Milwaukee style pizza from Maria’s.
All across the country, cities have adopted certain styles of pizza. Milwaukee is no different with restaurants like Zaffiro’s and Calderon Club championing Milwaukee style pizza.
Ann Christenson has been covering dining for
Milwaukee Magazine since 1997 and recently wrote an article about the history of pizza in the Cream City. She joins
Lake Effect and starts by explains the key components of a Milwaukee style pie.
“Cracker-thin crust, it is often cut into squares as opposed to triangles. Typically, the toppings are things that everybody knows like cheese and sausage, mushroom, pepperoni, very typical types of toppings. The sauce is usually a little bit sweet, a little bit spicy,” says Christenson.