Every great hit gets a sequel, and this one’s been a long time coming. Last year, our ragù & meatball pizza took Christmas by storm. So this year we’re giving it the encore it deserves.
There’s an old saying in Napoli: “A Natale a Napoli, nun se dorme.” At Christmas in Naples, no one sleeps. The whole city goes gloriously, wonderfully nuts.
It starts with the fireworks. From 6pm on 1st December they’re going off on every street corner, right through to midnight on 5th January. Parties spill out onto the streets, red wine in little paper cups is the drink of the season, and Christmas in Napoli becomes one long, loud, beautiful party. And then there’s the food.
Christmas Eve is the big night, and it’s a proper fishy feast: Spaghetti alla Vongole, Zuppa di Cozze, fried Baccalà. But for the rest of the season, there’s a giant bubbling pot of Neapolitan ragù with meatballs on the go in kitchens all over the city. Getting ready for a big night? Ragù. Recovering from the night before? Ragù. It’s a ragù-fest, and we’re all in.
Our Christmas pizza is a tribute to that Neapolitan party spirit, powered by ragù. We cook ours low and slow with beef and San Marzano DOP tomatoes, then finish it with extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil. The sausage meatballs have a spike of ‘nduja for a spicy kick. It all goes onto our 72-hour double-fermented dough, with fior di latte mozzarella on top, then into the oven at 500°C for sixty seconds. It’s quite something.
So whether you’re gearing up for the night ahead or easing into the morning after, come and find us, order a ragù and meatball pizza, and all will be well.
Order it from 2nd November – 31st December at all pizzerias, via Click & Collect, delivery and our catering Crustmas bundle.
BUON NATALE, and Merry Crustmas II You!
