Motorino Born in Napoli Raised in Brooklyn and Now in Manila

By May 21, 2014 Foodie 4 Comments

Congratulations to my cousins, Marga Santos Lorenzana, Trisha Ding Santos, Eugene Lorenzana and Bubu Santos on the opening of Motorino!  With Owner, founder and chef Mathieu Palombino and John Lopez, Operations Manager

Even their parents, Tito Butch and Tita Bing Bing were very active in setting the business up and making sure everything went smoothly

Motorino born in Napoli, raised in Brooklyn now Open in Manila! At Greenbelt 3, 3rd floor.  Motorino means small motorcycle and just like a small motorcycle that can go around easily and is accessible to all types of people, that is how he wants Motorino to be, a pizza for everyone to enjoy

Mathieu has been here for a month to set up and train the staff of Motorino.  He worked in many restaurants in New York – Executive Chef of Brasserie Ruhlmann Art and First Chef de Cuisine of BLT amongst many others.  He is very hands on and has very strict standards 
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Watch him make the pizza dough!!  According to my cousin Marga, this is the least fattening pizza among all pizzas in the city since ingredients are not processed and they come from Napoli 

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As soon as you enter is the To Go counter

Very nice interiors

Backdrop of the Williamsburg Bridge – Motorino opened it’s first branch in 2007 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn across Peter Luger Steakhouse.  The second branch will open in East Village, New York and there are two branches in Hong Kong

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Tin Ceiling

Only pizzas made the right way and no pasta here at Motorino

Insalata Caprese

Woodfired oven

Mushroom and Sausage.   All pizzas use Fiori di Latte flown in from Napoli together with other of the key ingredients

The New York way of eating a pizza, LIFT

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FOLD and EAT!

Meatball pizza Special which is not on the menu.  They make the meatballs fresh everyday and only the regulars know about this special

Prosciutto di Parma

Pizza wine which is on the sweet side which is what I like.  It is from the Amalfi Coast made out of 3 different grapes

Delicious Tiramisu which is made in house with Mathieu’s recipe

Torta Al Cioccolato

Love the Mama Mary altar in the restaurant

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