SliCE Debuts "The Granny" on Free Friday

SliCE celebrates the finest flavors and ingredients of the season with the introduction of new monthly and seasonal dishes. Starting in October, SliCE will complement its robust menu of Trenton-style pies, gluten-free pizzas and fresh salads with new offerings like The Granny Pizza and Chicken Caesar Pizza. In November, new pies will include the Pear and Goat Cheese and Truffled Egg. During the entire fall season, SliCE will offer a new Green Goddess Gluten-Free Pizza, Sausage and Peppers Pizza and Fall Beet Salad. New monthly specials will debut on the first Friday of the month during “Freebie Fridays” where new and returning SliCE fans can be the first to taste-test each creation. Free samples will be offered in-store from Noon through 7:00 PM every first Friday. Samples will be offered while supplies last and will vary during the day. SliCE has three locations that include Rittenhouse (1740 Sansom Street, 215-557-9299), South Philadelphia and Italian Market (1180 S. 10th Street, 215-463-0868) and Washington Township (137 Egg Harbor Road, 856-302-5099). For more information about SliCE or to place an order, call the location directly, visit www.slicepa.com, follow @slicepa on Twitter and like “SliCE” on Facebook.

“We’re proud to introduce new signature pies that let us push the boundaries of pizza as we know it,” said owner Marlo Dilks. “Using only the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients, we can celebrate our love of pizza while giving our customers new combinations to fall in love with.”

FALL SPECIALS (October through November 30th)

* Sausage and Peppers Pizza
$15.95/ $20.95
Olive oil topped with mozzarella, provolone, Maglio's sausage, caramelized onions, red peppers and long hot peppers (Note: This debuted in August as a test for the new program and has quickly become one of SliCE’s most popular menu items. Alas, Sausage and Peppers will continue by popular demand.

* Green Goddess Gluten-Free
$14.95 Available in 12" only
Pesto sauce and mozzarella topped with sautéed spinach and baked eggplant

* Fall Beet Salad
$10.95
Beets, walnuts and goat cheese served over spring mix with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

OCTOBER ONLY SPECIALS

* The Granny Pizza
$16.99/$22.99
Sliced Granny Smith Apples baked with Gorgonzola cheese and cranberries and topped with candied walnuts.

* Chicken Caesar Pizza
$15.99/$20.99
Mozzarella with chicken topped with romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing and parmigiana Regiano when it comes out if the oven.

NOVEMBER ONLY SPECIALS

* Pear and Goat Pizza
$16.99/$22.99
Baked Pears, caramelized onions and goat cheese finished with candied walnuts and fresh spinach.

* Truffled Egg Pizza
$16.99/$21.99
Fontina cheese, artichoke, with fresh egg baked on top and finished with white truffle oil.

ABOUT SLICE

SliCE offers award-winning Trenton style pies in Rittenhouse Square, South Philadelphia and Washington Township. In the beginning, owners Jason and Marlo Dilks saw a void in Philadelphia for true Italian pizza. They fittingly opened their first location one block from the Italian Market, used ingredients purchased daily from the market itself. They baked, tested, tasted, mixed and flipped until they had a pizza that would beat any American-ized slice of pie in the region. “Most consider our pies gourmet,” said Jason Dilks. “We consider ourselves what pizza was meant to be.”

Dough at all three locations is made fresh every day with only the best flour. It is hand tossed and topped first with the highest grades of cheese, then baked with our homemade, hand crushed San Marzano tomato sauce. Vegetables are purchased and chopped daily. Olives are pitted in house. Pepperoni is even hand cut. Pies are finished using extra virgin olive oil and baked on hot stones and cooked to a crisp, delicious perfection. The outcome is a thin, lightly topped, fragrant pie. From the Margherita Pizza with its fresh mozzarella and basil leaves to the Italiana with prosciutto di parma, gorgonzola cheese and arugula there is a taste of Italy in every bite.

In addition to pizza, SliCE offers a full line of fresh made salads and other specialties, including double-cooked chicken wings (South Philadelphia and Washington Township only), homemade donuts (South Philadelphia and Washington Township only), Stromboli, calzones and more. All three locations are BYOB and offer pick-up, delivery and dine-in. Washington Township location features a full dining room that is home to birthday parties, charity events and large family gatherings.

SliCE was named the number one pizza in Philadelphia by voters at the 2013 Philadelphia Pizza Olympics. The gluten free pie crust was also named one of the region’s finest by Zagat. Other “best of” accolades and prominent mentions include USA Today, Travel and Leisure, Zagat, Philadelphia Style Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, South Jersey Magazine, MyPHL City Voter Hot List, Metro, Philly.com, Philadelphia Inquirer, South Philly Review and others.

ABOUT JASON AND MARLO DILKS

Husband and wife team Jason and Marlo Dilks went on their first date at one of their favorite pizza places, DeLorenzo’s. It was love at first sight for this power duo and their mutual passion for the pie, as they have gone on to open three locations in two states. They make the perfect complement to each other as they balance operations while raising four beautiful children, and even find time to help their family run other successful area businesses.

Jason grew up on and has a life-long lover for Trenton style pizza. On nearly any day of the week he can be found in one of the three SliCE locations supplying pies to national celebrities, schmoozing with regulars, working with staff and continuously adding embellishments to keep SliCE modern and stylish.

Marlo has spent a lifetime in the kitchen as she grew up in an Italian family that loved to cook and more importantly loved to eat. Her father owned and operated two popular Philadelphia kitchenettes (Marlo’s and Cousins). Therefore, she spent much of her childhood in the two kitchens helping her family while developing her passion for food. Behind the scenes, Marlo brings her experience to the SliCE kitchens by designing new dishes, shopping for the finest and freshest ingredients, and ensuring every single pie exceeds expectations.