Is Anthony Mangieri the King of Frozen Pizza, Too?

Anthony Mangieri, proprietor/chef of New York’s globally acclaimed Una Pizza Napoletana, has nailed the frozen-pizza section, too, at the very least in accordance with 4 workers members on the New York Instances.

Granted, that is no huge shock. Una Pizza Napoletana was named one of the best pizzeria within the U.S. by the knowledgeable pizzaioli at Italy Prime Pizza final June. Just a few months later, Italy Prime Pizza launched an inventory of the greatest pizza retailers on the earth, and Mangieri’s restaurant tied for the No. 1 spot with I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci in Caserta, Italy.

Mangieri has since launched Genio Della Pizza, a line of frozen pizzas now accessible in supermarkets in New York and New Jersey. The pizzas will likely be bought on-line right here in Could. They’re already accessible in most main markets through Gopuff and DashMart (DoorDash’s market).

Based on the corporate, Genio Della Pizza’s frozen pizzas are made in Italy with naturally fermented dough and contemporary Italian substances, then baked in a woodfired oven. The method displays “the identical exacting and maniacal dedication to high quality that Anthony places into the pies he pulls out of his oven at his award-winning Decrease East Aspect restaurant,” a press launch states.

A blind style check performed by the New York Instances staffers appears to bear that out. The check was performed by meals reporter Julia Moskin; columnist and recipe author Eric Kim; Vaughn Vreeland, a supervising producer for NYT Cooking; and Cathy Lo, an editor.

Moderately than check frozen pizzas from world manufacturers like Nestle’s and Wealthy’s, the Instances staffers opted for Margherita pies from impartial pizza makers recognized for his or her Neapolitan-style fare. These included 4 New York Metropolis manufacturers—Genio Della Pizza, Roberta’s, Desk 87 and Talia di Napoli—that provide their frozen pies in grocery shops. The style testers additionally bought Margherita pies accessible through Goldbelly from different components of the nation, together with Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix; Varuni Napoli in Atlanta; Pizzeria Delfina in San Francisco; Pizzana in Los Angeles; Dough Pizzeria Napoletana in San Antonio; La Piazza al Forno in Glendale, Arizona; and Joe and Pat’s Pizzeria on Staten Island.

“The variations among the many pies had been astounding,” Moskin wrote. “Some had a thick schmear of tomato, others only a scrape of orange sauce; a couple of crusts had the puffy, raised edge attribute of Neapolitan pizza, however others had been flat, like Midwestern tavern pizza.”

Of the 4 New York Metropolis manufacturers, Genio Della Pizza got here out on high.

“This pizza, with its lavishly oily and salty crust, well prevented the dryness that plagued its opponents,” Moskin wrote. One style tester praised the pizza’s aroma specifically. “The proportion of tomato to crust felt proper, and the crust had sourdough taste, one thing we missed within the different pies,” Moskin continued.

Talia di Napoli was rated No. 2 among the many New York pizzeria manufacturers accessible in grocery shops. “This was the prettiest, most Italian-looking pizza of the bunch, one thing you may really serve to adults,” Moskin wrote. “That essential factor of a traditional Neapolitan crust hardly ever appeared on the tasting. We favored Talia’s blistered, puffy edge, however the toppings had solely faint taste.”

Desk 87, at No. 3, impressed one of many tasters with its tomato purée, though one other thought it was too candy. Moskin concluded that the “crackerlike” crust would attraction to youngsters.

At No. 4, Roberta’s frozen Margherita pizza boasted “beneficiant slices of mozzarella melted into beautiful puddles,” however the crust “lacked taste,” in accordance with Moskin.

For the pizzas shipped straight from pizzerias exterior of New York Metropolis, Delfina earned the very best honors for its “clear contemporary flavors,” whereas Pizzeria Bianco was praised for its cheese pull and Pizzana provided “essentially the most profitable mixture of chewy and crispy crust.”

Genio Della Pizza has launched with 4 pizzas: the Margherita, the Marinara, the Bianca and the Broccoli Rabe. They’re accessible at New York and New Jersey markets together with Brooklyn Fare, Gristedes, Union Market, D’Agostino, Talbott & Arding, Fairway Market and Westwide Market.