Bangkok:- Two Italian chefs have launched their mobile pizza shop, which has become the first in Thailand.

The mobile pizza shop is a large truck modified as a pizza kitchen with a wood-powered stove and a kitchen desk. One of the chefs prepares the dough while the other bakes it. They also piles up woods beside the stove, adding classic look to the kitchen.

Luca Apino (from Bottega di Luca) and Frederic Meyer (from Issaya Siamese Club, Namsaah) launched their mobile pizza kitchen at the MK Gold car park on Soi Saladaeng in Silom area on Tuesday. It is located under the shade of 100-year-old tree and they put up dining tables on the ground in front of their kitchen so their patrons can also enjoy the cool shade.

The two said they received an inspiration from the world’s first mobile pizza shop that was launched in Marseille, France, by Jean Meritan.

The two chefs called their shop as Pizza Massilia. They plan to move around their kitchen to several provinces and stay at each location for one month.

For example, they plan to sell their pizzas at Khao Yai area in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Chong district. They also plan to sell in Chiang Mai and Phuket as well as Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

The two chefs said their pizzas are special because they use premium ingredients from Italy and France, including Mozzarella cheese and organic dough. Their stove was specially designed to use wood burning to bake the pizzas.

Their special dishes are Culatello Pizza, Truffle Mortadella Pizza, and Provencal Ratatouille Pizza. They will also make seasonal pizzas with fresh ingredients from Europe.

RUBBISH!! First mobile pizza shop.

There has been mobile pizza shop for over 2 years in Banphai.

Mobile pizza, moblie thai food stalls, coffee vans, burger vans, icecream bikes etc etc..... been around for years

Same in Nong Khai, legal or not Farang owned/operated mobile pizza van been around for years.

To be a trifle pedantic one is tempted to ask what is the situation concerning the work permit issue?

Are not work permits issued and linked to a particular location?

However in this case perhaps the vehicle is considered the location, thus all would be well unless one stepped out of the vehicle?,

Note this comment is to a large degree posted in jest but of course a serious answer might be needed if some worthy Thai citizen or a digital pikey or Ed visa complained to the authorities regarding the situation.

I think you guys are nuts. There has never been a "mobile pizza shop" anywhere that I know of because I've never heard of "mobile pizza."

I think you guys are nuts. There has never been a "mobile pizza shop" anywhere that I know of because I've never heard of "mobile pizza."

Well, it's the same shape as a wheel......

I think you guys are nuts. There has never been a "mobile pizza shop" anywhere that I know of because I've never heard of "mobile pizza."

So he who knows everything, hasn't heard of it, so it doesn't exist. ?

NeverSure post # 6.

I think you guys are nuts. There has never been a "mobile pizza shop" anywhere that I know of because I've never heard of "mobile pizza."

Well let's be honest Isaan is indeed somewhat insular as are many of its residents both Thai and foreign thus the possibility of a mobile pizza shop would be about as common as ''hens teeth.''

Yep, used to be one up Soi Khao Talo too as I recall on a visit up there.

For each farang they need 4 Thai employees, so that makes 8 locals, wonder what they do in the truck?

There's a mobile pizza place in my area.

You pick up the phone or go online

Thirty minutes later the mobile pizza arrives at your door.

Not the first. I bought pizza from a farang with an oven in the back of a van at a Singha fair in Nakhon Sawan last month. Nice setup.

Yep designed and built by me

RUBBISH!! First mobile pizza shop.

There has been mobile pizza shop for over 2 years in Banphai.

Yep designed and built by me

RUBBISH!! First mobile pizza shop.

There has been mobile pizza shop for over 2 years in Banphai.

Do we get to see a picture of one sir ?

I have a feeling they got their idea from the movie Chef, which was released not too long ago.

Good luck to both of them, hope it works well.

One thing to note, they say all ingredients are imported , so safe to assume pizza would not be cheap.

Not sure how well it will work having to eat expansive pizza on the street

Also not sure how legal this would be as for both to work it would mean 8 thai staff

... and for very location, they will need to apply for new workpermits.

Good luck to them, but I think they inhaled too much white flower

I wish them luck as there wlll soon be a great deal of mobile pizza shops if this make money, maybe they are a little late for Thailand,

Mobile pizza girl used to trip around Rawai-Nai Harn for years. Nothing new gents.

A wood-burning stove in a gasoline-powered vehicle?

so let me get this straight, it is a pizza with mobile phones on the top?!

they are gonna be pricey (and chewy) if you want top range ones

Have Facebook mai?

They can have the first mobile pizza shop....but....not my TV name. Anyway...I doubt will be a better pizza that mine....

Making pizza on a car?.... Making love on a car? The same.. Not a full "meal".... just OK.......like most junk food.

I have a feeling they got their idea from the movie Chef, which was released not too long ago.

Good luck to both of them, hope it works well.

One thing to note, they say all ingredients are imported , so safe to assume pizza would not be cheap.

Not sure how well it will work having to eat expansive pizza on the street

Also not sure how legal this would be as for both to work it would mean 8 thai staff

Basically, who cares?

They can have the first mobile pizza shop....but....not my TV name. Anyway...I doubt will be a better pizza that mine....

Making pizza on a car?.... Making love on a car? The same.. Not a full "meal".... just OK.......like most junk food.

Good pizza is not junk food.

Would like to compare it to the Armonia Village here in Chumphon. The imported pepperoni tastes much better than anything you buy in Makro.

Wonder how many pizzas they can do at once. How much would they be?

They need 8 Thai employees to get two work permits for themselves ... what do they do? Wash the truck?

They need 8 Thai employees to get two work permits for themselves ... what do they do? Wash the truck?

At least they need a driver, because this occupation is reserved for Thai Nationals.

These trucks are everywheres in usa. Wood burning stove? Not sure it would be legal or not. i am sure the pizza is good..for Italian style. ?

I had such a foolish idea here also were I had built a weather proof metal unit not on wheels but possible. So, I had a location across from 2 schools with a 8,000 student body, little guys and high school. As we all know there are many hawkers for food and I wanted to be one selling mini donuts with the auto machine for show near the schools.

The point is once the Thai's around us( Juice and Chicken sellers),saw this shiny high tech box and went crazy to the school principle who said it was ok earlier, until the locals saw the unit and was threaten.

That said, these guys? WORK PERMIT, BUSINESS & TAXES LICENSES. Etc..? The space are they paying or acting like Thai's and put thier things anywhere? Well, it will be entertainiment sitting there eating when the police come or worst anger Thai's that will burn the boys business to the ground and hopefully they won't be in it.

Good Luck