To try and decide each week where and what to eat around the basin can be a challenge – there are so many amazing choices. In this feature we’ll dive into dishes that will surely satisfy those hunger pangs and leave you wondering where to go next.

I feel like with winter finally doing winter things and seeing all the fresh snow drop over the past couple weeks, it was only fitting to have this week’s feature. I mean, the name alone says it all. But the taste says even more.

Built into Get Rad’s food truck is a wood-fired oven, which for pizza, is a perfect pairing. Not only does it bring amazing texture with charred pockets of crust but that super high heat from the wood adds a slight smokiness to the flavor. You can pretty much pick any combination and it’s going to rock, but one of their best sellers just might have the edge.

For this pie, and really most of their offerings, the dough gets a slathering of organic Bianco DiNapoli tomato sauce. The sauce is made with simple and clean ingredients, which when it comes to Italian food, you know helps yield superior flavor. It’s finished off with a hearty dosing of mozzarella, pepperoni, ricotta, and spicy honey.

Now, one might think the addition of spicy honey is the thing that sends this over the top – and it definitely helps with adding in a sweet-heat juxtaposition – but for me, it’s the addition of the ricotta. That little bit of tanginess along with the creamy texture, is the thing that really butters my biscuit.

Don’t get me wrong – the crust, pepperoni and mozzarella are all fantastic partners in crime, but there’s something about the ricotta (and spicy honey) that puts this pie into its own unique orbit. If you’re looking for something familiar, but want to branch out, you won’t be disappointed.

Get Rad Pizza is a food truck, primarily serving the south shore of Lake Tahoe, and typically found parked outside The Hangar. For menu items, locations and general information, visit them online at getradpizza.com or search for them on social media.