Pizzeria Stella
I see Marlon Brando’s character from A Streetcar Named Desire standing in the rain shouting “Stella” every time I read the name. I imagine any woman named Stella must get this often, just as I had the Journey song “Brandy, You’re a Fine Girl” sung to me a thousand times over the years. Yet somehow, I refrained from repeating the scene from the Tennessee Williams’ play outside of Pizzeria Stella in Philadelphia.
(Side note: I struggle every time I spell the word “Pizzeria”. Every. Time.)
At 2pm on a Sunday afternoon, the little restaurant was quiet, though pizzas were constantly being made. I have a thing for Italian food, so I really couldn’t imagine a better way to spend lunch than at an Italian restaurant with my good friend Carly who, coincidentally, speaks Italian (though she herself is not). We ate risotto balls, lingered over a lovely zucchini pizza, then indulged with homemade gelato.
And the culinary masterminds behind Pizzeria Stella know their gelatos as well as their pizzas. Olive oil gelato and honey mascarpone gelato topped with cookies ended the whole experience on a high note. And I drove back to DC in a blissful stupor.
What pizza and gelato combination would make your day?
Olive oil gelato? I so want to try. I’m such a sucker for pizza, but then again, who isn’t?
That looks incredible. So good. I love REAL pizza. So yummy!
Nothing can beat the good old pizza Margherita as long as the ingredients are high-quality ingredients!
Wow, the food looks absolutely delicious! I wish I was having those risotto balls for lunch today!
oh my! now we’re talking italian. this place looks like the real thing and all the food seems delish.
That pizza looks incredibly delicious. I may have to include Philadelphia in my cities to visit!
Cookies and Cream and a veggie pizza always make me smile :)
Cheers!
That pizza looks so yummy!
The whole thing looks beautiful and delicious! Perfect way to start a weekend, Miss Brandi! (I still owe you an email!)
Oh my gosh. I just ate dinner and now I’m hungry again. That food looks and sounds absolutely incredible. You keep finding the most incredible places!
that pizza looks AMAZING!
this looks ah-mazing!! hope your weekend is wonderful xx
Olive oil gelato!? My mind was just blown.
It all sounds amazing! We don’t have any traditional Italian restaurants where I live, so I’ll have to live vicariously through you for now :p
The zucchini pizza looks fantastic and olive oil gelato? Yum!
It is always so lovely to see you and share food with you. The pictures look beautiful, and the one of the olive oil gelato just made my mouth water… we may have to return soon!