Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 32 MAY 2019 It's not a leap to classify pizza as a beloved food. Pizza is perfect for so many occasions. Whether it's served at casual get- togethers or dressed-up events, pizza has become about so much more than picking up the phone and dialing the nearest delivery place. Similarly, the phrase "pizza party" likely PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOEL LAINO Tony Carbone serves up mouthwatering handmade pies right in your home. BY LAUREN TORLONE MAHONEY PERSONAL PIZZA are getting anything but average pizza; you are getting, as Carbone puts it, "pizza with person- ality." You're also getting pizza with passion, because passion is what comes through in eve- rything e Urban Epicurean produces. You're signing up for a unique event where handmade pizzas are crafted and cooked on-site. Born and raised on Long Island, Carbone comes from what he describes as a "great fam- ily of cooks who inspired my love of food." But while he has always loved cooking, initially he didn't pursue it professionally. In fact, he had a successful career in radio sales first. When he decided to leave his job for culinary school, it was because he could no longer ignore the call of his passion for cooking, which even- tually revealed his most enthusiastic food passion: pizza. Carbone, who has appeared on national television as part of FOX's MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay (where he finished as a top 10 finalist), started e Urban Epicurean in Bos- ton. And while Carbone formally moved the business to the North Shore a few years ago (along with his family), e Urban Epicurean continues to serve the Boston area as well as the North Shore and the Maine and New Hampshire seacoasts. F A C E S + P L A C E S Tony Carbone prepares authentic pizza at your home. conjures up memories of stacks of pizzas being delivered to the front door. Now, there's nothing wrong with this, but it's kind of like thinking something is great because you haven't had anything better. When you hire chef Tony Carbone, personal chef and owner of e Urban Epicurean, you