Episode #15
The Best Pizza Is In LA with Pete Ferriero
THE BEST PIZZA IS IN LA explores filmmaker Pete Ferriero’s journey to prove that the world's best pizza isn't found in New York, Chicago, or Italy, but right in Los Angeles. Alongside interviews of celebrity chefs (Nancy Silverton, Brooke Williamson, Joe Sasto, Stephanie Izard, Joe D'Amore and more) and special guests (Tori Spelling, Ray Romano, Brian Austin Green), Ferriero dives into the history and explosion of red-sauce, cheese-filled, and uniquely topped pizza joints across Los Angeles. Themed Cocktails: If Pizza Were a Cocktail (vinepair.com): Ingredients 1 cup white wine ½ cup Aperol ½ cup Campari ½ cup lemon ¼ sugar syrup Strawberries (quartered) Basil Mineral water Directions Add the syrup, 4 strawberries cut in quarters, and a small handful of basil leaves to the French press. Using a wooden spoon, or muddler, muddle the ingredients together until the juice from the strawberries is released and the mix is fragrant. Add the rest of the ingredients to the French press, let the mix rest for 1 minute, then press and strain to separate the liquid from the solids. To serve, strain into a glass over ice, top with a splash of mineral water, and garnish with a basil leaf. Spicy Mango Jalapeño Margarita (or sub pineapple) (freutcake.com): Ingredients 2 oz Blanco Tequila 1 oz Cointreau 1-2 oz Fresh Lime Juice (the juice of one lime) 4 oz fresh mango juice fresh mango, diced large 2 small jalapeños Tajin limes for garnish Directions Char jalapeños on the grill or over a flame until blackened. Reserve one for garnish and slice the second removing the stem. Rim a cocktail glass with lime and dip in Tajin seasoning, set aside. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add a few slices of charred jalapeño and a few chunks of fresh mango. Muddle well. Add in tequila, lime juice, mango juice and shake until well chilled. Pour into prepared cocktail glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a skewer of mango sprinkled with Tajin, your second charred jalapeño and a wheel of lime. Old Fashioned (liquor.com): Ingredients 1 teaspoon sugar 3 dashes Angostura bitters 1 teaspoon water 2 ounces bourbon (or rye whiskey, if preferred) Garnish: orange twist Directions Add the sugar and bitters into a mixing glass, then add the water, and stir until the sugar is nearly dissolved. Fill the mixing glass with ice, add the bourbon, and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube. Express the oil of an orange twist over the glass, then drop into the glass to garnish. Negroni (liquor.com): Ingredients 1 ounce gin 1 ounce Campari 1 ounce sweet vermouth Garnish: orange peel Directions Add the gin, Campari and sweet vermouth to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel. The Best Pizza Is In LA Official Drinking Game Drink when… When “BAM” is said Someone takes a bite of pizza A style of pizza is mentioned A restaurant is named Someone says New York Someone talks about the water in New York Pick LA or NYC for the water challenge, take a drink for every time your city gets a point As always, drink responsibly and with others. Follow and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter at @Line_Drunk.