The time has come to hand out the first EMAF Who Makes the Best Pizza in Sonoma County award. Previously we narrowed it down to two contenders, Mombo’s and Pizzio’s, both of whom make a mean pizza pie. Thank you to the EMAF research team and all those who submitted their own suggestions. It’s been a fun process, and I now certainly have a few more places on my pizza radar screen to try out. So without further ado, the award goes to:
MOMBO’S
I love Pizzio’s pizza: great crust, fresh ingredients, and that special pizazz of eating in such a warm, this-is-my-neighborhood place. It’s refined pizza with, as one person commented, little or no grease.
But that’s exactly why the award goes to Mombo’s. Pizza without grease is, well, like beer without cold. To me, in other words, there’s supposed to be some grease. It’s part of the experience of eating pizza. It enhances the tactile pleasures. Yes, pizza should smell great, and of course it should taste great, but eating pizza should also feel great.
I mean, let’s get right down to it: pleasurable eating is really about sensuality…which isn’t that far from sexuality. And thus to me, eating pizza is a lot like sex: if you don’t feel like you need to shower afterwards (or at least wash up), perhaps you need to work a little harder at making the experience something, you know, special, if you know what I mean.
So here’s the EMAF thought for today: The next time you have some pizza, smell it, taste it, but most of all, really feel it. You eat pizza with your hands for a reason. Trust me on this: When eating pizza, it’s O.K. to get all greasy and dirty. There…great pizza, a thought for the day, and maybe your sex life will perk up too. Is life at EMAF great or what?
MOMBO’S
I love Pizzio’s pizza: great crust, fresh ingredients, and that special pizazz of eating in such a warm, this-is-my-neighborhood place. It’s refined pizza with, as one person commented, little or no grease.
But that’s exactly why the award goes to Mombo’s. Pizza without grease is, well, like beer without cold. To me, in other words, there’s supposed to be some grease. It’s part of the experience of eating pizza. It enhances the tactile pleasures. Yes, pizza should smell great, and of course it should taste great, but eating pizza should also feel great.
I mean, let’s get right down to it: pleasurable eating is really about sensuality…which isn’t that far from sexuality. And thus to me, eating pizza is a lot like sex: if you don’t feel like you need to shower afterwards (or at least wash up), perhaps you need to work a little harder at making the experience something, you know, special, if you know what I mean.So here’s the EMAF thought for today: The next time you have some pizza, smell it, taste it, but most of all, really feel it. You eat pizza with your hands for a reason. Trust me on this: When eating pizza, it’s O.K. to get all greasy and dirty. There…great pizza, a thought for the day, and maybe your sex life will perk up too. Is life at EMAF great or what?
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