Nashville has its share of stable pizza locations. Now that Joey’s and Manny’s have gone to the nice deck oven within the sky, I level individuals to locations like 5 Factors Pizza, Sal’s, NY Pie, Nicky’s Coal Fired and Smith & Lentz. However I haven’t had a go-to in Franklin till now.
Slice Home is just about the very first thing you encounter when driving into downtown Franklin touring south on Franklin Street. The spot at 98 East Foremost St. beforehand housed two A. Marshall Hospitality ideas, Burger Dandy and Americana Taphouse, and the brand new occupants of the constructing even have plans for an thrilling bakery and cafe coming quickly to the house subsequent door to Slice Home. Extra on Perenn quickly!
On my first go to, I used to be stunned, nay tickled, to find parking proper in entrance of the constructing. Slice Home truly provides virtually 50 parking spots in tons across the constructing with an hour of free parking with validation. That’s a reasonably large deal, however the public storage in downtown Franklin is barely a pair blocks stroll from the restaurant.
Tony Gemignani
Slice Home is the brainchild of Tony Gemignani, the globally acclaimed 13-time world pizza champion (that’s actually a factor), and the Nashville operator believes so strongly within the idea that he plans ten outposts throughout the state within the subsequent decade.
However Franklin is the fortunate first recipient of Gemignani’s abilities, that are spectacular contemplating he actually wrote The Pizza Bible. Hailing from the Bay Space, Gemignani has mastered a number of completely different kinds of pies, and he showcases 4 completely different crusts at Slice Home.
The primary is New York Type, the basic strolling slice with a powerful spine and good crunch. Grandma Type is the second choice, and the primary of three pizzas that’s cooked in a pan somewhat than on a stone or pizza metal. All three of the pan doughs share the identical primary recipe, however Grandma Type crust has the shortest fermentation time, so it’s the thinnest of the three with a extra rustic type.
Two palms are required, however they may double-cut a New York type slice should you ask
Sicilian is the third type, and the longer proofing time results in an airier crust, virtually like a focaccia. Detroit Type has the longest time to rise leading to an virtually deep-dish crust. A crispy layer of cheese referred to as a “frico” provides a pleasant little bit of crunchy texture to the outer crust of a Motor Metropolis pie.
Slice Home revolves round selections. Simply contained in the entrance door, a case shows rotating slice choices for grab-and-go or a fast dine-in expertise. As fashionable because the restaurant has been since opening and as a lot consideration as they pay to their cooking course of, bear in mind that it would take as much as an hour to get a complete pie should you order from the counter. So undoubtedly think about a slice to your first expertise.
These slices embody at the very least one choice that includes every kind of crust so you possibly can pattern the results of the completely different fermentations and rise instances. Among the many hottest kinds that will likely be staples of the slice selections are a basic pepperoni, a classy scorching honey and pepperoni and Italian sausage.
The slice case at Slice Home
Every outpost of Slice Home designs its personal home pie, which Gimignani contributes his recommendation to, and Nashville’s is the Legislation Canine. Obtainable by the slice solely, the Legislation Canine has rather a lot occurring with a plate of New York-style crust topped with mozzarella, applewood smoked bacon and peppered maple bacon, thin-cut pepperoni, Jack Daniel’s Maple Syrup, scorching pepper oil, inexperienced onions, garlic oil, oregano and romano cheese.
Entire pies can be found in a number of sizes and configurations. New York Type crusts are available in 12-inch and 20-inch choices, a 9-by-12-inch Detroit pan dimension, a 12-inch sq. Grandma type and an 11-by-17-inch Sicilian. So like I mentioned — lotsa selections!
What makes Slice Home pies particular (and IMHO they honestly are!) is Gemignani’s dedication to high quality components and fanatical concentrate on repeatable processes. Each Slice Home orders their components from the identical suppliers, from imported flour and tomatoes to sausage and pepperoni which were chosen from suppliers after painstaking analysis. When a pair extra Slice Homes open in Center Tennessee over the following 12 months or so, each pie ought to style the identical irrespective of the place you order it. They’ve even put in a particular water filtration system to standardize that necessary ingredient and eradicate variability.
Take a look at the cup on these pepperonis!
Along with slices and entire pies, Slice Home additionally provides antipasti dishes like dense pork and beef meatballs in marinara sauce and tacky garlic bread, pasta dishes starting from a toothsome gemelli with vodka cream sauce to bucatini with a meaty tomato sauce, a couple of salads, and cannolis and cookies for dessert. Drinks embody smooth drinks and beer with wine coming quickly.
As busy as they’ve been since opening in April, Slice Home has not turned on their on-line ordering but, however they may have devoted parking and pick-up home windows for carry-out orders as soon as they get their toes beneath them. Open for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. till 9 p.m. seven days every week, possibly your finest guess is to bust down the door at 11 a.m. for an early lunch like I did. That’ll provide the finest likelihood to search out parking shut by and be out and in with a slice or two in report time.
I’m guessing you’ll be impressed!
