An Adelaide institution, A Rundle Street mainstay and one of the biggest dining rooms in the city, it’s Brunelli’s. With a wood oven that’s been cranking out pizzas since before Jesus made his first outdoor setting, Brunellis is the latest pie joint to go under the scrutiny of 3 hungry designers. Unusually two of us visited Brunelli’s only a week previous to get some pies for a cocktail party. We normally don’t pre-sample our test restaurant, but like the proverbial mountain, it was there. On that occasion, lubricated…
Base Pizza, the new venture by Adelaide hoteliers, Vicki Franzon-Lewis and Tony Franzon – owners of The Bath Hotel has opened it’s doors to an eager public and a hungry design crew. In this month’s installment of Zynke Pie Day we head to Base Pizza. What was once a Auto spare parts store sharing a wall with the Bath Hotel water feature, is now a wood oven pizza joint serving small plates and cocktails. Opening onto the beer garden deck…
The week started with a day by day block laying challenge. I promised myself to stack a layer each day after work. Doesn’t sound like much – but with limited time and sunshine after work it was a good goal. By Thursday night I was done, next operation was core filling madness. Up early to visit my new friends at Kennards Hire at 7.00am to get myself a cement mixer for this morning’s efforts. Next stop was Forster’s to purchase…
Pizza, it’s my favourite food. Probably no surprises for those people that know me. I think it’s just the perfect vehicle for any of my other favourite foods like cheese, pepperoni, tomatoes, basil, prawns to catch a ride on. It can be found anywhere in the world from Yangshou to Moshi, from Beulah Park to the East Village and everywhere in-between. I’ve been obsessed with wood oven pizzas and wood oven cooking ever since moving to Adelaide, but more so…
