Seattle - August 12, 2009

'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Pie

Delancey Pizzeria Opens

Pizza nights are the staple of college kids and bachelors — okay, and mageirocophobic bachelorettes.

But this isn’t delivery, it’s Delancey.

The love child of husband-and-wife team Brandon Pettit and Orangette blogger Molly Wizenberg serves gourmet food in the round.

Under light fixtures made of pickling jars and antique cider jugs, chairs from the old Sunset Bowl have a view of the wood-fire oven.

The menu offers simple seasonal flavors like stone fruits, mozzarella, and arugula on a composed salad. A farmers market pizza (foraged porcini and thyme) and Rome-style pie (zucchini, mozzarella, Parmesan, and anchovies) come on a crust Pettit has been honing for years. Desserts are people pleasers, too, like a chocolate chip with sea salt cookie or raspberry yogurt pop.

Go ahead: Think outside the box.

Delancey, 1415 Northwest 70th Street (206-838-1960 or delanceyseattle.com).

  Farm Fresh, Neighborhood Gem