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==History== | ==History== | ||
Vincenzo Pugliese opened Cafe Porta Alba in 2006 at 15 N. Butler St., in Butler Plaza — the downtown space "where [[Naples 15]] is now"<ref name="mc-2012-11-15-naples-15-review">Kalk Derby, S. (2012, November 15). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_8b918a00-2e8c-11e2-9fc6-0019bb2963f4.html "Review: Italian kitchen Naples 15 holds promise."] ''madison.com''.</ref> — and moved it to Hilldale in 2009. Its wood-burning oven, in a design from Pompeii, came from Naples. Pugliese closed the restaurant after ten years at Hilldale, with the last day October 19, 2019, to move to Baltimore<ref name="mc-2019-10-01-porta-alba-closing" />. | |||
In 2013 Pugliese partnered with his head chef, Nick Mattioli, to open [[Novanta]] on Old Sauk Road<ref name="mc-2013-07-05-novanta-opens">Kalk Derby, S. (2013, July 5). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/food_and_cooking/article_e5deb680-c350-51f2-b21b-de8f20bd4751.html "Restaurant News: New Far West Side pizzeria Novanta has shades of Porta Alba."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Porta Alba's Alpina pizza, with arugula, was one of the Capital Times' candidates for the area's best pizza that November<ref name="ct-2013-11-20-p13">(2013, November 20). Best-pizza poll photo page: Porta Alba's Alpina, Greenbush Bar, Glass Nickel's Fetalicious, Grampa's Barberini, Paisan's Super Hot and Salvatore's Fig and Bacon. ''The Capital Times''. p. 13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520984544/ 520984544].</ref>. | |||
The closing was felt in Madison's Neapolitan pizza world: [[Novanta]]'s Nick Mattioli, whose first professional kitchen was at Porta Alba, said he had to pull over to the side of the road when he heard the news<ref name="ct-2019-11-06-pO25">Haase, N. (2019, November 6). "New Novanta pizzeria is twice as nice." ''The Capital Times''. p. O25. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/613239955/ 613239955].</ref>. | The closing was felt in Madison's Neapolitan pizza world: [[Novanta]]'s Nick Mattioli, whose first professional kitchen was at Porta Alba, said he had to pull over to the side of the road when he heard the news<ref name="ct-2019-11-06-pO25">Haase, N. (2019, November 6). "New Novanta pizzeria is twice as nice." ''The Capital Times''. p. O25. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/613239955/ 613239955].</ref>. | ||
==Former Locations== | ==Former Locations== | ||
* 15 N. Butler St. (2006 to 2009). | * 15 N. Butler St. (2006 to 2009). [[Naples 15]] opened there in July 2012<ref name="mc-2012-11-15-naples-15-review" />. | ||
* Hilldale (2009 to October 19, 2019). | * Hilldale (2009 to October 19, 2019). | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 21 October 2026
Cafe Porta Alba was a Neapolitan pizzeria at Hilldale, open from 2006 to October 19, 2019[1].
History
Vincenzo Pugliese opened Cafe Porta Alba in 2006 at 15 N. Butler St., in Butler Plaza — the downtown space "where Naples 15 is now"[2] — and moved it to Hilldale in 2009. Its wood-burning oven, in a design from Pompeii, came from Naples. Pugliese closed the restaurant after ten years at Hilldale, with the last day October 19, 2019, to move to Baltimore[1].
In 2013 Pugliese partnered with his head chef, Nick Mattioli, to open Novanta on Old Sauk Road[3]. Porta Alba's Alpina pizza, with arugula, was one of the Capital Times' candidates for the area's best pizza that November[4].
The closing was felt in Madison's Neapolitan pizza world: Novanta's Nick Mattioli, whose first professional kitchen was at Porta Alba, said he had to pull over to the side of the road when he heard the news[5].
Former Locations
- 15 N. Butler St. (2006 to 2009). Naples 15 opened there in July 2012[2].
- Hilldale (2009 to October 19, 2019).
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2019, October 1). "Cafe Porta Alba closing after 10 years at Hilldale, owner moving to Baltimore." madison.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2012, November 15). "Review: Italian kitchen Naples 15 holds promise." madison.com.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2013, July 5). "Restaurant News: New Far West Side pizzeria Novanta has shades of Porta Alba." madison.com.
- ↑ (2013, November 20). Best-pizza poll photo page: Porta Alba's Alpina, Greenbush Bar, Glass Nickel's Fetalicious, Grampa's Barberini, Paisan's Super Hot and Salvatore's Fig and Bacon. The Capital Times. p. 13. Newspapers.com image 520984544.
- ↑ Haase, N. (2019, November 6). "New Novanta pizzeria is twice as nice." The Capital Times. p. O25. Newspapers.com image 613239955.
