Cafe Porta Alba
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Cafe Porta Alba was a Neapolitan pizzeria at Hilldale, open from 2006 to October 19, 2019[1].
History
Nick Pjevach opened Cafe Porta Alba in 2006 at 15 N. Butler St. — the downtown space "where Naples 15 is now" — and moved it to Hilldale in 2009. Its wood-burning oven, in a design from Pompeii, came from Naples. Pjevach closed the restaurant after ten years at Hilldale, with the last day October 19, 2019, to move to Baltimore[1].
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[2].
Former Locations
- 15 N. Butler St. (2006 to 2009). Later the home of Naples 15.
- 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.
- ↑ Haase, N. (2019, November 6). "New Novanta pizzeria is twice as nice." The Capital Times. p. O25. Newspapers.com image 613239955.
