22-02-2021
Prawns & passion fruit: a real, elegant delicacy (and a beautiful pizza too) made by Ivan Gorlani at Era Pizza in Monza, also available to take away and for delivery, as in this case. The photo is by Tanio Liotta
There's no doubt that Era Pizza in Monza offers some of the best contemporary pizzas in Italy. We had already noticed this a couple of years ago, during a visit, and at the time we said "highest quality, with delicious toppings and even better dough, both in the classic and special versions, called Nuvola (thick, soft and crispy.
Ivan Gorlani. Born in Brescia in 1983, his curriculum includes some important experience as chef and pastry chef, and baking savoury and sweet products. His most significant experiences include those with chef Stefano Fagioli at trattoria Via Vai in Crema and with Nerio Beghi at Sirani in Bagnolo Mella (Brescia). In 2010 he opened Mille in Verolanuova with his business partner Gabriele Pè. Gambero Rosso awarded the place with two cones for their gelatos. Here Ivan makes use of his expertise in pastry making and Gabriele of his ten-year experience in ice cream making. In 2017 they launched Era Pizza. For 4 years now they've been running a biodynamic farming project in Soncino, where they grow all that's necessary for the business and recover ancient types of vegetables and root vegetables
Era Margherita, one of the six Pizze Gourmet from Era Pizza (they also make 12 Pizze Pop): fiaschetto organic tomatoes Torre Guaceto, Paglione dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, buffalo milk mozzarella from Campania PDO, basil oil
Prawns & passion fruit
Siciliana (photo Tanio Liotta)
Gustosa
Some more Pizze Gourmet: Burrata & crudo with Parma ham matured 24 months and burrata from Marco Vaghi...
... and Hamburg-era: crispy dough topped with burger from Cazzamali, buffalo milk mozzarella, homemade mayonnaise, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, potato chips, onion from Tropea
Some of the Pizze Pop. Come una norma (date tomatoes, mozzarella, aubergines, sheep's milk ricotta, extra virgin olive oil from Coratina olives, basil)
Friggitelli (mozzarella, friggitelli, ricotta salata, carbon oil)
And Peperoni e salsiccia (tomato "Virtuna", mozzarella, peppers, luganega sausage)
Eramisù which you complete at home
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Luca Doro with his mother and grandmother. The pizzaiolo from Doro Gourmet in Macerata Campania has now landed in Friuli too, with Impronta Doro in Cervignano (Udine)
All photos are by Brambilla-Serrani