La Focacceria pizza opens in Long Beach
Bolognese focaccia pizza at La Focacceria in Long Beach is topped with ground beef and mozzarella cheese. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
Long Beach marches to the beat of a different drum, and that's evident in the new La Focacceria, a shop that crafts pizza from focaccia bread.
The shop opened in July in the former home of the vegan cafe Fermento. It's owned by wholesale product developer John Edwards. About 10 years ago, he created focaccia bread that was sold at Costco nationwide, which gave him the idea to open a focaccia shop. For this venture, he teamed up with his daughter Mary Kraemer, who previously ran the healthy eating-focused Fit Food Kitchen.
La Focacceria in Long Beach sells loaded focaccia bread pizza. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
Each 10-inch pie is $20, with a dense, crispy focaccia bread crust that's halfway between a regular pizza and a Sicilian. Choose from quirky toppings such as taco meat, chicken Parmigiana, clams casino or bacon, egg and cheese.
A sample slice of the "salad supreme" is topped with fresh vegetables at La Focacceria in Long Beach. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
On a recent afternoon, a "salad supreme" on special for $10, is stacked with a lemony lettuce and tomatoes. More substantial is Bolognese focaccia, sloppy Joe-like with ground beef, chopped carrots and mozzarella cheese.
In addition to the store, the two also sell focaccia creations at the Long Beach Farmers Market and pop-ups at Bright Eye Brewery and The Cabana.
Said Edwards, "We found this little spot in Long Beach, and it made sense to put our toes in the water over here."
La Focacceria, 1048 W. Beech St., Long Beach, 917-239-3487, wegotchafocaccia.com. Open noon to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Andi Berlin is from Arizona and does not know where she is going. But when she gets there, she’ll find something beautiful and delicious that the world needs to taste.
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