Everyday throngs of families flock to Disney World, the “Happiest Place on Earth,” to experience the magical shows and attractions. Aside from this, however, fine dining at the Epcot center is gaining the attention of many.
Nestled in the Italy Pavillion at Epcot, Via Napoli is the park’s newest food attraction. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill pizza joint. Via Napoli is a 300-seat restaurant serving up gourmet pizza pies from oak wood-burning ovens each one named after the three volcanoes in Italy, Etna, Vesuvius and Stromboli (check out the photos below to see the clever artistic design of each oven). These ovens burn at a lava-like heat of 700 degrees!
Famed restaurant, Nick Valenti, spent time in Naples studying the art of creating authentic Nepolitan pizzas to ensure that Via Napoli would bring back those flavors for its guests. This included examining all the details of the dough, sauce, crust and oven temperatures used in creating the perfect pie. The innovation in new pizza concepts continue to grow as more restaurants such as Via Napoli, Mozza Pizza and PitFire pizza dig back to the culinary roots of the beloved dish in efforts to create a truly authentic pie that breaks away from the conventional models of the big chains.