For pizza connoisseur Todd Mead, it s both educational and sentimental. It feels like a big pot of nostalgia, Mead said Saturday night at the event he organized as a way to get him back in touch with his South Shore pizza roots, but also gain feedback for his future pizza-making excursions.
Mead organized a blind judging featuring 10 pizza places on the South Shore as a way to gauge how his pizza, MASSively wHOLEhearted Pizza, compares with more established pizza places, as he attempts to launch his South Shore-style pizza truck in Colorado. I m not bound by a recipe. I have a chance to create something special, Mead said.
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BROCKTON If you thought pineapple was controversial on pizza, wait until you hear what some Brockton-area pizza-makers are cooking up.
Crab rangoon, Oreos, pumpkin and Nutella are just some of the unique toppings you can find on pizzas at local shops and restaurants.
We looked for pizzas with who-would-have-thought toppings and found that many local businesses have some wild imaginations.
Here are 15 of the most unusual pizzas you can eat in the Brockton area.
Lywnood Cafe (Randolph)
Remember when franks and beans were the traditional Saturday night dinner? Lynwood Cafe, at 320 Center St. in Randolph, has a bean special pizza made with Boston Baked Beans, onion and salami. Owner Stephan Campanella said years ago, his grandmother, the late Pauline Kurlitis, would make franks and beans for the cooks there. His grandfather, the late Francis Kurlitis, would a take a scoop of leftover beans and put it on the pizza. Everyone loved it so much it was added to the menu.
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Expanded outdoor dining and government aide were not enough to save more than X,xxx Massachusetts restaurants that closed eprmanently in 2020. (Dave Copeland/Patch)
MASSACHUSETTS The state s restaurants have tried everything to stay afloat this year,pivoting to take-out and delivery models in March when the coronavirus pandemic forced a statewide shutdown, then reopening with new cleaning protocols, outdoor seating areas crammed onto sidewalks and parking spots and a trickle of customers willing to risk a meal in public to feel normal again.
Despite their best efforts, more than 4,000, or 22 percent, of the state s restaurants closed permanently in 2020, according to the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. Despite the rollout of a vaccine and state and federal relief programs, there just weren t enough customers to support the once-vibrant Massachusetts restaurant industry.