Stilettos Slice Shop: inventive wood-fired pizza by the slice
Stilettos Slice Shop is the Speedy Romeo spin-off on the Lower East Side making gimmicky-but-good pizza. Continue reading Stilettos Slice Shop: inventive wood-fired pizza by the slice
Tag: NYC
You Can’t Not: Sofia Pizza Shoppe’s spinach dip slice
Like I always say about this slice, it smacks of DRUNK-EATS GUT BOMB, but it’s anything but. Continue reading You Can’t Not: Sofia Pizza Shoppe’s spinach dip slice
More Roman pizza at Mani In Pasta
Another fine Roman-style pizza that has me reconsidering the genre. Continue reading More Roman pizza at Mani In Pasta
Upside Pizza is a promising new slice shop in Times Square
Interestingly enough, Upside is backed by the two brothers behind dollar slice chain 2 Bros., who, having made some of NYC’s cheapest slices, “now want to make one of its best slices.” Continue reading Upside Pizza is a promising new slice shop in Times Square
If you’re at New Park Pizza, you’ve gotta get it well-done
New Park Pizza. My number one tip is always: Ask for a well-done slice or pie. Continue reading If you’re at New Park Pizza, you’ve gotta get it well-done
Joe Junior makes a fantastic cheeseburger
It’s always good to have an inside scoop on the things that matter, like burgers. Take Joe Junior. The first and only time I’d had it before today, I thought it was overhyped. But I recently learned you have to ask for it cooked with salt and WITHOUT THE PLANCHA. (It doesn’t hurt to order it medium-rare, either.) Continue reading Joe Junior makes a fantastic cheeseburger
Mama’s Too is … wow. Fantastic pizza on the Upper West Side
Owner Frank Tuttolomondo is clearly working in the current pizza zeitgeist, taking inspiration from his own background (his family has run UWS staple Mama’s for decades), from around the country, and around the globe. Continue reading Mama’s Too is … wow. Fantastic pizza on the Upper West Side
At NY Pizza Suprema, I finally find a ricotta slice I love
The area around MSG and Penn Station is pretty miserable, with a few exceptions. The most obvious one is the James A. Farley Post Office Building, the Beaux-Arts behemoth on Eighth Ave. between 31st & 33rd streets. If you’re a New Yorker who’s become jaded to the amazing architecture that surrounds us, go have a … Continue reading At NY Pizza Suprema, I finally find a ricotta slice I love
Amore Pizzeria, Whitestone, Queens
Amore is a well-regarded Queens slice joint located in a strip mall in Whitestone. Every time I’ve been, it’s been busy, which means your slice is always fresh. Continue reading Amore Pizzeria, Whitestone, Queens
Sacco, a tale in 3 photos
Sacco makes a classic, thinner-than-most NY-style slice. It’s a great option in Hell’s Kitchen. Continue reading Sacco, a tale in 3 photos
Corner Slice: fantastic grandma pizza
Corner Slice is making a grandma-style pizza using Central Milling flour (a Utah-based artisanal mill whose flours are considered among the best by many bakers and pizza-makers). They do long fermentations at about 80% hydration, parbaking the crusts to yield a crunchy-chewy texture. The crust flavor is excellent, and the crispness is on point. I love the bubbly crust. Continue reading Corner Slice: fantastic grandma pizza
Rizzo’s: Fine pizza in Astoria and on the LES
Rizzo’s Fine Pizza serves what it calls a “thin-crust Sicilian.” Sometimes it seems closer to a grandma-style pizza, but I’m not going to quibble. Bottom line is it’s a unique and delicious slice. Continue reading Rizzo’s: Fine pizza in Astoria and on the LES
Gaby’s Pizza: a mainstay of Hollis, Queens
Gaby’s is a true neighborhood institution, with photos of local luminaries (Run-DMC!) lining the walls and a steady stream of customers ordering slices to stay and picking up pies to go. Continue reading Gaby’s Pizza: a mainstay of Hollis, Queens
Gloria Pizza and the next generation
It’s humbling to watch a child grow and realize in a visceral way that you and your generation are getting old and becoming increasingly irrelevant. I think of this as Margot develops her own tastes and opinions, here as it relates to pizza. Continue reading Gloria Pizza and the next generation
NY Pizza Suprema is the move when you need a slice near MSG
If you’re near Madison Square Garden, you can’t do wrong by grabbing a plain slice at NY Pizza Suprema. Continue reading NY Pizza Suprema is the move when you need a slice near MSG
Prince Street Pizza’s ‘Original Prince’ slice
I met up today at Prince Street Pizza with St. Louis pizzaman Scott Sandler, the owner of the Gateway City’s Pizzeoli and the upcoming Pizza Head. We were joined by Pizza a Casa‘s Mark Bello and Nick Pencis of Stanley’s Famous BBQ in Tyler, Texas. I’m kinda bummed Prince Street removed its tall two-top tables, … Continue reading Prince Street Pizza’s ‘Original Prince’ slice
Emmett’s Thin-crust Pizza
Trying to re-engage with my old #weeklypizzalunch tradition for the coming year. Starting a week early at Emmett’s, a Chicago-themed pizzeria in Greenwich Village. Here, their thin-crust pie with sausage and onion. It has a satisfyingly crisp crust and is reminiscent of the Midwestern-style pizzas I grew up eating—there’s not that much geographic distance between … Continue reading Emmett’s Thin-crust Pizza
Weekly Pizza Lunch: Adrienne’s Pizza Bar
Adrienne’s Pizza Bar — or is it Pizzabar? I don’t know. Regardless, it’s making one of the best grandma/nonna pizzas in NYC today. Of course at Adrienne’s, they call it the “old fashioned.” Whatever. All you need to call it is DELICIOUS. I don’t get to Adrienne’s often enough, because it’s a bit much to … Continue reading Weekly Pizza Lunch: Adrienne’s Pizza Bar
Weekly Pizza Lunch: Marta
My #weeklypizzalunch/#Kubslunch this week was with my friend and former MSLO colleague Jennifer Jarett at Marta, Danny Meyer’s new Roman-style pizzeria in the “NoMad” neighborhood’s Martha Washington Hotel. The mushroom pizza here is OFF THE HOOK — if people still say that (I don’t think they do). I’d almost consider adding chanterelles to my own … Continue reading Weekly Pizza Lunch: Marta
Weekly Pizza Lunch: The Spicy Spring at Prince Street Pizza
The only reason you should ever leave Prince Street Pizza without ordering the Spicy Spring slice is if you’re veg(etari)an. Continue reading Weekly Pizza Lunch: The Spicy Spring at Prince Street Pizza