Opened in June 2021, this is the journey to a collection of 3 neighbourhood brick and mortar pizzerias in Richmond, Barnes and Putney from a lockdown driveway pop-up! Founder Tim Thornton has spent the past 10 years as one of the UK’s most in demand jazz bassists (hence Base Face Pizza), touring the globe and performing at a range of venues from the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall to Glastonbury Festival… Until the Covid-19 pandemic hit and turned life upside down.
Base Face Pizza started life as Zio Tim’s Pizzeria, a pop-up pizzeria on Tim’s driveway during the lockdown in May 2020, serving sourdough pizza from an original Ooni Pro to the local community to raise money for the NHS Charities. During 2020 over 4000 pizzas were served to the people of West London.
Moving off the driveway, Base Face Pizza started popping up at Vindinista Wine Bar in Acton, the Hogarth Club in Chiswick, Kansas Smitty’s Jazz Club and frequented West London’s weekend markets such as Urban Food Fest, Market W3, Ravenscourt Park and Bishop’s Park Market.
Dedicated to the perfection of the perfect pizza, utilising long ferments and healthy grains, without the restrictions of tradition but with a deep respect for it underpinning each pizza that leaves the oven, Base Face is a pizza for the discerning digester, with a focus on independent producers, high quality local ingredients, healthy grains and a joy for eating great food.
Dedicated to the perfection of the perfect pizza, utilising long ferments and healthy grains, without the restrictions of tradition but with a deep respect for it underpinning each pizza that leaves the oven, Base Face is a pizza for the discerning digester, with a focus on independent producers, high quality local ingredients, healthy grains and a joy for eating great food.