Gjelina

Gjelina has several different menus during the day, and between the hours of 3 and 5:30pm, their pizzas are the stars! We ordered the Four Onion pizza with Soft Goat Cheese, Asiago, Parmesan, Thyme & Black Pepper. I don't like too much onion on anything, let alone pizza, but the three cheeses along with the light thyme and pepper took what could have been an overpowering taste and made it just right. Not in your face, but still the star of the pizza.

The dough was fantastic as well. It was very light and filled you up without stuffing you. It had a nice char, yet still the perfect softness. I'm hungry for more and can't wait to go back!

1429 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291

mi pizza margarita de la tortilla

Great for a Cinco de Mayo pizza fiesta! I took the easy way out and bought the tortilla instead of making it myself. For the sauce, I took the usual peeled San Marzano tomatoes and blended them. I heated the pureed sauce in a pan with a bit of olive oil, then included the usual sugar, salt and pepper and newly added a few garlic cloves and some basil to enhance the flavor. Once the sauce was good and ready, I put down a light layer on the tortilla, grated some fresh mozzarella over the sauce, put down a few basil leaves, some salt and pepper and then drizzled a small amount of olive oil over the top.