487574 Fri Feb 08 09:36:17 -0800 2008 9 18 Manhattan 0 3377154 Where do you go for white pizza with fontina? Extra points if you know of a restaurant downtown that does it well, but I would travel pretty far to satisfy this particular craving. Fri Feb 08 09:36:17 -0800 2008 159929 lmoy 1 3377169 I love this too and I'm always on the lookout for it. The best I've found is actually in Jersey. Franco's Metro in Fort Lee, right over the GWB. It's personal size pizza with fontina, mozz, parmesan and ricotta on thin crust.. Amazing. I'd also love to hear of some places in the city though. Fri Feb 08 09:40:51 -0800 2008 3377154 21048 melodyt1313 1 3378853 Have you had the focaccia with robiola at Da Ciro (Lex + 33rd, I think)? Different cheese and different configuration, but may satisfy the carb+stinky Italian cheese craving. You have to like white truffle oil, though. Fri Feb 08 15:56:22 -0800 2008 3377154 44059 daveena 2 3379616 Cheese and white truffle oil ? How can you go wrong ? They have some nice pizzas on their menu ... http://www.daciro.com/index2.htm Fri Feb 08 22:56:03 -0800 2008 3378853 10609 Cheese Boy 2 3393475 I will be trying this place in the VERY near future! Thanks so much for the suggestion! Wed Feb 13 09:54:52 -0800 2008 3378853 159929 lmoy 3 3395893 It is a lovely thing, that focaccia... the bread itself is fairly thin, and the top half is perforated, so you can appreciate the ooze of the robiola... there's a generous drizzle of white truffle oil. I actually came across the recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_12715_PRINT-RECIPE-3X5-CARD,00.html Tried making it but my bread came out too thick, which threw off the balance between bread and cheese. Anyway, I ate so much of my inferior version (while imperfect, it was still reasonably tasty - but I had a *lot* of it) that I haven't had a craving for it for years... maybe it's time for me to go back... Wed Feb 13 21:06:33 -0800 2008 3393475 44059 daveena 4 3396001 Yep this pizza rocks! Also try their rabbit tagliatelle...stellar. FYI, if any of you are more downtown and the robbiola/focaccia/truffle oil craving hits, La Bottega turns out a pretty close version. Wed Feb 13 22:15:35 -0800 2008 3395893 50004 jthefoodie 4 3412912 This is on my list of things to do next weekend. Thanks for the link! Tue Feb 19 09:38:56 -0800 2008 3395893 159929 lmoy 1 3398243 if you're willing to jump CH boards and don't mind some extra cheeses, fornino in williamsburg has a few different varieties. great pizza. fresh herbs... though i always stick with the margherita classica so can't compare and contrast the fontina varieties... http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/fornino/menus/takeout.html Thu Feb 14 13:40:22 -0800 2008 3377154 13695 thievery 1 3420784 La Pizza Fresca's "Monte Bianco" (Robiola, Parmigiano and Fontina cheeses with Porcini mushrooms and Prosciutto San Daniele) and "Savoia" (Mushrooms, pancetta, Fontina cheese and bufala mozzarella" are both very good (although the Monte Bianco crust isn't quite up to all the stuff on top of it). I haven't had a bad pizza there, and they also have absolutely first-rate pastas. 31 East 20th; http://www.lapizzafrescaristorante.com/ Thu Feb 21 10:19:09 -0800 2008 3377154 146247 craig_g