Comments on: Pizza Grand Prix III – Review and Results

By: Yojimbo

Yojimbo — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:56:29 +0000

I had a great time, thanks Jim!!!

By: von

von — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:40 +0000

we werent able to make it either, kinda bummed, but at least y’all got to experience the pizza we were gonna bring – the pickles and pepperoni from Stoned Pizza…

By: Columbusite

Columbusite — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:07:34 +0000

Wasn’t able to make it. Oh well, maybe there’ll be venison pizza at #IV.

By: laChewla

laChewla — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:41:58 +0000

Zach and I missed the Grand Prix. However, he made a huge pizza at home from scratch. It beat a bono pizza. Not sure we'll ever be able to re-create it, but it was AMAZING.

By: catnfiddle

catnfiddle — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:41:46 +0000

I was VERY impressed by the Smokehouse Combos! Just enough spice to get my attention without making me dive for a glass of water.

By: jkostelac

jkostelac — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:41:31 +0000

I am glad everyone liked the Smokehouse Combos, that is one of the best kept pizza secrets in town...until now. When I was picking them up I checked to make sure they were right and a guy saw and smelled it and asked the bartender to change his order.

By: briggszj

briggszj — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:41:14 +0000

I have only eaten about half a salad today and I’m still full from last night. Thanks again to Jim and Walker for pulling this off. If anybody is interested in the audio edition of the event, I just posted it here.
http://www.columbusfood.tv/index.php?post_id=441095

By: Walker

Walker — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:41:03 +0000

Thanks for the writeup, Jim. And thanks a TON for being both the brains and the brawn behind such an awesome event! I had a lot of people coming up to me and saying it was cool for CU to hold such an event and I constantly was pointing over at you and saying that you were the real guy they should be thanking for making it all happen. ;)

I had to leave in a hurry right at 8PM and forgot to cast my vote on the way out the door, but I did enjoy both the Dewey’s Buffalo Chicken and the High Beck Smokehouse, so I’m cool with those winners. I think the Briggs Venison pizza was my favorite of the homemades though. I’m a sucker for the rustic flavor of bambi meat. ;)
I forgot to get my entry registered properly, which was some of the focaccia bread pizza with vegetarian toppings from Pastaria Seconda at the North Market. I cut it up into very small bite-pizza bits if anyone recalls trying it. I thought it was pretty tasty, but I previously had different toppings on it and liked it more. Unfortunately, this was the only kind left during the madhouse day at the North Market during the Arnold and I got their last two slices available. ;)

And lastly… big props to Eric at Dewey’s for providing us with four free specialty pizzas, and Amy & Liz at Surly Girl for hooking us up with lots of free Surly Pizzas Too!

Hooray! :D

By: 10sun

10sun — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:40:43 +0000

The commented Hound Dog’s pizza is a menu item called the Pesto Pizza.

Also had pesto & tomato slices on it… I personally wasn’t as happy with it as I had been in the past as the crust was just short on being completely finished.

By: thefightinglibrarian

thefightinglibrarian — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:39:57 +0000

Thank you, Gourmand, for another fabulous taste adventure! When’s Prix IV? :)

(And I have a sneaking suspicion about who wrote that Hounddog’s comment…)

By: Walker

Walker — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:39:42 +0000

More Photos!