FORNINO HEADED TO THE SLOPE

Of my top five favorite things in life, one of them is pizza (a few of the others are not suitable for publication).  So, when new pizza comes to the Slope, I welcome it with open arms...and an open top button on my pants.

Cue the (re)entrace of Fornino, currently nestled into your (probably least) favorite stretch of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg.  Fornino will be opening up a location right on Fifth Avenue at Garfield (where Brooklyn native chef Michael Ayoub actually originally opened up, oddly enough), bringing their acclaimed pizza into the old Tempo space.  Rumor has it there will be an attached store with pastas, cheeses, sauces, and prepped foods, too (a la Russos?). 

This is right across the street from La Villa, so I'm expecting something of an epic pizza throwdown to be had.  Thoughts on a winner?  And if Williamsburg is now slowly but surely migrating to Park Slope, please bring Motorino immediately, and leave behind the...well, I don't have to say it, do I?

(via Slice)