Pizza Today - July 2024 - 37

Carlos Estarita
RISING
STARS
OF THE
PIZZA
INDUSTRY
Age: 31
Title: Chef/Owner
Pizzeria Name: Vice City Pizza
Location: West Kendall (Miami, FL)
Instagram Handle: Vice.city.pizza
PT: What makes a great pizza?
CE: What makes a great a pizza, to
me at least, are the obvious things: the
quality of the tomato, cheese and other
ingredients. But when you really get into it,
it's all about the dough flavor and texture.
PT: What is the pizza scene like in
Miami?
CE: Miami has grown an immense
amount! It's almost unreal to see the
changes in the past decade. I'm not
necessarily worried about making a
name for myself, per se, since I'm more of
a reserved family man. But more for the
pizzeria, I think we're doing that by just
trying to make the best possible pizza
that we're capable of and becoming a
neighborhood staple.
PT: What took you from fi ne
dining to pizza?
CE: When the pandemic started, I was
living in DC opening two restaurants with
Zuma Group. Everything came to a stop,
and I randomly wanted to start learning
about dough, like most of the country,
oddly enough. Eventually I came back
home to Miami and didn't really want to
work in fine dining any longer - or work
for anyone else - so I started my pop up
and eventually partnered up with an old
friend/local restaurateur, Jorgie Ramos.
PT: What else would you like to
add?
CE: The pizza scene in Miami is
insane right now! You have some amazing
pizzerias here, places like Miami Slice,
Square Pie City and Stanzione. I was
fortunate enough to join this local
" pizza movement " at the right time. My
pizza experience is still fairly green,
but I feel a lot of my overall fine dining
experience and discipline has made
the transition a bit easier. But Vice City
Pizza has honestly been a dream come
true. Getting to open my first restaurant
in my old neighborhood where I grew
up is amazing. Something we do a little
different from most, or I guess other local
pizzerias, is we have your classic pizzas,
but we definitely push the edge with
toppings. Sometimes it can definitely
get " gimmicky, " but I don't mind it as
long as the guests enjoy them, and it
also allows us to truly represent the
Latin American flavors present in Miami.
We do things like a Cuban Mojo Pork
Pizza, the Colombiana, Birria, Al Pastor
and thankfully Detroit style lends itself
extremely well to pretty much anything
you throw at it.
Photo: Carlos Estarita
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