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Gastronomic Fix: eggs on pizza

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Sonoma Valley Sun
An egg on Margarita pizza at Vignette at the Barlow in Sebastopol
An egg on margherita pizza at Vignette at the Barlow in Sebastopol

Like many Americans, I’m a pizza junky. From NYC slices to Chicago style deep dish to the America’s more recent obsession Neapolitan style pizza.

In 2011, prior to relocating full time to Wine Country, I visited my parents, who relocated to Sonoma a few years prior from Indianapolis. They took me to Estate, Sondra Bernstein’s restaurant that resided in the Victorian mansion where the General’s Daughter used to be. There, I had my first egg on a pizza. It was a life changing experience: runny, sweet, and perfect.

One of life’s great gastronomic pleasures is breaking a fried or over easy egg yolk. On a pizza, it’s all the more enjoyable as one dips bubbly crust into the yolk and it runs over the pizza, melding with mozzarella, tomato, basil and the right dowsing of olive oil. I break the egg at the beginning, and slowly horde the egg whites for the encore, using a fork and knife to enjoy the last bits.

Alas, Estate closed in 2012 and I have been at a loss on where I can get an egg on my pizza in Sonoma Valley. Recently, I enjoyed a fabulous margherita at Vignette, a casual, modern pizzeria at the Barlow in Sebastopol. They serve up hot Neapolitan pies until they sell out of house-made dough, egg optional. Keep with the egg theme and couple it with a Hen House Saison and you’ve got a perfect lunch. 6750 McKinley St, Sebastopol; 861-3897; vignettepizzeria.com

Know of a place where you can get an egg on a pizza in Sonoma Valley? Let me know via [email protected].




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