The
Daily Page - Raphael Kadushin
…Now you don’t have to go to Naples to experience the
real thing. Cafe Porta Alba, bases its reputation on its fidelity to
the Neapolitan ideal, and takes the tradition very seriously. And maybe
most important, the cafe has replicated the domed, brick, wood-fired
oven (the wood is oak) that is the only vessel real Neapolitan pizzerias
employ. That means you can sit at a counter framing the oven, like
a pizzeria version of a sushi bar, and watch your personal pizza placed
in the oven, by the pizza maker, with a long wooden pallet and pulled
out fresh from the flames, though you don’t have to.…this
may well be the ultimate pizza.
Madison.com - Christopher Robin
The right to cook
and sell the tightly regulated form of the Neapolitan pizza requires
not just a deep knowledge of the processes but a license from the
Vera Pizza Napoletana…but Madison
residents can now sample an official Neapolitan pie at Cafe Porta
Alba.
What goes into a typical Neapolitan pie? The products that provide
the base for "Pizza Napoletana" are, roughly: dough
made from water, salt, flour, and yeast wheat flour, yeast, natural
water, peeled San Marzano tomatoes, sea salt, and extra virgin
olive oil. Other added ingredients include mozzarella (buffalo
milk and otherwise), fresh basil and fresh garlic and oregano.
The pizza is then cooked in a hot wood-burning oven.
If you are a pizza lover and have never tried a Neapolitan pie,
you simply can't miss this opportunity. While you are there,
be sure to finish with a tiramisu, an espresso, and a few minutes
with the Italian movie playing on their flat screen--for us,
La Dolce Vita.
Madison Magazine - Nancy Christy
The Real Deal:
As with all good pizza with high-quality ingredients, a whole
pie isn't much more food than a big sandwich. And simply prepared
is simply delicious, so have the Pizza Margherita. It's the real
deal--thin, handcrafted crust topped with crushed San Marzano tomatoes
and Wisconsin mozzarella, then baked in a brick, wood-fired oven.
That's it.
The Badger Herald - Megan McGovern
Specializing in authentic Neapolitan pizza, Café Porta Alba
provides a plethora of choices on its gourmet menu. Using San Marzano
tomatoes, fresh mushrooms and mozzarella cheese gives this pizza
a full flavor that makes its imitators pale in comparison.
Café Porta Alba is obviously not your typical pizza joint….
the first taste of pizza as it was meant to be made will have you
crooning Italian love songs.
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