Wednesdays have just got a whole lot better thanks to my discovery of the Jalopy Pizza van in Queen Mother Square.

Its midweek and with all your best made plans sometimes things are just manic and arriving home a little later than usual I smelt the incredible smell coming from the Jalope Pizza van.

From the hatch of the red funky vintage Peugeot J7 van the staff are serving handmade pizzas – which have been cooked in their own wood fired oven in the van.

It is quite a sight watching the pizzas be lovingly constructed.

They roll out the fresh dough (their secret recipe), load the toppings and then push them into the big cavernous oven – which you wouldn’t believe would fit on a van.

The result is a mouth-watering crisp thin pizza served in big cardboard boxes. We went for the classic margherita, the bianco – garlic, rosemary, olive oil and parmesan and the chorizo and chilli – including tomato, mozzarella and jalapenos.

They simply offer the choice of seven 12-inch pizzas all at £8 each. Each pizza was delicious and barely a word was said during our meal due to the excitement. The bianco was a nice change as there was no tomato sauce and the garlic and rosemary flavours were a welcome combination.

But in my opinion you can’t beat a crispy margherita and this one was no exception.

The Bridport-based Jalopy Pizza prides itself on using authentic Italian ingredients and say their vision is to recreate the fantastic wood-fired pizzas we have eaten in the South of France here in the UK.

And I am not alone with my love for Jalopy Pizza.

Further research showed that a whole range of journalists and food bloggers rave about their pizza and they were shortlisted for The British Street Food Awards and won a Business Innovation Award at the Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association in 2011.

Earlier this year they took their second wagon to Glastonbury Festival and the Spring Fair at River Cottage.

Their regular pitches are: Wednesday – Poundbury from 5pm-8pm, Thursday – Beaminster Square from 5pm to 8pm and Friday – Bridport Arts Centre from 5.30pm to 8pm.

To find out more visit jalopypizza.co.uk. To place an order call 07794 857973 or email info@jalopypizza.co.uk

The Bill

3 x 12-inch pizza £24