Flavor Trends, Strategies and Solutions for Menu Development

Author: Mike Kostyo

Mortadella’s Moment

  Photo Credit: Pascal Shirley « BACK NEXT »             While just about every meat imaginable can be found on a pizza these days, this old-school Italian cut is getting a makeover as an on-trend pizza option. The fat-laden spiced sausage is piled into rich, meaty nests on many a pizza today, adding height, a light pink color contrast, and ruffled edges to capture a final char. In Los Angeles, Best Bet Pizzeria opts for big chunks of crispy mortadella for its Reverse Spumoni pizza, topping a Grandma-style focaccia crust with cherries, pistachio, whipped...