In the Birmingham area, we saw Troup’s Pizza Cahaba Heights, Area 41 Pizza Co. Mt Laurel, Capella Pizzeria in Birmingham (”Tastes like Italy!”) and Tortugas Homemade Pizza in Hoover.

The pizza is then cooked in an incredibly hot 900 degrees Fahrenheit wood-burning oven for a maximum of 90 seconds. The heat from the oven causes the outer crust to bubble and char while the ...