SHAW: Breakfast Pizza Pop-up with Veloce and Compass Coffee. April 11th

4/3/2015: Important Update
If you were planning for this event..please read below

"Unfortunately ran into a permitting roadblock with the Veloce breakfast pizza pop-up at Compass Coffee and will no longer be hosting the event at the 7th Street location in Shaw. Instead, the pop-up will be held on the patio of Pizzeria Paradiso's Dupont Circle location between 9:00 a.m. and noon. Compass Coffee will still be in attendance serving espresso and drip coffee drinks. The pricing will remain $5 per food item, but will also include a coffee drink. There will be no portable Marra Forni oven as the breakfast pizzas will be prepared in the Pizzeria Paradiso oven. Patrons can proceed to the patio area to the left of the main restaurant entrance to place orders."

 

Veloce, a quick service pizza concept from Pizzeria Paradiso's Ruth Gresser, will open at 1828 L Street, NW later this spring. Breakfast pizzas, calzones and pockets will be part of Veloce's morning menu, which will be served alongside local coffee from Compass. The April 11 pop-up will be hosted on the sidewalk in front of Compass Coffee's Shaw location on 7th Street, featuring a small, portable pizza oven from Marra Forni, the local company that custom-made Veloce's 6,000 pound oven, which will be a feature in the L Street location. Here's the Press Release

VELOCE TO HOST BREAKFAST PIZZA POP-UP WITH COMPASS COFFEE
Forthcoming quick service pizza restaurant to preview breakfast menu on April 11 

Veloce, a quick service pizza restaurant opening this spring from the founder and chef of Pizzeria Paradiso, Ruth Gresser, will host a breakfast pizza pop-up with local coffee roasters, Compass Coffee. When the downtown location opens, Veloce will exclusively serve Compass Coffee alongside their selection of breakfast pizzas. The pop-up will be hosted on the sidewalk in front of Compass Coffee’s Shaw location, featuring breakfast items including:

Pizzas:

• The Pig: Scrambled Eggs, Applewood Smoked Bacon, Roasted Mushrooms, Red Onions, Italian Cheeses (Pecorino, Fontina, Parmesan)
• The Flag: Scrambled Eggs, Mozzarella, Italian Cheeses, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Breakfast Calzone:

• The Harvest: Whole Wheat Crust, Scrambled Eggs, Spicy Garlic Pesto, Spinach, Roasted Mushrooms, Red Onions, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Pocket:

• The Sammy: Smoked Salmon, Herbed Mascarpone, Capers, Red Onions, Cherry Tomatoes. **Note: served cold

**All menu items will be $5 and can be paid for with cash or credit card**

Marra Forni, a local company specializing in building Neapolitan style pizza ovens, custom made Veloce’s 6,000-pound oven. A smaller, mobile oven from Marra Forni will cook the pizzas from the 7th Street sidewalk. 

Compass Coffee is located at 1535 7th St. NW Washington, DC