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When the Moon Hits Your Eye….

June 10, 2016 By Lena

Can someone *please* explain this expression to me? I mean, if the moon suddenly looked like a pizza pie, I’d ditch whomever I was with and boot it to the nearest take-out counter. Pizza love? Now that’s amore!

However, I rarely order pizza when I’m out and about for two reasons:

1) I’ve been trying (with moderate success) to live a gluten-free lifestyle. It’s not because I have an allergy or intolerance, or because I’m overly health-minded. It’s just that when I reduce gluten from my diet, I legitimately feel better. Sometimes, I’ll brag about my gluten-less ways (as opposed to glutton-less ways) but the truth is, wheat-free for me is more of an idea than a lifestyle.

2) I’m rarely satisfied with restaurant pizza. My preferred pizza is wood-fired with a thin crust, and has just the right balance of sauce to cheese. The sauce must be savoury without being tangy and the cheese should be stringy without being milky.

In Toronto? Let me recommend FIGO.
pizzaOne of the newest hot spots in the Entertainment District, FIGO offers up authentic Italian cuisine using contemporary techniques. I recently had the pleasure of dining there with friends, and their Margherita Pizza is one I’ll definitely have again.

How do you prefer your pizza? Are you a meat lover, a thin crust aficionado or a fan of pan pizza?

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: figo restaurant, italian cuisine, Toronto

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  1. Soozle

    June 10, 2016 at 10:07 am

    I, like you, try to avoid too much wheat in my diet.. Pizza, while I LOVVVVVE it – is not a regular guest in my life, sadly.

    I recently indulged after a girls day at a wine tasting on an wood fire grilled pizza.. good grief. I forgot what I was missing! I honestly think I just miss GOOD pizza – I will happily have a nice slice of the chain pizza, but a GOOD pizza like this – soooo worth blowing your diet!

    • Lena

      June 10, 2016 at 3:47 pm

      Gah! I love everything about your comment! :)

  2. Judy Cowan

    June 10, 2016 at 10:31 am

    I prefer my pizza with a thin crust, just the right amount of sauce (not too much), lots of cheese & veggies!

    • Lena

      June 10, 2016 at 3:47 pm

      Mmm! Sounds divine!

  3. mrdisco

    June 10, 2016 at 11:54 am

    meat lover supreme with a chewy stringy cheese layer

    • Lena

      June 10, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      One of these days you’re going to declare you’re actually a vegetarian and shock us all! Hahaha!

      • mrdisco

        June 12, 2016 at 12:47 pm

        If I were to pull such a caper I would not stop at vegetarianism. I would declare I’m a 5th degree vegan and must insist on only gluten-free, lactose-free, free range, organic, non-BPA, hand-raised, pesticide-free, Paul Anka-free, home grown vegetables on my plate.

  4. caryn salageanu

    June 10, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    I adore pizza too and would love to try this pizza it looks delicious! The Italians know how make food! I love classic Hawaiian.

    • Lena

      June 10, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      Mmmm… Hawaiian is an underrated, but delicious, pizza.

  5. Florence C

    June 10, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    I love pizza with a medium crust, lots of sauce, meat and cheese.

    • Lena

      June 10, 2016 at 3:49 pm

      I like a good saucy pizza too :)

  6. kristen visser

    June 10, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    oh man! next time I am in T.O I am stopping of at this place. This pizza looks absolutely amazing. I want it right now!

    • Lena

      June 10, 2016 at 3:49 pm

      I hope you do, Kristen!

  7. Stephanie LaPlante

    June 10, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    When I started reading this, my brain tried predicting the next part of the sentence. I was wrong but still giggling. I thought you were going to say, “if the moon suddenly looked like a pizza pie, I’d ditch whomever I was with and boot it to nasa and become an astronaut!”.

  8. Holly Daniels

    June 10, 2016 at 11:33 pm

    I love my pizza with extra cheese, some Parmesan, and topped with eggplant. It’s amazing.

  9. heidi c.

    June 11, 2016 at 1:33 am

    I love delicious fresh traditional pizza like this. It isn’t really available where we live, though.

  10. Debbie Bashford

    June 11, 2016 at 6:33 am

    I love my home made thin crust pizzas, since I discovered what a pizza stone was in 2008 I have not looked back

  11. kathy downey

    June 11, 2016 at 10:05 am

    My favorite pizza is made at home with a thin bread crust made from stratch,alfreda sauce, black beans, peppers,leek,green onions and lean chicken chunks and a sprinkle of cheese…..i love pizza

  12. mrdisco

    June 11, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    some of the best pizza I’ve had was in NYC

  13. Marissa

    June 11, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    I prefer a thin crust pizza with lots of cheese, sauce and chicken.

  14. Elizabeth Matthiesen

    June 11, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    It’s a thin crust pizza that I like the most too. Lots of sauce, meat, preferably chicken, mushrooms, onions, pineapple and lots of cheese on top –

  15. Shirley S

    June 12, 2016 at 7:26 am

    I prefer a thin crust pizza with cheese, chicken and vegetables. That pizza from FIGO looks really good!

  16. Lynda Cook

    June 12, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    I’m a fan of any type of pizza, thin crust, thick crust or deep dish and with any toppings as long as there is nothing spicy, I’m a big pizza lover!!

  17. Wanda Tracey

    June 12, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    I love my pizza best with a thin crust and it has to be saucy.I don’t like a dry pizza.As far as ingredients go I like anything but anchovies on it.

  18. Violet Poon

    June 12, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    I am a fan of thin crust but a fan of homemade pizza now and make my own crust and decide what toppings to put on it.

  19. Treen Goodwin

    June 13, 2016 at 10:30 am

    I love pizza , i can eat it everyday, yours looks delish ! i love everything on a pizza and i love thick crust :)

  20. Debbie Bashford

    June 17, 2016 at 6:23 am

    picked up all the fixings to have a great pizza party this weekend

  21. Wanda Tracey

    June 17, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    I’m back here for more pizza instructions because I am making one like this for supper tonight.Thank you Lena for this amazing post.

  22. Debbie White Beattie

    June 18, 2016 at 5:44 am

    Your pizza looks delicious but I like pepperoni, mushrooms, sweet peppers and green olives

  23. Terri Baker

    June 19, 2016 at 10:13 am

    I love pizza either plain cheese or with green olives and hot peppers

  24. Krista M

    June 19, 2016 at 11:52 am

    We don’t have FIGO in my city so I will just have to look at your pictures & drool! It looks great. We like both restaurant and homemade pizza!

  25. heather wesley

    June 23, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    That pizza looks awesome, I will definitely have to check them out next time I’m downtown. It looks exactly like a pizza I had on a recent trip to NY in little italy. soooo good!

  26. Rachel Enns

    July 2, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    I’m for sure going to stop here next time I’m in T.O. Looks so good.

  27. Leeanne c

    July 2, 2016 at 10:28 pm

    I enjoy pizza with a thin crust. I get more out of the pizza when it’s thin and lots of veggies and ham on it. Maybe when I’m in TO I’ll have to check it out.

  28. mrdisco

    July 6, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    next up on my bucket list: to try a real deep dish in Chicago

  29. Susan T.

    July 11, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    I’m thin crust, great sauce and just a little cheese that cannot be stringy at all!

  30. Donna Wilson

    July 12, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    I love a thin crust pizza with lots of cheese!

  31. Tasha May

    July 13, 2016 at 10:16 am

    Pizza is our family’s fave, especially with LOTS of cheese!!

  32. Laurie P

    July 15, 2016 at 9:22 am

    I love a thin crust pizza loaded with veggies. I really miss all the great food in the city. We moved away a few years ago to a great small town, with boring food tho lol.

  33. Cheryl

    July 20, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    That looks delicious! I like a deeper dish pizza, I prefer veggie pizza over meat and lots of cheese of course

  34. Leslie Crosbie

    July 20, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    I agree completely wood-fired pizza is the best but I like tangy sauce!!

  35. Anne Taylor

    July 21, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    This pizza looks so good! I don’t think I’ve ever had “good” pizza lol

  36. LisaM

    July 26, 2016 at 7:56 am

    Oh yum. Have you tried Pizza Libretto? How do the two compare?

  37. Debbie Bashford

    August 1, 2016 at 7:35 am

    we are eating homemade pizza a lot this year it is so easy and I like that I can make it healthy

  38. Wanda Tracey

    August 5, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    I love my pizza saucy just like this one.I wish we had a Figo
    pizzeria near us because their pizzas look amazing!!

  39. Laurie P

    August 16, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Definitely a thin crust…..authentic pizza is truly the best!

  40. Melinda Jana

    August 25, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    I find wood fire oven pizzas to taste especially delicious

  41. kathy downey

    September 2, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    I love pizza with black beans,hot peppers and loads of googy cheese.

  42. kathy downey

    June 24, 2017 at 12:43 pm

    Oh my when i see this pizza it’s time to make some bread dough and be creative…oh how i love Pizza

  43. Debbie White-Beattie

    November 15, 2018 at 11:15 pm

    I love thin crust for my pizza and I like lots of sauce and cheese

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