Celeste 4 Cheese

I know what you're thinking.  What the hell is that? As in - what the hell is that that this deranged person thinks belongs on a blog about pizza?  Well, that, dear friends, is what you eat if you are pathetic and live in an office.  Bonus points for microwaving it on the box it came in instead of on a plate.  I rule.

But wait, it gets worse because I actually thought this wasn't half bad.  They've made great strides in microwave pizza since my day of microwave pizza (college) and the crust actually gets crispy now.  Exciting!  So take note, the internet and cell phones and myspace (RIP?) and facebook and technology that will enable us to extract 400,000 barrels per day of oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota aren't the only things that have been invented since then.  

In summary, next time you are  in your office and you are in need of a meal and you don't mind kind of weirdly fluorescent orange colored sauce and your only other option is, for example, quaker instant oatmeal congee anchovies flavor, pick up a Celeste microwave pizza for one.  Tell em I sent you.

Chicago Town Takeaway Sauce Stuffed Crust Pepperoni

There are some moments in life where a person makes a discovery so monumental that it changes everything. For Isaac Newton, it was when the apple fell from the tree.  For Benjamin Franklin, it was when he flew his famous kite in a lightening storm.  For high school kids in the U.S., it was when one of them dropped a Jolly Rancher into a Zima.

For me, it was when I found this pizza at Oliver's in the Prince's Building.

At the risk of exaggerating due to my two-year long frustration with the quality of frozen pizza in the Kong, this pizza was amazing.  The crust was doughy and delicious, the toppings were good (I didn't LOVE the pepperoni, but that's fixable) and the sauce was tangy and in perfect quantity.  If I had a freezer that was large enough to hold more than one ice tray, I would buy 10 of these.   'Nuff said.

Crust: 9
Toppings: 8
Sauce: 9
VFM: 9
Overall: 9

Available at Oliver's

Frozen Pizza: Numero 1

I wasn't really expecting to write about frozen pizza in this blog but since it can also be quite delicious and since the selection in Hong Kong is more limited than in the United States, we'll give it a go.

Numero 1 Frozen Pizza says its produced in Italy, and it shows. This honestly might be the best frozen pizza I have ever had. It doesn't taste like a frozen pizza at all. The crust is thin and crunchy, while the sauce is delicious (and there is not too much). I tried the pepperoni version and was pleased with the thick pieces of pepperoni and bonus assorted peppers. I was not that impressed with the measly amount of cheese...Still, this is not your typical gas station frozen pizza, folks.

Crust: 6
Sauce: 6
Toppings: 6
Ambiance: N/A (I was in my pajamas in my apartment)
Overall: 6

Cooked: 225 degree oven for 10 minutes, on a piece of tin foil.
Available at: Great (Admiralty).