November 4th, 2018
Baltimore, MD
We drove down to Savannah, GA, for the weekend last month. Were we very ambitious to attempt a 13+ hour drive with our not-quite-6-month old? Probably. But I was running a marathon, and we honestly had no idea if driving or flying would be easier. So, we ended up driving. Luckily, we were able to break down the drive to Savannah into two parts and stay overnight with some friends around Washington, D.C. We didn’t have the option on the drive back, so at 4 am Sunday morning (thank you, daylight savings time for the extra hour of sleep!) we were on the road for a long journey back to NJ.
Whenever we take a drive these days, we try to figure out how we can work in a pizza stop. We thought about taking a detour over to Charleston on the way down to Savannah, but then we decided that would be a bit too far out of our way, and we were already worried about pushing our luck with James in the car seat. We realized that we’d be passing through Baltimore right around early-dinner time on the way back home, and right around the time that James (and we) would need a break, so we decided to make a stop for pizza at Joe Squared.
We split a 14″ square pizza here, which was generously topped with tomato sauce, cheese, mushrooms, and ricotta. Generally mushroom pizzas like this don’t have tomato sauce, but we really liked the addition of the sauce to this pie. The crust is a thin sourdough, with the starter brought back from Italy, and the pizza is coal-fired. We thought it was great and really unlike any other pizza that we’ve had recently. After eating so much pizza, it’s nice to try something different that really works.
The restaurant itself is really unique. We didn’t realize it when we were there, but they also host comedy and music events in their basement space. The staff was also really friendly and James was flirting with everyone. He also tried several times to have a bite of our pizza, but he had to be satisfied with some milk instead. Soon enough, James, we’ll let you try pizza.
After a good hour-long break for dinner, we were back in the car and driving the rest of the way back to NJ. James slept the rest of the way while we nibbled on the couple of slices that we had taken in a to-go box.
I’m not sure which day of this weekend was more exhausting – running a PR in the actual marathon on Saturday, or keeping a baby happy in the car for 16 hours (another type of marathon) on Sunday.
To visit:
Joe Squared
33 W North Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201
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