The Chronicle
This ex-Chez Panisse cook slings pizza from the back of a pickup truck
“Sam Ciccarelli has a lot of love for pizza. All kinds of pizza, not just the seasonal, Californian pies he pulls from a wood-fired oven attached to the back of his 1989 Ford pickup”…
Berkeleyside
This former Chez Panisse cook dishes up pizzas from the back of a vintage farm truck
“The enthusiasm for chef-owner Sam Ciccarelli’s wild-fermented pizzas made with locally sourced ingredients has been building since September 2022, when he and his partner in life and business, Rosie Dooley, launched their mobile startup from a 1989 Ford 250 truck with a 2,000-pound, igloo-shaped pizza oven bolted to the flatbed…”
KQED
This Pizza-On-Wheels Pop-Up Roams the East Bay’s Streets
“If you’re a pizza traditionalist infatuated with the classically thin Neapolitan crust, then Urelio’s is definitely your kind of slice. Envision an oven-fresh, fire-kissed chewiness with simple, quality toppings. Without question, Ciccarelli, the main pizza chef, has perfected the balance of old-world favorites like the classic margherita and marinara…”