Round Table Pizza

The urge to make the most of Oregon’s wellspring of seasonal foods isn’t limited to the regional style that developed in response to the Pacific Northwest’s year-round bounty. It cuts across all cuisines and price tiers, treating diners to a variety of culinary delights.

Dairy prices seem to be going up faster than cream rises to the top of a vat of milk. While relative bargains were available when cheese prices crashed in January 2009, there's been a surge upward since then. To ease the pain, some operators can cut down on the number of cheesy appetizers and entrees they serve, but concepts that focus on pizza, cheeseburgers, enchiladas and quesadillas simply can't do without it.

The new pepperoni-topped appetizer is part of promotion tied to a Fox cooking program.