Austin pizzeria is only Texas pick on Food & Wine's new best pizza list

Austin's pizza scene has come a long way, and even if it's still not enough to call the Texas capital a dominant pizza city, there are some truly good options now. One of them, according to Food & Wine, is the Pep & Pepp at Allday Pizza. The specialty slice made the magazine's list of "The 27 Best Pizzas in America Right Now."

Food & Wine's online write-up was fitting for pizza, which is to say, it doesn't overexplain or overthink. It doesn't list any grading methods or requirements. It simply acknowledges that both traditional and boundary-pushing pies made the list, and that "The pizza scene today is brighter, more diverse, and more delicious than it’s ever been." The print article goes into greater depth about pizza techniques and local philosophies.

Allday did get a shout-out in the online intro as a representative of the class that's "bringing an intensely personal vision to the craft, redefining what pizza is in America today."

Each pizza shop on the list then gets a paragraph introducing readers to its best slice.