- Hey Andrew, how's it goin'?
What's up man?
My bestie, Keith, actually, is not available right now,
but I was wondering if you would be
at all willing to come with me on a food adventure?
- So I'm just like your backup?
- Um, We're doin' pizza.
- Okay.
- Sweet! - Let's go.
(whooshing)
(funky brass music)
- So where are we going?
- We are on our way, right now,
to eat three different pizzas at three
drastically different price points.
And we're gonna find out which one
is the most worth-it at its price.
- What does the expensive one cost?
- 135 dollars.
- 135 dollars, is it made of gold?
Why do you need me to come with you?
- Because, I need a partner in crime,
and you are the best friend today.
- Lemme look up some dynamic duos
and then we can decide which one we are.
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Who's who?
- Why can't we just be Steven and Andrew?
- Spaghetti and meatballs, milk and cookies.
- I'll meet you inside.
- Beavis and Butthead.
Mary Kate and Ashley Olson.
I think it's pretty obvious.
(driving percussive music)
- We're gonna serve for you, today,
our basic pizza. It's our Simple Pie.
Our Simple Pie is just tomato sauce, Parmesan,
and a whole milk mozzarella.
As well as our Green Stripe.
It's got basil pesto, mozzarella,
all-natural chicken, wild baby arugula,
and roasted red bell peppers.
- [Steven] How much is the Simple Pie?
- [Brad] At this location it's five dollars and 25 cents.
- [Steven] That's value, right there.
- [Brad] Or for 7.95 you can get
as many toppings as you like, as much of them as you like.
- That's pretty great.
- And here's the cool thing about it.
Just like any fine dining restaurant,
all of our stuff's all-natural
- So like, how many pies does this location make in a day?
- We've done over 1,200.
- That's a lot of pizza!
- [Steven] We're here. The first pizza restaurant.
- Not how I thought my day would go but, alright.
- This pizza's the size of your head,
and it's five dollars, can we cheers?
It's really thin. - With the pizza?
- Yeah.
- Like,
(funky bass music)
(laughing)
(funky bass music)
- Yeah, it's a great pizza.
- This pizza's called the Simple Pie.
It's very simple, and I think that's
how you should do things in life.
- Five dollars you're getting the
three things that make pizza, pizza.
- You have good dough. You have good sauce.
You have good cheese.
- This sauce is delicious. Have you had this sauce yet?
- I've been eating the pizza.
Alright let's try the other pizza now.
So we got the most expensive pizza here, and it's $7.95.
(excited gasping)
Cheers.
(crunching)
This one is very good. You demolish pizza.
- I know, this is something that you're
gonna have to get used to. I have no self-control.
- You are a pizza monster.
- And you are a pizza plebeian.
- That's pretty good.
- Next place.
- That Simple Pie was great, but I would
spend the extra three dollars to get that pesto pizza.
- I think I would just get two simple pies instead.
(cymbals crashing)
- No, that's not how it works!
I say the pizza fact! (horn blasting)
- Pizza fact!
(cymbals crashing)
I like pizza.
Pizza fact.
Experts theorize that the price of pizza
in New York City will always equal
the price of a subway fare.
- So if you have a slice of pizza,
you could trade that for a free ride
(groaning)
- I've had too much pizza today.
- We've only been to one place.
- You want a Tootsie Pop?
(suckers rattling)
(car humming)
(popping)
(funky guitar music)
- We're gonna make a buratta pizza for you today.
Buratta cheese is basically a fresh mozzarella preparation.
Very soft, rich, luxurious mozzarella cheese.
First we'll stretch the dough,
and then we'll put a little bit
of olive oil on the crust.
We'll top it with our pizzato,
which is our tomato sauce, and then layer
the squash blossoms over the top.
Spread it over the pizza, it goes in the oven.
- [Steven] And how do you know when it's finished?
- One of the true tells is you turn it up on one end,
and it will stay like a board.
And then it gets topped with the buratta cheese,
a little bit of extra virgin olive oil,
sea salt, and black pepper.
- [Andrew] It sounds delicious.
- [Steven] What makes you pizza different from other pizzas?
- We focus, a lot, on the crust.
The toppings are important, and we put
a lot of attention to that,
but people don't know that that's
what makes a pizza so good.
They just think it's the toppings,
but it's actually the crust.
(gentle piano music)
(lips smacking)
- Oh wow, that is so good.
This pizza comes in quarters. I think that is awesome.
- These are all good slices.
Cheers.
(tsking)
Cheers.
(calm violin music)
(satisfied grunting)
- That's a perfect pizza.
- I'm calling it right now,
we're not gonna get a better pizza than this.
(crunching)
I just got into the crust.
The way that really fresh popcorn tastes,
we got like, flavored air comin' out of the crust.
How are you not excited about this?
(crunching)
Do you get what I'm talkin' about?
- Whoa!
You know what's also interesting? The pepper.
- Yes. I love putting black pepper on stuff.
I put a disgusting amount on it.
- This is a lot - My girlfriend
yells at me all the time.
- You have a girlfriend?
Feels like I'm eating something
that was prepared with love, for me,
and you, and you, and all of you guys out there.
Are you havin' a great time?
- Pizzeria Mozza, amazing, 10 outta 10.
Steven Lim, pretty fun.
I feel like I'm starting to get drunk off pizza.
- Where did he get that pizza?
Pizza fact!
Did you know, that in 2001,
Pizza Hut delivered a pizza to
the International Space Station?
Can you imagine eating pizza in space?
- Then I'd be pissed off that they sent me Pizza Hut.
- Pizza Hut's good, what are you talking about?
- If you're sending it all the way to space,
they could go ahead and send you
the best pizza from Earth.
- What will it take for the next pizza to win out?
(harmonized singing)
- I dunno.
(gentle violin music)
- I'm the chef de cuisine at Spago, Beverly Hills.
I will be making Italian white truffle pizza.
That's in season right now.
What's so special is the truffle.
Truffles are fungus and they grow under the ground.
A pound of white truffle will go as high as 3,000 dollars.
So a little piece like this, about 100 dollars.
We will be stretching this dough
to about nine inch diameter.
We'll put mozzarella on top of the dough.
The dough will go in the pizza oven
for about five minutes. We use real wood fired oven.
This will give, somewhat, a smoky aroma.
Once it comes out, we're going
to shave a lot of white truffle on it.
- That's it?
- That's it.
- Three ingredients?
- As soon as you shave the white truffle on it,
the aroma will just explode.
It has it's own distinct aroma,
you can't find it in anything else.
This is 135 dollars on the menu.
Actually a bargain.
When we have a special ingredient like this,
for us it's not about making money.
It's more of a showcasing the seasonality
and sharing the beautiful ingredients with the guest.
- So we got some white wine as suggested by the chef.
(glasses clinking)
(calm piano music)
Wow, I've already learned, today,
that wine goes delightfully with pizza.
Are you ready for this? I don't know if I'm ready.
- I'm a little apprehensive about
eating a pizza that might never be
surpassed again in my life.
The most expensive pizza tip touch that's ever occurred.
- Here we go.
(calm piano music)
- [Steven] That's an indescribable taste.
You've already eaten half the pizza.
- Yeah, I like pizza.
- This is the best pizza I've ever had in my entire life.
- If I ordered this, and this dining room were full,
other diners would be jealous.
The plate would come by, they'd all just be
turning their heads. What's that smell?
That smell is my dinner.
(expletive beeping)
- It's a once in a lifetime experience.
- Finally I've found a pizza that
makes me slow down and enjoy each bite.
- We did it. We slowed Andrew down.
- I got us some candy corn for dessert,
'cause we're best friends now.
(laughing)
(surprised grunt)
- Which value was worth it the most?
- The five dollar pizza was amazing.
But it was a little to formulae.
I would go with Mozza. They've really
honed and perfected that craft.
- Spago was truly an out of body experience.
But that wasn't a pizza, that was
a truffle dish that happened to come on a pizza.
I will also have to go with Pizzeria Mozza.
That buratta cheese was a game changer.
- Some of the world's mysteries
have been brought to an end. That's kinda sad.
It's like I know that Santa Clause isn't real anymore.
- Uh.
(funky guitar music)
- You want a piece of candy corn, cleanse your palette?
- Do not ruin that pizza with candy corn.
- Open up!
Open up!
(bag crinkling)
(laughing)
Just give me one mouthful.
(whooshing)
(bag crinkling)
(laughing)
(epic trumpet blast)