Where to begin? I guess in the crust, where the foundation of pizza is laid. I would say that the perfect crust would have to be chewy, with body (but not crunchy), and just like a recent college grad, needs to be able to support itself.
The sauce, ah, the sauce. The perfect one lies somewhere between ketchup and spaghetti sauce - too many times the simple flavor of the tomato can be overwhelmed by egregious herbage. It needs to be both sweet and savory. There are so many ways to do it wrong, and it's so hard to do right. An essential rule to remember: it's a sauce, not a salsa.
The cheese, the wrapping on this magnificent present for your mouth. Not just a glue to hold the toppings to crust, cheese is what separates a good pizza from a great pizza. Too little cheese and you're stuck with an over sauced bread stick, and with too much all the other elements are lost.
Next, the toppings. To continue a previously established metaphor, the toppings are the bow on the present. Toppings are widely considered to be the star of the pizza, but just like Jay Leno, a little goes a long way.
We believe that somewhere out there, there is a pizza that exhibits a golden ratio of Crust:Sauce:Cheese:Toppings. Our mission is to find that perfect pizza. Hopefully in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area. We'll be scouring national chains to mom-and-pop shops, food courts to gourmet restaurants, and the frozen food isles to take-and-bake shops. No pizza product shall escape our grasp. Our stomachs, like our wallets, will sacrifice much in this search, but we believe what we can achieve - finding the perfect pizza - is worth it.
Additionally, we will examine the world of pizza beyond the restaurants by carefully studying pizza products, recipes, tools, and trinkets. We we also look at pizza derivatives, such as pizza flavored gums, snacks, etc. Again, we believe this is for the greater good.
We hope that you will join us on this journey, nay, quest.
Sincerely-
Brian Ulysses Berlin
Ryan Ulysses McKeiver
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