Gouging interest in a by-the-slice pizza joint
I'm entertaining the idea of opening a by-the-slice pizza shop in Leuven, but not sure the time is right.
Leuven always seems slow to catch on food-wise, as an example: in my book Buonissima was an amazing al-taglio place , but it closed within a year as people just didn't seem to know what to make of -what to the untrained eye- looks like trays of lunch-lady pizza. (This was before Netflix Chef's table had a Bonci episode) The place might have closed because all sorts of reasons, but my point is, when I talked to people about it they thought it was junk food, and the only good pizza can be 'authentic' pizza from places with menus on blackboards and 'wood fired ovens' and pseudo- Italian names.
So anyway, the traditional NY slice has been having a bit of a renaissance the last few years with places like L'industrie and Stretch in NY elevating it to pretty much a gourmet product while still keeping the low-key slice-shop vibe.
So anyway, here's my 'poll' question:
Should there be a place like that exist in Leuven, that sells pizza by the slice, with an electric oven, out of an unassuming storefront, that doesn't pretend to be Italian, out of 10 of your friends, how many do you think would 'get it' as opposed to 'automatically think it's junk food' .
Thanks for your help!
