Home again, researching Oobatz’s pizza maker, Dan Pearson, who took a neat path to Oobatz and in which I learned that I probably need to buy a mandolin to slice properly (boo, I’ll probably shoot my eye out), and that in addition to using 100% sourdough, he uses population wheat, which I’d never heard of, explained by this unrelated producer: https://wakelyns.co.uk/yq/
bonus if you don’t follow the wheat producer link, this fun infographic of wheats in a population what that looks like a @paulrickards plotter postcard
Figure 2. computer graphic detailing capitalized names of wheat grasses in two columns right aligned on the left column and left aligned on the right column in a black sans serif with solid thin color lines in a rotation of various primary additive printing colors like cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, cross linking every variety named on the left to every variety named on the rightBezostayaBuchanCadenzaClaireDebenHerewardHigh Tiller LineMaris WidgeonMerciaMonopolNormanOptionPasticheRenanRenesansaSoissonsSparkTankerThatcherWembleyThe 20 parents and over 190 crosses that make upORC Wakelyns Population.
Figure 1. A map of City of Westminster, England. The path of a two and a half mile (four kilometer) walk is indicated. About 5000 steps and 43 feet (13 meters) elevation over two hours, (one hour moving).
Figure 1. A map of Greater London, England. The path of a three and a half mile (five and a half kilometer) walk is indicated. About 6900 steps and 157 feet (48 meters) elevation over two and a half hours, (one and a half hours moving).
Figure 1. A map of Greater London, England. The path of a five and a quarter mile (eight and a half kilometer) walk is indicated. About 10500 steps and 138 feet (42 meters) elevation over four hours, (one and a half hours moving).
Figure 1. A map of City of Westminster, England. The path of a five and a half mile (nine kilometer) walk is indicated. About 11100 steps and 230 feet (70 meters) elevation over four and a half hours, (two hours moving).
Figure 1. A map of City of Westminster, England. The path of a five and a quarter mile (eight and a half kilometer) walk is indicated. About 10500 steps and 82 feet (25 meters) elevation over three hours, (two hours moving).
Holy moly it was great, like, wow, maybe my favorite pizza ever? I’m definitely going to try these tooping choices at home.
we asked the server if they could give any hints at the what the “surprise” pizza tonight was, and no, they could not. great concept.
Figure 2. two slices of neapolitan pizza topped with mozzerella and thin slices of zucchini, the crust is salted with maldon or similar large flakes of salt, and leopard spotted perfectlyin the foreground are two stainless steel hammered dishes of chili oil, one green, one red.Figure 3. a phone camera pic of the menu at Oobatz, we got the deux, trois, sinc, and sixOobatz16UNSauce tomate, mozzarella di bufala, basilic19DEUXMaïs, mozzarella di bufala, oignon20TROISCourgette, mozzarella di bufala22QUATREMortadella, mozzarella di bufala22CINQSalsiccia, caciocavallo, sauce tomate16-24SIXSurprise du chef03.08.2025Les pizzas sont servies l'une après l'autre, pour l'ensemble de la tablPrix nets en euro.Figure 4. a single slice of neapolitan pizza topped with mozz, sweet corn, and a few very tiny, thin red onion slices. I think it also has oregano flaks and chili powder and maldon on top.
Figure 1. A map of Paris, Ile-de-France. The path of a seven and three quarters mile (12 and a half kilometer) walk is indicated. About 15600 steps and 180 feet (55 meters) elevation over seven and a quarter hours, (three and a quarter hours moving).
Figure 1. A map of Paris, Ile-de-France. The path of a three and three quarters mile (six kilometer) walk is indicated. About 7600 steps and 125 feet (38 meters) elevation over four and a quarter hours, (one and a half hours moving).
Figure 1. A map of Paris, Ile-de-France. The path of a 10 and three quarters mile (17 and a half kilometer) walk is indicated. About 21700 steps and 377 feet (115 meters) elevation over seven and a quarter hours, (three and a half hours moving).
