Nice. I didn't know Elizabeth's had closed, or that Strega had closed. I only went to Strega once. We got one pizza, a couple apps, an entree and some wine. I remember that one of the apps was excellent and the wine selection was very decent; the entree was good; and the pie was good but poorly executed. Too many toppings and not firm enough crust, so it needed to be eaten with a fork and knife.
It's no secret that I think Bufalina is king of the wood fired pizza places, and I love 99% of the combinations they have on their regular, seasonal and special menus.
I would say that speck is probably my single favorite topping that they offer. Although it goes well with and improves almost any pie imo, the best combination I can recall with it is their seasonal Fichi pie, with figs, gorgonzola dolce and speck. We also like adding it to their pumpkin seed pesto pie. Can't remember which cheese(s) they use on that one.
I'll also give a pitch for our favorite combination from Modern, a red pie with mozz, eggplant and artichoke hearts. But it's gotta be relatively thin, crisp, breaded eggplant. Most places don't do eggplant well as a pizza topping in my experience; Modern is the best hands down. Grand Apizza and Amato's (Madison) also do a surprisingly good job with it.
Keep us posted on their opening. Looking forward to checking it out.
