Now Fiorelli Pizza has landed a tiny, mostly takeout spot on West Third Street with a smattering of stools to enjoy personal-sized New York-style thin-crust pizzas plus some helpful menu additions like lamb Bolognese and Caesar salad. A pepperoni pizza ($25) is definitely the best everyday pie here: a gently blistered crust and soft undercarriage never get Neapolitan soggy. There's a subtle balance between the sauce and cheese that lets curled pepperoni cups be the star.
Sometimes the best meals come from unconventional pairings, and filling taco shells with Caesar salad ingredients can yield seriously delicious results. Just as Caesar salad fuses delightful components, these tacos bring together the fresh flavors of lettuce, dressing, and savory elements like bacon or anchovies for a unique and satisfying meal.
If I've learned anything from almost 40 days of plant-based eating, it's that an homage doesn't have to be indistinguishable from the original to hit the same spot; it simply needs to sing equivalent notes to much the same tune.