PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIATony Cannata and his family run this joint and serve up traditional thin-based pizza, seemingly from a wood-oven somewhere in Italy, straight to your table on Nicholson Street. Connoisseurs, aficionados and aspiring pizzaiolas will appreciate Tony's handiwork over the wood-fire, but don't visit Woodstock expecting any modern variations on authentic cuisine, this place is a true member of the old school and people come for a taste of the old country. Even the cantata waiters maintain distinctly Italian characteristics, so if you're in a rush, head to McD's, but if it’s a slice pie you're after, Woodstock will not disappoint. An array of top shelf slices boast delicious local produce, like the crispy ham, red peppers and sausage on the Calabrese or the mascarpone and gorgonzola cheeses across a few of the vegetarian options.
Woodstock's large space is delightfully Italian, complete with Venetian terrazzo below, Ferrari memorabilia and, excuse me signore, is that a Fiat chassis at table four? Refreshingly, most of the beer and wine options are Italian, but for those who cannot compromise when it comes to the serious stuff, BYO wine is accepted at $10 a bottle.
Frank Trimboli