As published in Edible Ojai magazine’s Edible
Notes section, Spring 2014
Osteria Monte Grappa fires up new pizza oven
As part of a recent remodel, Osteria
Monte Grappa installed a wood-fired pizza oven imported from Modena, Italy. With
temperatures reaching as high as 1,000°, the oven turns out artisanal flatbread
pizzas cooked to crispy perfection in just
about two minutes flat. Complementing a menu of fresh pastas and rustic Northern
Italian–inspired fare featuring local farmers’ market produce and meats, the
pizza offerings run the gamut from the familiar pizza Margherita with fresh
basil to the creative pizza di Stefano (a nod to the owner) with thin slices of
speck (Northern Italian smoked prosciutto) and lightly dressed fresh arugula. In
addition to the impressive list of Italian and California wines OMG has offered
since opening in 2009, the restaurant’s new liquor license means a full-service
bar with top-shelf spirits and fine Italian grappas, sambuca and limoncello. So
customers can now belly up to the newly installed custom-built bar and enjoy a
craft cocktail while watching the flames flicker inside the oven.
Osteria Monte
Grappa
242 E. Ojai Ave.
Ojai
805-640-6767
OMGOjai.com
