Pizzeria Bianco

Last night I had the distinct pleasure of having dinner with Cinnamon and Andrew. They're in town for the holidays to visit Andrew's family. Luckily, they took some time out to have dinner with Chris and I before we leave town to visit our families.

We went to the famed Pizzeria Bianco. They know a couple food writers who wrote a book about pizza. Apparently Pizzeria Bianco was rated the best pizza in the US by these guys. I've heard the pizza is great too so we decided it would be worth the wait. Cinnamon and Andrew arrived first and they were told it would be a two and a half hour wait. Chris and I arrived about 45 minutes later. We sat outside, drank wine, ate snacks, and caught up. The company was great. Since Cinnamon and Andrew live in Chicago, we don't see each other very often and it was great catching up.

We were finally seated for dinner sometime after 9pm. I'm not exactly sure, but we must have waited over three hours for a table. We ordered the Wiseguy, Italian sausage and onions and the Rosa, onions and pistachios. Both were very delicious. Pizzeria Bianco's pizza has a very distinct smoky flavor which sets it apart from any pizza I've ever had. The salami on the antipasto plate and the cappuccino after the meal were also favorites.

It was a wonderful, wonderful night and a great party of this year's holiday season.