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Last week, chef Tory Miller (Graze/L'Etoile) invaded the kitchen at the renowned Salvatore's Tomato Pies in Sun Prairie to offer up a special 16 inch pie called "The Red Dragon". The event was a special fund-raiser for Sherman Middle School's Garden program.
Now those who know me know that I don't typically like spicy foods, and I'm more of a traditionalist when it comes to pizza, so it will be a surprise to most of my friends that I pursued a pizza with Dragon in the name. However, the opportunity to try one of Chef Miller's creations was all the incentive I needed to push my boundaries.....and they were blown away!
Luckily reservations had been made, as shortly after our arrival the somewhat limited dining room was packed and had a waiting line. We ordered a nice bold red to accompany the anticipated hard-charging flavors of the pie and it worked perfectly. As predicted, the creation lived up to its billing.
It was smothered edge to edge with as many ingredients as I've ever seen packed onto a pie. (and I used to work at a pizza place in college, so that's saying something! ) Grilled bok choy, shredded carrots, kimchi, shredded kohlrabi, pearl rice crackers, cucumber, gochujang sauce (which I believe is a Korean chili infused tomato sauce), pork bugog I (spicy sausage), cheese and eggs (yes...EGGS!) from Pleasant Ridge Farm, and several other ingredients that I can't remember.
The flavor assault began with the pie being placed on the tomato can pizza holder and the aroma giving us a hint of what was to come. That first bite was a burst of exploding flavors and the heat started up quickly. What was so special about the pie was that the various ingredients blended so well but each of them showcased itself at one time or another. One bite featured cucumber, the next had a definite egg flavor, that would be followed by the kimchi , and so on, until our stomachs held only enough room to enjoy the honey panacotta with macerated berries for dessert. (wonderful itself!) This fortuitously left two slices to take home and enjoy the experience all over again at a later time.
Salvatore's has become one of the premier pizza destinations in the Madison area due to its farm-to-table philosophy and its expertly crafted pies. Apparently bigger and better things are in store as our server told us they are hoping to find, and move into, a new location that will better accommodate their growing legion of fans. With additional special events like this one, and their continual exploration of the pizza flavor frontier, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they had to expand again soon after. I'm looking forward to my next trip back!
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