Last week, we got to taste the greatness of another Picky Eater’s Pizza Party pop up! Our taste buds have literally been ready and waiting since last year’s. Brooklyn based, Picky Eater’s NYC continues to wow us with his reinvention of the way we know pizza. Trinidadian owner and chef Picky, consistently takes New York’s signature food and adds his Caribbean twist.
The Scene
Picky’s Pizza Party Part 2 was hosted at Prive Restaurant and Lounge in Brooklyn. By the time I arrived, the party was already in full swing. Music was blaring from the speakers and the space was filled from wall to wall. However, the tight wiggle room bothered no one! Attendees gladly enjoyed their pizza wherever they could and there was still a line to enter just outside the door.
The Food
The pie choices for the night were Bake and Shark, a Trini style fried Shark, tomatoes, pineapple, and finished with a drizzle of garlic and tamarind sauce. A vegan option called Meatless Malaysian with peppers, grilled zucchini, red onions with a house made Malaysian sauce. Last but not least, the infamous jerk chicken pizza, Likkle More Jerk which included shredded jerk chicken, mozzarella cheese and jerk sauce.
Initially, I said I would go for the vegan option as I’m trying to cut back on my dairy intake but as I stood in the serving line, Likkle More Jerk called out to me! The huge chunks of chicken just sitting there in all their juices and marinating in jerk sauce effortlessly seduced me. Once I grabbed my slices, I spotted a free table in the corner and pounced before anyone else could snatch it. From the very first bite, I was happy!
My pie slices were topped with pineapple, peppers, jerk sauce, onions, carrots and healthy portions of shredded jerk chicken. All the fixings for a delicious jerk chicken meal but deliciously thrown on top of a pizza. The dough was soft and the jerk sauce politely soaked into the pizza without making it soggy or being too spicy. There was also a sweetness to the sauce, which I assume comes from the pineapple juice mixing with the jerk sauce. The pineapple was sweet and fresh!
Overall, Picky won this picky eater over! If the pizza is any indication of the rest of their menu, I need to head over to Picky Eater’s NYC pronto!
