Those cold weather blues don't stand a chance in the face of a hearty cheese meal, especially when it's Baby Pizza's limited-edition 'formaggio' feast.
Launched this month, and back for a second year, the cheese-filled menu is here to warm you up (and give you many whacky dreams) over the cooler months. Start off with the likes of Sardinian-style puffed bread, loaded with oozy stracciatella, zucchini and red peppers — or a house-made olive focaccia teamed with a creamy taleggio dip.
Further down the menu, you'll find plates of pumpkin and buffalo ricotta ravioli with smoked scamorza mousse and a four-cheese and 'nduja calzone. Oh, and the star attraction: spaghetti cacio e pepe served straight out of a parmesan wheel. It's extra cheesy, extra carby and will make you forget all about the dreary weather, immediately.
Dessert gets the cheesy treatment, too, with offerings like a classic cannolo — stuffed with blue cheese, mascarpone, pistachio and honeycomb — and a more share-friendly whole baked wheel of brie with garlic, thyme and herb crackers for dipping.
If you're making a night of it — and let's face it, with that menu, who isn't? — you'll also spy a couple of Italian wines, perfect for pairing cheese-heavy meals, including an Artigiano grillo from Sicily and a Montepulciano.
The Formaggio menu is available daily to enjoy at your leisure — pop by for a couple of cheesy snacks, or settle in for a lavish dinner and potential cheese coma.
Baby Pizza is located at 631–633 Church Street, Richmond. The Formaggio menu is available daily until the end of winter.