Some people are so creative. I recently learned about a place not too far from my home, and just a block away from the church I attend, that has opened with a fascinating concept.
The idea of Capa Tosta is simple: Good food and good music. The Pizza + Soul place, as it defines itself, offers exceptional pizzas, salads and grilled meats and even more exceptional live soul music three to four nights a week. When we were there Big John Whitfield and the Vienna Soul Society Combo was performing. The African-American singer (photo above) from the U.S.'s midwest has a very smoky voice that really adds to the classic blues tunes he belts out.
And not only is the music good, but so is the food. There are five types of pizza to choose from, antipastas, three beautifully large salads (my favorite is the insalata rucola) and a small offering of specially grilled T-bone steaks. Yum, yum, yum!
The restaurant itself is very upscale and, as the owner informed us, many of the items for the kitchen (the clay oven, for example) were brought in from Naples. Even some of the ingredients are regularly brought in, he said. To top things off, the wine and Champagne lists are extensive. Extensive, but not expensive. Prices are really very good.
It is a not-to-be-missed place. If you are in Vienna, you MUST check it out. Reservations are suggested and can be made easily online. Just go to: http://www.capatosta.at/.
See you there!
Alison
Thursday, 18 February 2010
The idea of Capa Tosta is simple: Good food and good music. The Pizza + Soul place, as it defines itself, offers exceptional pizzas, salads and grilled meats and even more exceptional live soul music three to four nights a week. When we were there Big John Whitfield and the Vienna Soul Society Combo was performing. The African-American singer (photo above) from the U.S.'s midwest has a very smoky voice that really adds to the classic blues tunes he belts out.
And not only is the music good, but so is the food. There are five types of pizza to choose from, antipastas, three beautifully large salads (my favorite is the insalata rucola) and a small offering of specially grilled T-bone steaks. Yum, yum, yum!
The restaurant itself is very upscale and, as the owner informed us, many of the items for the kitchen (the clay oven, for example) were brought in from Naples. Even some of the ingredients are regularly brought in, he said. To top things off, the wine and Champagne lists are extensive. Extensive, but not expensive. Prices are really very good.
It is a not-to-be-missed place. If you are in Vienna, you MUST check it out. Reservations are suggested and can be made easily online. Just go to: http://www.capatosta.at/.
See you there!
Alison
Thursday, 18 February 2010
