{"id":2546,"date":"2018-01-20T23:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.margotspizza.com\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2018-05-10T18:38:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T22:38:50","slug":"sacco-pizza-9th-ave-hells-kitchen-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/margotspizza.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/20\/sacco-pizza-9th-ave-hells-kitchen-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacco, a tale in 3 photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever feel like social media unduly influences your behavior? I do. Sacco Pizza makes some fine old-school slices, but I often avoid it because I find it so dang hard to take a good photo there. If I can\u2019t get a good photo, I don\u2019t want to \u201cwaste\u201d a lunch visit. Isn\u2019t that messed up? (If a slice gets eaten in the forest and no one is there to Instagram it\u2026)<\/p>\n

But new year, new practices, right? And one resolution I made was to take a healthier approach to social media, both in time spent on it and in how mindful I am as to its effects.<\/p>\n

Sacco is a 7-minute walk from my office. There is NO REASON I should not visit. Especially when the alternative is another workmanlike sandwich eaten at the desk.<\/p>\n

\"Sacco
I always like to doctor my slices with a little red pepper, shakey cheese, and oregano. So sue me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As expected, the photo I took above earlier this month is a lousy shot of a GREAT SLICE. The lighting and background do not do this slice justice.<\/p>\n

Sacco\u2019s slices are thinner than most, and have a nice helping of Parmesan or Romano\u2014not sure what they use. The slices are generously cheesed, with enough sauce to balance it out. I caught a fresh slice at lunch, took a few bites, and knew I\u2019d need a second one.<\/p>\n

This was actually my first pizzeria slice of the year. And a fine start to 2018.<\/p>\n

On Instagram, where this shot first appeared, I resolved to visit again to get a photo whose appearance matched the quality of its subject. It was in the comments there that longtime Slice\/Serious Eats community member Simon Potter recommended getting a Sacco slice with extra cheese, so:<\/p>\n

\"Sacco
It looks underdone but isn’t. Not sure I’d always order this, but it was not bad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whoomp, there it is.<\/p>\n

I’ve been enjoying the interaction on IG lately. It kinda feels a little like my old blog, Slice<\/em>, back in the early days and has inspired me to take up pizza-blogging again after a bit of a false start last year.<\/p>\n

I’m dubbing an extra-cheese slice here the “Simon Says” slice. ??? Let’s see if we can make that stick.<\/p>\n

And, hey, I got a much better photo this time than last! But I still wasn’t satisfied so, third time’s a charm\u2026<\/p>\n

Pizza Smartphonography 101<\/h3>\n
\"Sacco
Sacco Pizza uses the standard lay-flat pepperoni that most New York slice joints use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The best way to get a good picture of food is with natural light \u2014 DIFFUSE natural light, like on a cloudy day or through a gauzy white curtain. (You didn\u2019t realize you\u2019d be attending Food Photo School, did you? ?)<\/p>\n

When I first posted about Sacco on IG this month I complained about not getting a good photo inside. “GO OUTSIDE, DUMMY,\u201d some connenters said.<\/p>\n

Fine. I didn\u2019t want to go out on the sidewalk and hand-hold, because I don\u2019t like getting myself in the picture. I want viewers to imagine themselves eating the slices I ‘gram. YOU are there in the pizzeria, oven doors squeaking and slamming, the greasy smell of melting cheese and fragrant oregano wafting over the counter and up your nose. Centering a pizza photo on myself breaks that illusion.<\/p>\n

But\u2026 ??\u200d\u2642\ufe0f I wanted decent light on this pepperoni slice so I relented.<\/p>\n

This photo quality here is better than the “Simon Says” slice above though still not amazing. Better luck next time. Until then, folks, hasta la pizza. <\/em>??\u270c<\/p>\n

Sacco Pizza:<\/strong>819 Ninth Avenue, New York NY 10019<\/a>; 212-582-7765; saccopizza.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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