Fresh out of the oven at Suite A of 700 King St. is a brand new pizza and wine paradise from Graft Wine Shop owners Femi Oyediran and Miles White. Teaming with Anthony Guerra, founder of Oakwood Pizza Box and St. Pierre Wine in Raleigh, N.C., the trio recently opened Tutti next to Graft, seeking to bring a fresh nostalgic pizza experience to Charleston.
“The idea was old-school, New York, big, shareable [pizza],” White said. “I have so many memories of just eating that style of pizza where you get one, you share it with two or three people and you all fight over the toppings. I love all types of pizza, but that is one of my favorites.”
“Anthony [Guerra]’s pizza, in general, is just some of the best I’ve had,” White continued. “We really want to take what we do very seriously, but we want to have fun while doing it and make it approachable … [we] realized it would be a really great partnership to bring [Guerra’s] pizza know-how down here.”
Thin crust pizza (“round” on the menu) or a thicker pan-style pizza crust (dubbed “square”) provide the foundation for red or white sauce and cheese. From there, Tutti’s pizzas offer the perfect base to build off of depending on your mood — or choice of wine.
“[We’ve] always loved the lowbrow-highbrow kind of food where you can get something really delicious, whether it be like a burger or pizza, and then have a really incredible experience around it, whether that’s with wine or something else,” explained Kirsten Bhattacharyya, who is a sommelier at both Tutti and Graft.
“We want to open up those experiences. I think one way to do that with wine is introducing food that’s very approachable and great,” she said.
Wine + pizza = perfection
Tutti’s wine program features by-the-glass and bottle offerings.
Like Graft, Tutti will feature organic, biodynamic, low-intervention or sustainably farmed wines on its menu. Bhattacharyya‘s wine program aims to bring a variety of offerings for any pizza choice.
“It’s built to be flexible and fun, and definitely focus on Italian wines, but not limit itself to that,” she said.
To pair with pizza, Bhattacharyya’s go-to is Pelaverga, a grape native to the Piedmont region of Italy.
“There’s just something floral and interesting about it that makes it fun to drink in really any setting,” Bhattacharyya said. “So I feel like if I see it on a menu at any pizza place, I’m probably going to get that because I’m a freak about it.”
Bhattacharyya and White emphasize that Tutti is a place to gather and simply enjoy pizza and wine with friends.
“If people want to come in and have a casual night, they can. If they want to come in and ball out, they can,” White said. “Graft is like a neighborhood hub. [We] want [Tutti] to feel like a neighborhood pizza shop … it’s very welcoming and chill, like we’re so used to,” said Bhattacharyya.
Tutti Pizza is open for dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Learn more at tuttipizzachs.com.
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