Betty White PizzaĪnother killer pizza at Nomad is the cleverly named Betty White.
By the way, Soelberg and his crew use crushed Bianco DiNapoli tomatoes for the sauce – a great choice. The pizza dough is second to none – with little pockets of nice charring and a killer outer crust – made with high-quality toppings. Well, the Margherita pizza ($13) is pretty damned perfect. It’s just one of many eclectic pizzas that include the Tommy-Tillo, Pretty in Pink, NYC Bagel, and Hawaii 5-0. That’s an intriguing pizza with squash sauce, mozzarella, fontina, sage, candied walnuts, Brussels sprouts and caramelized onions. I’d want to taste the Margherita before moving on to something more complicated like a Sa-Squash ($15) pizza at Nomad. That’s usually a Margherita pizza, which is nothing more than the dough base, tomato sauce (preferably made from San Marzanos), fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. I tend to judge Neapolitan-style pizzas by trying the simplest ones first. And that is as it ought to be, because the pizzas are outstanding. One side of the Nomad East menu is taken up by pizzas. It’s an homage, I think, to Soelberg’s love of cooking and cooking traditions he studied culinary arts at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. The eye is drawn to the well worn cookbook collection that resides above the exhibition kitchen. There’s an outdoor patio as well as counter, booth, and table seating inside, all safely distanced of course. Nomad East is a very inviting spot with bold colors blending with natural woods. Gone, sadly, is that scrumptious fried mortadella sandwich that I so loved, but there are plenty of other good things to be had. And, I was bummed when I learned that Soelberg was closing up shop at Nomad Eatery.īut then the good news came: Nomad was reborn, this time as Nomad East in the cozy space that was formerly home to Eggs in the City, following that business’ move to Millcreek. Unfortunately, the location was a bit challenging – just far enough from downtown SLC to seem like it was in the boonies, although it was actually only a five minute or so drive away. Temple, Chef/Owner Justin Soelberg’s hip cafe/diner served, among other things, outstanding pizzas, perfect French fries and a sandwich that I adored: fried mortadella. Located near the Salt Lake City International Airport on West N. In the beginning, there was Nomad Eatery.