"Bronx native Chris Bianco, a giant in the pizza universe, has tirelessly worked to improve the product he started in a grocery store nearly four decades ago, refining his techniques and using local ingredients as much as possible. Bianco makes his own mozzarella, grinds his own blend of Western grains for an elastic, high-protein dough and uses his own brand (Bianco DiNapoli) of organic California tomatoes. His pizza defies category, displaying a rusticity that conjures the ancient flatbreads from which pizza evolved. The rosa (red onion, rosemary, pistachio, and Parmesan) and Wiseguy (roasted onion, smoked mozzarella, fennel sausage) are probably his two most famous pizzas. Ask the man himself to pick a favorite, however, and he’ll go with the supremely simple, utterly perfect marinara...something to consider." - Nikki Buchanan, Chris Malloy