why so serious?!

another trip to seattle!! my auntie rina and uncle art, cousins aubrey and brian are all in town visiting from guam...(yes, i am chamorro). so of course we had to go and check out pike's market and the seattle area. luckily the weather cleared up upon our arrival and we got to look around. the night before i was talking with a friend of mine who has frequented seattle a lot and knows how much i LOVE food. he told me about this pizza place within walking distance of pike's started by tom douglas, a well known local chef who helped define cuisine of the northwest area. so i thought "hey, why not?!" luckily my auntie rina and uncle art were all for it since my uncle art had heard of it on the tv show "the best thing i ever ate". apparently it was tyler florence's favorite pizza place to visit...even more reason! when we walked in, i knew i was going to have an interesting experience. first of all it isn't a very big restaurant, but with the many jars of peppers and cheese hanging from the ceiling you can't help but feel a a slight hint of the italian rustic and the open kitchen area and large wood burning oven made it all the more cozy and inviting. after we were seated we checked out the different pies on the menu...

upon closer inspection of the menu i knew exactly what i wanted to try! my girlfriend back in hawaii had told me about a pizza they serve at bar 7 with a cracked egg on top, and it always sounded so different and intriguing that i had to try it! but what is guanciale??! after asking the waiter, i learned that guanciale is a kind of cured italian pork...mmm pork^_^

my uncle art decided to opt for the more traditional margherita pizza, "tyler florence's fave"!! they looked amazing! with their bubbly hand tossed crust warm gooey cheese....mmmmmmmm^_^

this is my piece with the egg yolk right on top...after the first bite i have to say this changed my view on runny eggs...i have never really liked them AT ALL!! but, i must say that the yolk gave the pizza a creamy consistency that was VERY different from anything i have ever tried, and the peppery and lemon flavors of the arugula gave the pizza a nice clean finish as apposed to heavy taste you may think would come with yolk. and the salty flavors of the guanciale gave it that savory undertone that just made it melt in your mouth all the more...it was wonderful!! and i had more! the people who make these amazing pizzas really are serious about their pies!

if you want to check it out visit the site: http://tomdouglas.com/index.php/restaurants/serious-pie

 thanks again seattle for feeding my face^_^