there s a place whose name is whispered in awe by pizza fans everywhere from brooklyn to bangkok, and enzo is taking me there. as a pizza lover, i only ever buy cans of san marzano tomatoes. and now i m heading to the promised land. although i hadn t quite expected it to be a small farm under a freeway. we re meeting enzo s special supplier, uncle vincenzo. behind his rusty gates, i m reminded that here in italy treasures are to be found in the most unlikely locations. i ve eaten san marzano tomatoes all around the world. but the bright, balanced flavor of these is like nothing i ve ever tasted. that s it? yeah, i know, impossible .
in this city of pizza makers, there is a man whose reputation towers over the town like vesuvius. enzo coccia wrote the globally recognized standards on making the best neapolitan pizza in the world, and was the first ever pizzaiolo to be recognized by the michelin guide. enzo. whey! the only thing he loves more than pizza is naples itself. before he makes me a pizza, the maestro needs to go shopping. and when you re in campania, who needs a store when you can go