The Stella Amatriciana Pizza from Pizzata Pizzeria in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is our pick for Pizza of the Week

This week’s Pizza Today Featured Pizza of the Week goes out to Pizzata Pizzeria in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Pizzata Birreria in South Philly. The two-unit operation is constantly putting out spectacular pizza specials. We love following them on Instagram. We selected the Stella Amatriciana Pizza because it is a stunner every time and their customers went crazy for it.

Also known as the star pizza, this pizza isn’t what many think of when hear stuffed crust. They think of round pies with a ballooned crust edge. But instead, the star pizza presents as a beautifully crafted work of art. Great work, Pizzata!

Let’s explore more about the pizza from co-owner Davide Lubrano.

Why: “100-percent sourdough, it’s a star shaped pizza representing the amatriciana pasta in Italy, and you can enjoy both a soft crust filled with ricotta as well as a crispy under carriage bottom.”

Process: “Its 100-percent sourdough with a blend of 4 different flours, with a 4-5 days slow fermentation and maturation process with zero commercial yeast and all naturally leavened, which makes the gluten easier to digest, lowers glycemic index, and improves the mineral absorption of grains.”

It was created by @obsession_pizza co-owner and baker of both location

How: “Creativity is what I love the most, and it’s very important to being able to express your self recreating certain flavors you love into a pizza and being able to bring that vision to life Feedback from costumers it’s been amazing so we decided to add to it to both location at @pizzata_pizzeria and @pizzata_birreria.”

Learn more about Pizzata Pizzeria at https://www.pizzatapizzeria.com/ and follow both locations on Instagram at @pizzata_pizzeria and @pizzata_birreria.

You can also check out A Conversation with Davide Lubrano and Vinny Gallagher, Pizzata Pizzeria, Philadelphia in Pizza Today.

What is Pizza Today’s Pizza of the Week?

Pizza Today’s Pizza of the Week is a new web and social series where we recognized the creativity and outstanding pizzas that are hitting pizza menus across the country. We’re exploring what’s on the pizza, how it got its name, who created it and how they came up with it. We are scouring Instagram each week and saving pizzas that are contenders for our Pizza of the Week. Then our team will select a winner each Thursday, then we’ll reach out to the winner to answer a few questions and the winner will be posted the following Tuesday in People & Pizzerias on our website.

Want to be considered for Pizza of the Week? Tag us @PizzaToday and use the hashtag #ptpizzaoftheweek. We can’t wait to drool over your amazing pizzas!