Fungi

During my recent stroll along Dundas St. W, I noticed a new pizza joint across from Queen Margherita Pizza. After yoga on Sunday, as I'm always craving carbs post-class, I opted to give it a try. After ordering a slice of all mushrooms for $5, I finally realized why the name Dovercourt Village Pizza sounded familiar, though incongruous for this area. This must be a second location for the one at Bloor and Dovercourt which made a splash in the media for its spam concoction. Well, I didn't think much of that one. So with some ruefulness, I took a bite.

It was better this time around. The abundant cheese topping and mushroom gave the slice rich earthiness. But like other take-out places based on the thin slice (e.g., North of Brooklyn), this combination doesn't quite work. You can't reheat a thin slice. So even with a quick pop back in the oven, the slice was still unheated. Left-over cold pizza from the fridge has its own marvelous quality, but room-temperature pizza is simply not appetizing.