Turns out Pi’s new CWE location, which opened its doors at 400 N. Euclid Ave. on Tuesday, isn’t the only pizzeria to debut this week. Owners Brandon Case and Patrick Thirion bowed their Peel Wood-Fired Pizza in Edwardsville on the same day. The 80-seat Peel (originally dubbed 800º) uses its wood-burning oven to turn out pizzas both traditional (four-cheese, sausage, Margherita) and creative (the Hot Brown, with smoked turkey, prosciutto, broccoli and Parmesan cream; the Thai Red Curry, with chicken, red curry, cucumber and roasted peanuts; and the Prosciutto, with prosciutto, fingerling potatoes and roasted garlic). Other menu items get the wood-fired treatment too, including starters like wings and a goat-cheese dip, lasagnas, sandwiches, even the marshmallows on the Nutella S’mores Dessert Pizza. A dozen craft beers on tap round out the menu’s creative offerings. Stop in at 921 S. Arbor Vitae for a taste.
This article appears in Dec 1-31, 2009.