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Monday 13 august 2018

Peaking Pizza

PALM BEACH - When it comes to
indulging in pizza, we have be-
come spoilt for choice as of late.
But, there is a new kid on the block
that has something different. To-
mato Charlies Pizza, part of the
Brickell Bay Beach Club & resort
is a healthy choice. Yes, it is pos-
sible to crave for pizza and not feel
blown up afterwards. Juan Keyter,
General Manager of Brickell Bay
Beach Club & Spa Hotel, explains
us how and why.

“It is not your regular fatty pizza that
is oily and fat with a lot of dough.
We needed something different
and with the owners and ourselves
having a tie to Chicago, we went
back to Chicago and found this
place called Bull’s Pizza. There we
ate a low fat, thin crust pizza and
the beautiful part of it is that it is lit-
erally almost like cracker bread. It
does not blow you up and is made
with low-gluten dough.” This is ex-
act the pizza Tomato Charlies of-
fers. “The flower itself makes the
difference as it is an unbleached
flower. What that does is that it we use fresh yeast, NO powder big difference.” All vegetables are with the toppings you have a true
cannot rise. Same with the yeast, yeast. This all together makes a fresh and cut every morning, noth- pizza delight.” Besides the signa-
ing is canned and the Italian sau- ture pizza you can Build Your Own,
sage is brought in from Chicago as choose Lasagna or one of the four
well as the pepperoni. The mozza- sandwiches or even BBQ Chicken
rella cheese comes from Fabri, one Wings.
of the largest suppliers out of Chi-
cago and most of the top restau- Delivery on the Beach
rants buy their cheeses here. “Our Tomato Charlies has been here
mozzarella is a low-fat one and before, almost 14 years ago at the
from a very well-known quality.” location of now Joe & Guisseppe
Steakhouse. “An Italian Steak-
Cheese Tops house that is the only one in Aruba
When it comes to the menu we that brings in prime steaks, every
find a range of choices. The pizza single steak on our menu is prime
comes 9, 12 or 14 inch. There are steak, the best quality you will find
four signature pizzas with three or in Aruba”, Juan mentions on the
four toppings. “We choose not to sideline. Back to the pizza “Last
overpower too many flavors, than year we made the decision to
it becomes just one big pot of open Tomato Charlies again, upon
soup and that would be too much. a lot of request from the public.
But, our toppings are extra-large We chose for a take-out store, right
toppings and therefore we offer in the Brickell Bay Mall. On week-
square slices instead of the points, ends people go out and have a
to prevent the toppings to drop.” drink and we stay open till 12 PM
The red sauce Tomato Charlies uses at night. It is an enjoyable pizza
has no sodium, again it does not and you can still have something
blow you up and is much healthier. healthy. Also we do delivery at all
Another unique detail is that this high rise hotels from RIU to Marriott,
place does not put your cheese between 5 PM until 12 AM. On the
under the sausage, but on top of it. beach we deliver too! By sending
“Why: taste and flavor stay locked a location from what’s app, we
in the melted cheese, the sausage will find you and deliver to your sun
just pops in your mouth. It fills the bed.
flavor between the red tomato For more information: Facebook
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