Christmas Comes Early to Jay Jerrier and Cane Rosso

Posted on December 22nd, 2010 10:42am by Tim Rogers
Filed under pizza, Uncategorized

This morning, at the construction site of his new Cane Rosso pizzeria in Deep Ellum, Jay Jerrier took delivery of an oven that’s going to change the way Dallas thinks of pizza. There are only a couple dozen true Neapolitan ovens in the United States. This is the first one in Dallas. Jerrier has been waiting for the thing for months, following its construction in Italy and its long voyage across the sea. When he got it this morning, he had to fight the urge to rip off the shrink wrap. His general contractor told him to leave it on so the shiny red oven wouldn’t get dirty from all the dust kicked up by the workers who are finishing out the space. An authentic Neapolitan oven, so you know, has a much shallower dome than other pizza ovens, giving it better heat-conducting properties. This morning Jerrier also got a special dough-mixing machine that he says will make a big difference in his crusts. He’s shooting to have the place open February 1.

16 comments

  1. Very cool.

    @ 10:58 am on December 22, 2010

  2. Look how pretty it is!

    @ 11:28 am on December 22, 2010

  3. Me or the oven ?

    @ 11:34 am on December 22, 2010

  4. You, of course.

    @ 2:20 pm on December 22, 2010

  5. Mmmm… I know where I’m going for my birthday dinner this year :) !!!

    @ 3:38 pm on December 22, 2010

  6. Where will it be in Deep Ellum?

    @ 3:42 pm on December 22, 2010

  7. Jay,

    I can’t tell you how much anticipation there is out there for your restaurant to open up. Keep it up!

    @ 3:56 pm on December 22, 2010

  8. @Paula Lambert: The joint is at 2612 Commerce St., right across from Twisted Root.

    @ 4:24 pm on December 22, 2010

  9. Was it built in the Ferrari factory?

    @ 10:01 pm on December 22, 2010

  10. Not the first certified authentic neapolitan pizza place in dallas. Cavallis is. Plus the best authentic certified neapolitan pizza restaurant in texas is dough in san antonio which is coming to preston hollow early next year.

    @ 10:31 pm on December 22, 2010

  11. Thought his pizza place was at the new Brackets venue on Mockingbird?

    @ 2:35 am on December 23, 2010

  12. @ Jay-Cavalli isn’t in Dallas. It’s in Irving (and now McKinney).

    @ Steven-I think Jay did consulting for Brackets, which included training the staff on how to make pizza the proper way.

    @ 8:42 am on December 23, 2010

  13. FYI- That post above by “jay gerrier” is SPAM!
    Don’t click on the name. It is not our, Jay Jerrier.

    @ 1:47 pm on December 23, 2010

  14. Yeah – that’s definitely not me. I’m not that big a tool :) . No one claimed Cane Rosso was the first VPN spot in DFW…in fact Cane Rosso is NOT VPN certified and our mobile oven can’t be certified by VPN because they don’t approve mobile ovens. They have tightened the requirements for certification – now requiring an actual Neapolitan oven design (small opening, low dome, specific interior shape) and they actually forbid the use of American standard planetary mixers like Hobarts. You need a fork, spiral or diving arm mixer (they look like deranged robots and are ridiculously expensive). I don’t know what others have – but I KNOW that our new spot has the right oven and right mixer for certification and we will likely pursue it once we open.

    I guess I don’t understand why some posters like to take anonymous shots…I don’t think “best pizza” has to be an absolute. I love both Cavalli and Dough. I’m just happy people like our pizza and wish nothing but success to those who actually give a crap about making good pizza.

    And on Brackets…Cane Rosso did the pizza menu, set up the supply chain with our specific ingredients and trained the staff. We’re helping them out through the end of the year and will do follow up refreshers throughout 2011. The pizzas have been really good – but you should also try the sandwiches out of their wood oven. Jimmy’s Sausage & Peppers is fantastic.

    @ 3:20 pm on December 23, 2010

  15. Jay, Keep up the great work! We can’t wait for the new place to open!!!

    @ 8:17 am on December 29, 2010

  16. Thanks all! So stressed and so much to do. A video tour of the site if you’re interested. It’s changed a ton since this was shot earlier this week!

    http://www.thefeast.com/dallas/restaurants/Il-Cane-Rosso-Sets-Down-Roots-In-Deep-Ellum-Promises-Seriously-Good-Pizza.html

    @ 6:01 pm on December 29, 2010