Winner (#1)

Fresh Brothers

Fresh Brothers Pizza, a pizza shop at 2008 N. Sepulveda, is a fresh new take on pizza. A combination of traditional Chicago pizza
with a California twist, it's unlike any other in the South Bay.

The Fresh Brothers are, in fact, brothers, Adam, Michael and Scott. Scott is
the older brother, and runs the family's four shops in Chicago.

Adam, with his wife Debbie, decided it was time to follow in the family
footsteps, here in Manhattan Beach. Scott flew in to help get things going.

“Most people have no idea how good Chicago pizza really is,” says Fresh Brother Adam. “If Mrs. O'Leary knew what passes for Chicago
pizza at most places, she'd have a cow.”

To the Fresh Brothers, deep dish pizza means a golden brown buttery crust, just the right amount of their super-secret tomato sauce, and lots and lots of mozzarella. “Nobody around here uses our kind of
cheese, and the chains won't spring for it” says to Adam. “It's the
best in the country, and made especially for pizza.”

Right alongside the deep dish pizza is the Fresh Brother's thin crust. “We cut it into squares like they do back home,” says Adam,
“and we pile on the ingredients.” Adds Scott, “you get a piece of sausage in every bite. That's the way it oughta be.”

Scott, being Chicago born and bred, is partial to sausage. “Actually,
my favorite is the Miller Pizza Special: Sausage, pepperoni, ground beef, ham
and bacon.” But they know how to keep it simple, too: “Plain cheese,
or cheese with pepperoni, or one of our specialty pies, it's all
good,” says Adam.