Free Range Pizza

This mobile wood fired pizza oven is owned and run by very nice people, great fun to talk with about their business, who make delicious artisan pizzas. They appear on some Saturday mornings (9 — 1) at the Boise Farmer’s Market and also at special events. It was a special event for my husband and me to enjoy our first pizza from Free Range at the market this morning for the thin crust with perfect chew and wood fired toasting at the edges and just right application of quality toppings.
The pizzas are all about 10″ in size. About nine options are listed on the menu chalkboard, including a daily special. Prices are very reasonable, from $ 7 — $ 10, for pizzas which easily feed two people.
The special ($ 9) was our choice; fresh local peaches, gorgonzola cheese, green onions and arugula that when out of the oven was lightly drizzled with honey. We also added a sprinkling of pepperoncino for spicy heat to counterpoint the cheese and sweet. Delightfully, delectably, delicious.
In fact, it looked so good that a woman standing in line at another vendor was ogling (with a nod to borrowing that verb from Unilocal friend Rachel H) the pizza and said she had been tempted by that very same combination. I offered her a slice to sample. After all, «the first one’s free» as they say for things that are addictively good.
The Margherite with fresh local tomatos and basil is calling my name for next time. Pizza is the perfect breakfast food in my book.
If Free Range Pizza had a store front, we would be among their loyal customers all times of the day.
THIS N THAT:
1) BACKSTORY: The owners told me they’ve been in business about three years. Last year they were at the Eagle Farmer’s Market on some Saturdays but made the change over to the Boise Market this year. They are at the market on Saturdays when they do not have an event scheduled for their mobile wood fired pizza oven.
2) FOR HIRE: They are available for catering private events. If I had one to plan, I’d hire these folks in a New York, umm… Boise minute! Just a heads up for my Unilocal friends in that line of work.
3) CONTACT: No web site but they have a FB page here:
4) TAKE AWAY: We asked if they had take away boxes if we didn’t finish our pizza. They don’t. She said «You won’t need one. You’ll want to eat it all.» She was right. We did. But also we might want to take one away next time, so the heads up is if you do, bring your own container or wrap to tote it in.