Discover a small business: Pizza Cucina

Delicious, healthy, fab pizzas, freshly-made to order in a real wood-fired oven.

Pizza Cucina have been providing the Garden of England with the finest, thin-crust pizzas for years. Travelling around the Kent region in his custom-made van, owner Mike harbours an unwavering passion for pizza that he loves - more than anything - to pass on to his customers.

This is food made with love, backed up by years of experience and with a remarkable ability to brighten people's days. Setting up in a different town each day of the week means he is able to spread his delicious dough far and wide, taking on everything from weddings to parties to private business events. Or even just those who are lucky enough to be passing by.

The rustic pizzas are whipped up in minutes, giving you just enough time to chat bases, toppings and all manner of cheeses with Mike while he preps your food - you may even decide to add a cheesy garlic bread while you're there (a no-brainer to be honest!).

So how do Pizza Cucina make such good pizzas?

After hand-rolling their bases real thin, they add their own homemade tomato and basil sauce, fresh Italian mozzarella and the customer's choice of topping. The pizza is then cooked at 450℃ in their show stopping wood-fired oven. That’s HOT! The pizza is stone baked for a couple of minutes, cooked from above and below giving a fantastic base and crust. The wood, sourced locally from sustainable sources gives the pizza a very subtle smoked flavour.

Where can you find the van?

Pizza Cucina now cater at private parties in the area. If people are looking for something different and want to add that 'wow' factor, look no further. Their pizza vans are always a great hit. Freshly-cooked pizza, a choice of tasty toppings, made right in front of your guests make for a spectacular show, as well as a delicious meal.

Based in Tunbridge Wells, they visit Langton Green, Newick, Horsmonden, Tonbridge, Mayfield, Roberstbridge , Rutshall, Benenden, Spedlhurst, Hildenborough, Hawkenbury, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells & Ticehurst, satisfying the appetites of the hungry masses as they go.

Let's talk pizza...

Mike's pizza passion doesn't just involve making these doughy delights - he loves chatting about them too.

It's not uncommon to overhear him going into immense detail on everything from the type of olive oil he uses to the rolling pins he uses to spread out the base. If you're lucky, you might even be offered a taster to help you decide what to go for!

Booking Pizza Cucina

For party food with a spin in East Sussex, West Kent & Surrey, look no further. From christenings to 100th birthday celebrations, they can cater at virtually any event, big or small.

Each van can cook around 35 pizzas in one hour. If they are out and about, people can book them for a minimum of 20 pizzas. Otherwise they ask you to order a minimum of 50 pizzas, and select three toppings from the menu.

Pizza is the ultimate sharing food, although when you try their pizza you may keeping it all to yourself... They make the pizzas in front of your guests, offer a tailor-made menu of your choice and back it up with great, friendly service. It's a true spectacle!