Never would have thought this combination on a pizza would have worked but this was outstanding! I loved that they didn't go too crazy with the amount of ingredients and instead focused on the quality instead. The result was a really well balanced pie, despite the richness of the individual ingredients. The homemade sausage, which had a good ratio of fats for the flavour, wasn't greasy and nicely spiced. Pizza dough itself was thin and had a beautifully fluffy and soft crust.

I usually find most celebrity chef restaurants overrated and underwhelming, but this restaurant by Mario Batali was anything but. Food was great, service was wonderful (thanks Mary, you were a delight!) and the whole experience felt incredibly well thought out. The interior though still classy, along with tiny details such as a glossary for diners to explore the Italian menu, made this experience an unpretentiously amazing one. Quite unlike the other Italian restaurants I've been to, but by no means any less wonderful.

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