A Dallas pizzeria identified for its artisanal dough is coming to Houston. Pie Faucet will open its first Bayou Metropolis outpost in June.
Situated subsequent to Fielding’s River Oaks within the Novel Residences luxurious condo constructing, Pie Faucet is an endeavor from Dallas restaurateur Wealthy Hicks and Italian chef Giovanni Mauro. The chef is liable for the restaurant’s pizza dough, which makes use of a mom starter and a 96-hour fermentation course of that makes use of pure yeast to attain steadiness of crunch and chew.
“With out nice dough, you’ll be able to’t have nice pizza,” Mauro instructed CultureMap Dallas when the primary location opened in 2016. “The concept that the crust is solely a automobile for toppings is the improper strategy. There needs to be an ideal steadiness of sauce and topping, however you must have a dedication to the dough. If dough is all the things it must be, the pizza is stellar.”
Utilizing Italian flour and pure yeast are important parts of the dough’s taste, Mauro added.
“It is the type of dough our great-grandparents used to eat,” he says. “It is a very pure, gradual course of. We do not use any industrial yeasts. We began a ‘mom dough’ with a starter that is proprietary to us. It is a five-day course of, an absolute minimal of 96 hours, from after we begin to after we put the pizza on the plate.”
The restaurant makes use of that dough to create pizzas that embrace classics like a margherita, pepperoni, and veggie. A few of the extra inventive choices embrace the Prosciutto (topped with dates, pistachio, arugula, cheese, and balsamic) and the Salami (calabrese salami, fennel sausage, pepperoni, bacon, and mozzarella).
Along with pizza, the restaurant touts its rotisserie hen, which is served each as a half fowl with mashed cauliflower and greens and as a part of sandwiches, pastas, and salads. Different pastas embrace pappardelle bolognese, ricotta gnocchi, and the on-trend rigatoni in spicy vodka sauce.
Having lined “pie,” let’s flip to the “faucet” portion of the restaurant’s identify. The bar program begins with 30 beers and wines on faucet. They’re joined by cocktails, extra wines by-the-glass, and non-alcoholic choices. Taken collectively, it’s a compelling bundle that earned Greatest New Restaurant within the 2017 CultureMap Dallas Tastemaker Awards.
“Our proficient and devoted workforce has been anxiously awaiting this thrilling entrance to the Houston market as it’s the epitome of all issues attention-grabbing in meals and tradition and one of many friendliest and most numerous cities within the U.S. In relation to our model, if it isn’t distinctive, it’s unacceptable,” Hicks stated in an announcement. “We’re proud that now we have one of the crucial clear, wholesome, and scrumptious artisan pizzas you’ll be able to take pleasure in on the market as a result of it has no preservatives, fillers, or components.”
Pie Faucet can be open for lunch, dinner, completely satisfied hour, and weekend brunch.
