Pizza Party Time!

Tonight, Eddie & I are picking up our friend Teri, then we're going to visit some friends who had a baby a couple of weeks ago. Other friends of ours are in from North Carolina. Everyone wants to keep things easy, so they want to order in pizza. But as a gf-er, I can't have pizza, right? I can't have wheat pizza, but I'm so happy to report that there's some wonderful gluten free pizza options!

I have attempted a couple of pizza crusts from scratch. I wasn't overly thrilled with the outcome. I think it all goes back to the art of baking, and I'm just not that good at it. I won't give up on trying to make a great tasting, great texture gf crust, but that's for another time and another post. Tonight I'm putting in a good word for one of the local pizza places.

We had the pleasure of meeting with my gf Twitter group last summer at ZPizza on High Street, in the Short North District. There was a group of about 20-some of us. I hadn't had the pleasure of enjoying a piping hot delicious pizza pie, with hot, melty cheese, fresh toppings, fantastic tasting crust in a long time ... until that night.

I never imagined that a gf pizza could be so GOOD! It was absolutely amazing! It was better than ANY other pizza I've ever eaten of the wheat variety, better than all the famous chains. After I took that first bite, I nearly cried tears of joy! It was mind-blowing good! Not only was the crust to die for, the toppings were so fresh and delicious. And what a menu ZPizza has! Eddie can't have any tomato product, so we were thrilled to see they had a variety of sauces, including a roasted garlic sauce and Chipotle pesto. They have many different meat and cheese options, and lots of vegetable options. Their pepperoni is MSG free. Their ingredients are organic. They even have a vegan cheese that they said melts really well. You just can't get better pizza ingredients from a restaurant!

ZPizza also provides wheat and whole wheat pizza crusts. So how do they keep the gf crusts from cross-contamination? They make their wheat crusts in another location so there's no wheat flour flying through the air. They also toss all their crusts in brown rice flour before baking, again ensuring no cross contamination. The gf pizzas have designated pans that they're baked on.

Eddie & I will be stopping by and picking up our gf pizzas to take to our friend's house for tonight's visit. I will always put in a good word for ZPizza. I so appreciate all they do to enable those of us that are gluten intolerant to enjoy a delicious pizza on a Saturday night with friends. If you're fortunate enough to have a ZPizza in your town, you really need to check them out. For my Columbus friends, here's the information:

945 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43201
614-299-3289
www.zpizza.com

Now, I'm off to put my order in. Tonight's pizza will have tomato sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, carmelized onions, and mozzarella cheese. Bon Appetit, pizza lovers!