Need a good, authentic Italian pizza at home but don't have time or the skills or the inclination to make it yourself? Well, if you live in Tosa, Pizzeria Piccola, 7606 W. State St., can come to your rescue, now that it offers free delivery, Wednesday through Saturday.
In my house we're fans of Pizzeria Piccola -- although we still think that some kind of covering would make the patio friendlier on sizzling sunny days -- and we like going there. So, when I heard they added home delivery, I didn't pay much attention, at first.
But last night in an effort to have a quick and tasty dinner before heading over to our local park to see some live music, I gave it a try, ordering a pair of pizzas and a kids pasta at 4:45, knowing that we'd likely be the first delivery of the day when the driver clocked in at 5 (delivery stops at 9 p.m. and the minimum order is $15).
We barely had time to set the table before the food arrived nice and hot. My chicken sausage pizza was as tasty at my dining room table as it is upstairs at Pizzeria Piccola.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
