These pictures are several weeks old, but it’s been a while since I’ve posted any food pictures, so…

Shortly before we moved from LA, AEJ and I did a little restaurant tour, eating at several of our favorite places in town before we left. One place we had to hit one last time was Pizzeria Mozza, Mario Batali’s pizza place in West Hollywood. They have, among other things, this incredible chopped salad. When we took my mom there last year, she said it was the best salad she’d ever had.

Mmmmm. Let’s get one more look at that — maybe a shot of just a single serving.

Then, of course, there were the pizzas. We may have gone a little overboard here, like we usually do. We ordered three pizzas. There were only two of us. I like them odds. Front to back, this is Pizza alla benno: speck, pineapple, jalapeno, mozzarella & tomato (basically a very spicy Hawaiian-style pizza); Margherita with mozzarella, tomato & basil (so that at least one of them would be simple); and Salumi Salami, mozzarella, tomato & fresno chiles.

Here’s a close-up of the incredible “Pizza alla benno.” Lordy McYum, this was just about the tastiest pizza ever.

Seriously. I’ve had pizza with pineapple before, but I guess it was never fresh-sliced pineapple. The super-sweet pineapple with the spicy chiles was… Wow.

We’ve found some tasty pizza here in Austin (I’m a fan of Mangia‘s), but nothing quite as over-the-top as Pizzeria Mozza. If anybody knows a place we should try, let me know!