More people should be talking about Ronan. Chef Daniel Cutler and wife/front of house partner Caitlin opened their new pizzeria-plus business next to The Groundlings on Melrose after working together at Sotto. The couple’s welcoming family-run restaurant houses a white Neapolitan oven that burns white oak. Ronan also produces some of the city’s best new pizza under a Jesus figurine’s watchful gaze.

Ronan serves puffy, pull-apart, Neapolitan-style pizzas with beautifully crispy pock marks. That part isn’t unprecedented in Los Angeles. Their atypical toppings and cheeky names set them apart. Spicy Chomper captured my imagination. So did the Ode to Philippe calzone tribute to Philippe’s famed French dip sandwich. On my initial visit, I opted for Sweet Cheeks.

Sweet Cheeks ($25) is a variation on the guanciale pizza Cutler made at Sotto. He blankets this pizza with ultra savory, fat-streaked. house-cured guanciale (pork cheek) that curls and forms crispy edges in the oven. To layer flavor and texture, Cutler adds fluffy gobs of Puglia-style ricotta forte. Cacio e pepe honey provides sharp, peppery flavors. Ronan also serves a sensational Caesar salad that helps to temper the pizza’s richness, if balance influences your decision making process.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.