This Roman-Type Pizzeria Provides Portuguese Aptitude to Menu

Generally pizza simply isn’t sufficient, particularly when there’s an excessive amount of of it. That was the case for Andiamo Wooden Fired Pizza, now renamed Andiamo Mercato, in Brookfield, Connecticut.

Homeowners Franco and Ana DeRose opened their Roman-style pizza store in December 2020. Providing Roman pizza seemingly appeared like a powerful level of differentiation, however the DeRoses ultimately determined it wasn’t sufficient to make Andiamo stand out in a crowded subject, in line with the Information-Instances.

“There are such a lot of pizzerias, and we type of blended in,” Franco DeRose the newspaper. “It’s not exhausting to seek out Italian meals within the space, and we wished to be totally different. So we thought, ‘What if we are able to provide folks extra?’”

The answer: teaming up with famend Portuguese chef and guide Rui Correia, proprietor of Douro in Greenwich, Connecticut, to diversify Andiamo’s menu with some worldwide flavors.

DeRose, whose household owns Sal’s Pizzeria in Mamaroneck, New York, and Correia are previous associates—they performed soccer for a group in Yonkers, New York, of their youthful days. Correia went on to a profitable culinary profession, working with celeb cooks like Bobby Flay and Tom Collichio and making cooking phase appearances on NBC’s “In the present day” present.

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The DeRoses, in the meantime, launched Brookfield to Roman-style pizza. However after they wanted to rethink their culinary technique, they turned to Correia. Working collectively, they expanded Andiamo’s menu to incorporate risotto balls, arroz con pollo, yuca croquettes, empanadas and sandwiches just like the Piri-Q, that includes breaded hen with pickled onions, piri piri, and pirinaisse on a grilled Portuguese roll.

Different fusion-style choices presently promoted on Fb embrace Portuguese BBQ hen and ribs and chorizo sausage, eggs and bacon on a Portuguese bun.

Andiamo Mercato nonetheless presents Roman-style pizza and has just lately added the New York type for a restricted time. However a various neighborhood requires a extra various menu, DeRose determined. “There are a number of Spanish and Portuguese folks on this space and never a number of spots that serve Spanish or Portuguese meals,” DeRose advised the Information-Instances.

With its new identify and menu, Andiamo Mercato has seen a slight enhance in visitors and earned constructive suggestions from company, the article reviews. “It’s not but a vacation spot place, however that’s what we’re making an attempt to show it into,” DeRose mentioned. “Right here in Brookfield, we now have to be totally different.”