Doug Van Pelt

A novel idea

I'm in one of Austin's well-kept eatery secrets -- Brick Oven Pizza, who have long ago perfected the art of making great thin crust and oven baked Pizza pies. They have a really creative menu, with:

European Pizza - "A classic Naples favorite. Whole milk mozzarella, crushed tomatoes, romano and virgin olive oil."

Spinach European Pizza - (same as above, but with Spinach leaves included).

Spinach & Artichoke Alfredo Pizza - "Diced artichoke hearts, spinach and alfredo sauce made with a blend of cream, parmesan, roman and special seasonings."

Portabello Mushroom & Prosciutto Pizza - "A bold, flavorful combination of oven roasted portabello murhrooms, lean prosciutto ham, mozzarella, gorgonzola and sundried tomato pesto."

Southwest Chicken Pizza - "Spicy and flavorful, made with chipotle pesto, mozzarella and romano cheese, roasted chicken, red onion, sliced tomatoes and fresh cilantro."

Cook's Spicy Special - "Pepperoni, Canadian bacon, spiced beef, onion, green peppers, fresh garlic, jalapenos, Roma tomatoes, mozzarella and romano cheese."

Mediterranean - "A hearty grouping of herbed meatballs with roasted garlic pesto, green adn black olives, feta and mozzarella cheeses, red onions, oregano and olive oil."

Garlic Chicken & Sundried Tomato Pizza - "Garlic pesto, roasted chicken and sundired tomatoes, with fresh dill, red onions and asiago and mozzarella cheeses."

Tuscan Truffle Pizza - "A pesto of Italian mushrooms infused iwth essence of truffles, prosciutto ham, and whole milk mozzarella, topped with arugula & freshly grated asiago cheese."

Their headquarters are up in the Northwest, in Kirkland, Washington. Check 'em out sometime.

I'm here typing away on my notebook, taking my novel from 57,000+ words to over 60,000 in a few hours. I'm excited. It's nice to have a wifi signal here and access to a power cord, as the afternoon crowd is kind of slow. I think Michael Phelps just walked by on the sidewalk. Some lady knocked over a big wipe board sign on her way out the door to do something. She then shouted down someone she knew. I overhead later that it was Michael Phelps. He had set a world record at a University of Texas swim meet not too long ago; so maybe he's here (like the ESPN Game Day crew) for the big game tomorrow night between #1 Texas and #11 Missouri.

Hook 'em, Horns!

P.S. Earlier today at our church's Men's Retreat (which you can follow our Pastor's tweets at www.twitter.com/U_Explore), the guest speaker encouraged us about connecting with others in the church. He mentioned how "radically rewarding" it was to have "a Timothy in your life."

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at October 17, 2008 03:45 PM