PICI Enoteca, Beverly Hills

In 2011, The Huffington Post selected Pici Enoteca as one of their 20 Favorite Pizza Spots in the country. Food Republic highlighted the lemongrass pizza, where they detailed Jason’s process of creating a lemongrass paste with ginger and garlic that flavors a tomato-basil sauce. Deep-fried ginger encrusts the pie’s top, while black-carbon steel cookware gives the thinly rolled dough its trademark crunch. Like the lemongrass pizza, all of PICI’s menu items are vegetarian, though diners may opt to add meats or a sprinkle of granite. Whether ordering a pie, hand-rolled pasta, or a fresh salad, customers can bookend their meals with inventive appetizers such as artichoke fritters with boursin cheese and, of course, a slice of cheesecake.