MAIORI pizzeria: the Neapolitan tradition meets Sardinia
MAIORI pizzeria brings the Neapolitan pizza to the heart of Cagliari and joins the wide and varied gastronomic offer of Palazzo Doglio, the elegant luxury hotel that has revisited the idea of comfort and has made it contemporary.
The project Maiori pizzeria was born in February 2021 with the idea of bringing the perfect pairing of tastes and aromas that see the Neapolitan pizza and drinks protagonists to Cagliari, in the magical setting of the luxury hotel of Palazzo Doglio.
The use of the best Campania and Sardinian raw ingredients, authentic products and slow food products and the constant search for new flavours, combined with traditional techniques of pizza production, makes for Maiori to be a temple of Neapolitan pizza in the heart of the Sardinian capital.
The team of Maiori Cagliari Contemporary Cocktails & Traditional Pizza is led by the young and talented pizza maker from Campania Emanuele Riemma, and bartender Antonio Varotto who likes to call himself the “alcoholic consultant”.
Born in 1994, Emanuele Riemma trained with the best Neapolitan masters and in 2019, alongside winning the “creativity” award, he began working on a method of his own: the Riemma method, the result of much study, commitment and a good dose of curiosity. The flour used by Riemma follows the needs of a diabetic clientele and with metabolic syndrome: in fact, it has a reduced glycemic impact and was approved by the Umberto Veronesi Foundation.
Six months after opening, thanks to the commitment and tenacity of Riemma, Maiori pizzeria ranked 74th among the best pizzerias in the world, according to the classic of Guide to the Best Pizzeria in the World. In the explanatory statement published on the guide’s website, edited by Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and Luciano Pignataro, the classic pizzas (from the daisy to the marinara passing through the buffalo) are described as some of the best in Sardinia thanks to the use of high-quality ingredients that enrich a soft pizza, well leavened, very digestible and strong in flavour despite the lightness. The credit is due to Emanuele Riemma who, according to the opinion of the experts, is a successful pizza maker of great talent and brings a 100% Neapolitan and traditional product to the Sardinian capital.
To complete the pleasant dining experience and the impeccable service is the American Bar managed excellently by Antonio Varotto trained at some of the best Italian hotels and clubs. For over twenty years, professionalism, charisma and passion have distinguished the path of Varotto who has included the research of seasonality into his trademark.
To summarize and express the way the expert bartender works is the study of the perfect pairing or the right combination of pizza and beverage that transforms into a journey to discover new flavours.
MAIORI pizzeria: the meeting point between baking and spirits
True pizza lovers, always looking for new tasty emotions, have a new venue to mark on their agenda: MAIORI pizzeria that combines the Neapolitan tradition, the flavours and aromas of the symbols of the products of Sardinian gastronomy.
Alongside winning a place in the Guide to the Best Pizzeria a few months from the opening, Maiori Cagliari Contemporary Cocktails & Traditional Pizza has recently won the coveted Ampolla D’oro per la Miglior Carta dei Distillati per una Pizzeria, assigned by Spirito Autoctono, the guide to sprits of the territory.
Francesco Brunofadda, founder and co-curator of Spirito Autoctono, on the occasion of the Florence Cocktail Week 2021 explained the reasons that allowed MAIORI pizzeria to win the prestigious award: “Despite the combination of spirits and pizza is excellent, it is a habit not yet widespread in Italy. Pizzeria Maiori in Cagliari is brave and forward-looking: the bar run by Antonio Varotto not only manages to dance in unison with the Emanuele Riemma, but would not fail at any specialisation in mixology. The offer is transversal concerning tastes, genres and occasions, managing to cover perfectly every moment of the dining experience”.
Maiori Cagliari Contemporary Cocktails & Traditional Pizza is in Vico del Logudoro in Cagliari, inside the charming courtyard of Palazzo Doglio which also houses Osteria del Forte, an exclusive concept that combines the idea of the classic Italian trattoria with all the taste of traditional dishes reinterpreted in a modern key.
The gastronomic proposal of the Osteria del Forte, guided by Executive Chef Alessandro Cocco, recovers the traditional recipes that show the link between land and sea through colours, textures and typical Sardinian aromas, without giving up on the creativity that defines contemporary cuisine.
Do you want to discover the combinations of Maiori Cagliari Contemporary Cocktails & Traditional Pizza and have an elegant holiday? Book your stay at Palazzo Doglio in Cagliari.
