Note: I have a very supportive group of people in my life that I am lucky to call “family”. It is impossible for me to try every GF friendly restaurant that I would like to, so sometimes it is nice to send my family to try these places on my behalf! So without further ado, the post below is from my wonderful father who loves trying new restaurants even more than me!
Tonight I fulfilled a promise I made to my daughter and went to Keste Pizza on Bleecker Street in New York City. This was a return trip for me and the object was to taste their Gluten Free Pizza. Keste has had many rave reviews for their pizza, including being called “one of America’s 10 Best Pizza Parlors” and the “Most authentic Pizza Pie in New York”. Since 2010 he has been building upon this reputation by adding Gluten Free pizzas to the menu.
We started the meal with the Rustica salad which is made with a spring mix, prosciutto di parma, artichokes, gaeta olives, lemon and extra virgin olive oil. It was the perfect light start to a wonderful meal. All of the salads seem to come with bread so you need to request that none is added to the plate. We ordered two pizzas so that we could taste the Gluten Free one against the regular pie. The menu has a special section for the Gluten Free pizzas (see picture) and we chose the Margherita, tomato sauce, homemade mozzarella, pecorino romano, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Keste Gluten Free pizzas are all made with Caputo gluten-free flour (a combination of rice starch, cornstarch, potato starch, soy flour, and sugar) and cooked in a specially designated electric oven.
The regular pizza had a wonderful charred look to it. The blistered dough managed to be light while maintaining a satisfying elasticity and chew. And the Gluten Free pizza? It appeared thinner but had that same wonderful charred look (see picture) as the original. When biting into the crust the taste profile was very similar to that of the original, although, perhaps a bit denser. But absolutely satisfying. The other ingredients just added to the overall experience.
Even if the Gluten Free pizza was all that was served here, I would return again for this tasty crust. This is the first one that gives the Gluten Free eater the opportunity to have a truly Neapolitan style Pizza. This is obviously the work of a master pizzaiolo.
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