A Diet Busting Slice of Pizza

So on the third day of my diet, Kimberly Madison walks into my office and ruins it with one fell swoop and the strangest pizza combo ever!

On Wednesday I started this 3-day military diet I read about and until this afternoon have been doing a great job sticking to it. Then, in walks Kimberly with a pizza box and spouts off a few ingredients that sound weird together but nonetheless sparks my attention.

She says, “Momo, you have got to try this pizza! It’s called ‘The Pizzarati’ and it’s topped with walnuts and gorgonzola.” What? My nose curled up like she had just walked in with a box of fish guts. You can’t make a PB&J on pumpernickel bread and you certainly can’t top a pie with cheese and nuts. Still, my curiosity was stimulated.

Then she hit me with a Tuscaloosa sized can of peer pressure. “Awwww c’mon, I’m not gonna eat all of this. Just try a piece! Please? I promise it will blow your mind Monk!” Then me being me and becoming more and more overwhelmed with the pleasant smell coming from the box, I caved. Without a doubt one of the top slices of pizza I have ever had!  I know it sounds weird but the combination of their white sauce, cheese and the walnuts melds perfectly together sitting atop a fire baked piece of thin crust! The four bites I ate (minus the crust) were well worth busting my diet open for!

The flavor creators at DePalma’s Italian Café in Tuscaloosa hit this one out of the park! My wife and I have eaten there once and were already very impressed at the food but now I have an all new respect for the masterpieces that leave those ovens one slice at a time. My eyes into this vast world of food and flavor combinations have been opened!