And the Quest begins...

Pizza has something for everyone. There is a type for every mood, palate, and budget. You can get fancy pizza, basic pizza, delicious pizza, and nasty pizza (that taste like stomach acids in the back of your throat). When it comes to crust: some like it thin, some like it thick, some like it bready, crunchy or biscuity. As for sauce: some like lots of sauce, some like no sauce, some like weird non-tomato based sauce. Regarding toppings: the options are endless.

Our quest is to find, in our completely subjective opinion, the best slice of pizza in Knoxville, TN.

Over the next year, or whatever, we will try dozens of non-mega chain pizza joints, and share our experience for everyone who cares (yes, both of you).

We will rate the following attributes on a 5 point scale:

Crust
Sauce
Toppings
Overall Taste Experience
Overall Restaurant Experience

We will report the cost, but we will let you judge if its really worth it.

You should know our particular preferences upfront.

Bethany prefers thin, crispy crust, a well seasoned, salty tomato sauce (and plenty of it), and bacon, onions and peppers as her toppings of choice. However, these are subject to the mood and other sources of whimsy. Her favorite pizza to date was in New York, NY.

Kevin prefers thick, biscuity crust, with lots of thick, chunky, salty/sweet sauce, and tons of cheese. If there must be toppings, chicken or sausage are his favorites. He gags over most onions and peppers. His favorite pizza to date was in Chicago, IL.

So, we may end up picking a his and hers favorite.

What we need from you are suggestions of places to try. No opinions or expressions of praise or hate, just names. Go.