Cold Pizza

Rhett,

My morning was full of meetings and my stomach was empty. Not a winning combination. I was so distracted by the rumblings in my gut that I had trouble paying attention. I’m pretty sure what we were discussing didn’t relate directly to me. I could be wrong. Regardless, as soon as the meeting was over, I walked by the mini-fridge and took out my lunch. It was maybe five after 11.

I’d brought some leftover pizza from a restaurant called Una Pizza + Wine, where I’d eaten with Tara the night before in her capacity as restaurant reviewer for Fast Forward Weekly. I was looking forward to lunch that much more because the food there had been pretty great.

Una is in the old Wicked Wedge space on 17th Avenue, just across from Western Canada High School. That name might not mean much to you, but during the late nineties, there was no more popular place for a late night bite than the Wicked Wedge. Many evenings spent at the Ship or Republic were wrapped up with “gourmet” slices of pizza. It looks like this tradition will carry forward as long as Una maintains its late night hours.

As far as my much longed-for lunch, I had a couple slices of their salami pizza, along with a couple of the ricotta and prosciutto. The latter was surprisingly good cold, which is how I almost always eat my leftover pizza. Tara and I don’t see eye to eye on the cold pizza issue. What are your thoughts? Eat or reheat?

Let me know,
Brendan