/yeasty dough balance. I'm in heaven.
And if you haven't figured out yet why the photos are all blurry....
I"M ON THE BEACH IN JAMAICA EATING PIZZA!!!!!
And lastly, but definitely not leastly,
who the heck do I run into all the way here in this far away country?!?!?!?!
ICE's best friend Scotty!
What the what?!? I couldn't believe it! What a random place to run into someone from home!
Cheers Scotty!
Wagwan?
DVA
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