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Tonight was one of my first delves into event photography with Jon Garza. Jon is an old high school friend of my cousin, and is making strong buzz within Austin photography scene. Not only does Jon shoot amazing photos, but is a blast to hang around. We were shooting at a fundraiser at Jose Luis Salon on West 6th, featuring the famous hairstylist Oribe and fundraiser. I felt like I was in the Zoolander (one of my fave movies), so it was a treat. Awesome friendly people, complimentary wine and appetizers, and good times! Check out the photos here.

Now, onto Home Slice! I’ve heard buzz around the expansion built next door, and on the way home picked up a slice. This place gets packed for dinner, but now with the side shop open you can still grab your pizza in less time and make your tummy happier much quicker. I really like the interior of More Home Slice, spacious and tall compared to next door. The Meatball/Mushroom slice was heaven. I have a lot of evidence now to support my theory that 2-hour old pizza re-heated tastes better than either fresh pizza, or day-old pizza.

Props Home Slice for extending the reach to pizza friends :)

Man, seems like I just had Hom Slice the other day. There’s not a lot of seating outside Home Slice, but you can always enjoy your pizza anywhere along SoCo. There’s couple of seats and small tables to the left side of Home Slice that I just sat down and people-watched. I wonder how long I’ll be here in Austin. It’s got great people and places.

It’s always nice to get an unexpected extra. Especially when it comes to food. The most frequent example I’ve encountered is at Wendy’s when you get the 6th chicken nugget. Love that feeling! But what about when you get an extra pizza?? Yup, you bet I was excited. And really full after.

I ordered a sausage slice, and a brocoli+ricotta slice. Ended up getting an extra of the latter. I barely finished all three (didn’t eat the last crust). Love Home Slice, excellent as usual.

Oh check out those crayon drawings of Lemmy. No idea who he is (should I?…)

The slices here seem to get better each time. Just another sunny day in Austin, and your pizza stays warm when you eat outside! (although you’ll probably be sweating in the heat of summer)

You need change every now and then to keep yourself on your toes, keep things fresh.

Today, I had a chance to grab some pizza with D&T and their two kiddos. We were going to head to Salvation Pizza, but they didn’t open til noon. We were hungry at 11am, and well, I guess we were all craving some pizza right at that moment. What pizzeria is open on Saturday lunch time? Home Slice.

What’s great this time around is that I’ll finally get to eat their slices FRESHLY made from the oven, not by-the-slice like I’ve always had. YESS!

Here’s what we ordered:

Pear and Gorgonzola Salad

Large (16″) Margherita

Medium (14″)1/2  Pepperoni, 1/2 Cheese

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Ok, so we couldn’t get indoor seating…we came in just a few minutes too late. So we eat in the back area patio (something I didn’t know about before!) Thing is, today is mad windy. Interesting dining experience awaits us.

Pear and Gorgonzola Salad | Promptly served. Very light, and a little skimpy on the ingredients (walnuts, pears, gorgonzola). It came served with two small rolls, tastes like their pizza dough (great!). Overall, pricey for a salad like this (almost $8). Nothing too special. I’ll pass on salad in the future.

Margherita | Overkill on the Basil. Literally, a forest of green. Coarsley chopped. The act of “garnishing”, this is on the exact opposite side of the spectrum. What accentuated this further was the fact that it was sprinkled on top without a sufficient olive oil beneath it to adhere to. Combined with the windy day, several basil leaves flew off the pie. Dough/Crust was excellent as always. D tells me he likes the tomatoes diced up since it gives it a more uniform taste to each bite. I didn’t think of it that way before. I prefer the whole slices since you get to taste it more when you bite into it. Different strokes for different folks. The cheese on this Margherita is not complimented in any special, flavorful way. The taste in my mouth was mostly basil, touches of tomatoes, and the dough.

Pepperoni Pizza | I never realized how tasty the sauce is. I liked this pepperoni pizza, and we agreed this was the winner today. JKiddo eats his pizza diced, I dig. Good amount of pepperoni. Nice and oily on top, but not sickeningly greasy. Very tasty. Just a good pie to have on a Saturday.

Cheese Pizza | Didn’t get to try this slice, although it looked just as good!

The dining experience ends with a serving of Smartees. Interesting, but I pass.

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There’s a lot gravel around the patio that the kiddos seemed to enjoy just playing around with. Rocks…so fascinating. I remember doing that as a kid, too. JKiddo dropped three forks on the gravel during his meal. I think he’s working his way up to eating pizza with the hands. Maybe even be a master NY-pizza folder soemday.

Vampire flicks, what’s the intrigue in this genre? D tells me about one that he plans on watching, subtitled. T and I both don’t do scary movies well. To the level of psychologically being scarred permanently, lol.

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I learned from D that Tuesdays tend to be slow for pizzerias (hence the ubiqutious “Two-for-Tuesdays” at some chain pizza restaurants). Home Slice closed on Tuesdays…gotta find out the story on that.

Leaving Home Slice…mad food coma, as with any Home Slice outing. I ended up crashing at napping for 3.5 hours!

D&T plan on moving to another part of town by the end of the month. A ‘lil sad, but connecting over pizza is always there :D