Should you trust the hype? Everyone seems to have an opinion about Chrissy’s Pizza (142 Nassau Street), which until recently held the honor of being one of New York’s most elusive pies. What started as a Bushwick apartment pop-up during the pandemic, transformed into an East Village pop-up last year, operating out of the Superiority Burger space, after hours and only on select evenings. TLDR – until recently, if you wanted to eat a pie from Chrissy’s you had to ...
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Born In The (Pizza Town) USA
I’m a sucker for old school pizzerias. Bonus points if it’s a neon-lit roadside building. Before even tasting a pie at Pizza Town USA (95-111 Route 46 West) in New Jersey’s Elmwood Park, I was already in love with the ambiance. What’s Unique? Pizza Town USA opened back in 1958, the year which is prominently displayed on its signage. Inside, it doesn’t look like all that much has changed since then. The place is bare bones — and that’s reflected in ...
Read More »The 5 Best Pizzas I Ate In 2024
Every year I look forward to counting down my five favorite pizzas from the past 12 months. I started this annual recap back in 2013 (that year, pies from Pizza Brain, Colony Grill, Table 87, Micucci Grocery, and Luna D’Autunno — a pizzeria in Vietnam!) made the cut. Since then, top accolades have gone to Pizzeria Pico (2014), The Parlor (2015), Westwind Orchard (2016), Pie For The People (2017), Mama’s Too (2018), La Morra Pizzeria (2019), Pizza Rita (2020), Kingston ...
Read More »The Cents Don’t Quite Add Up At Cleveland Pizzeria
I often say that many cities in the Midwest are underrated. Cleveland is not one of them. Until recently, it’d been about 15 years since I last visited. And while there are enough activities and attractions to fill a weekend, I’ve always found a lack of truly noteworthy food in the city. This time, I set my sights on Cent’s Pizza + Goods (5010 Lorain Ave), a spot that felt like it was trying just a bit too hard to ...
Read More »Grapefruit League Dinner @ A Baseball Themed Pizzeria
I’ve traveled great distances to try “hit list” pizza places, but sometimes stumbling across a spot you’ve never heard of can be even more rewarding. On a recent trip to Sarasota, Florida, my family and I happened to drive by a pizzeria with a baseball logo one evening around dinnertime. We were intrigued. Shaner’s Pizzeria (6500 Superior Ave) has been in operation for more than 30 years and its backstory is as rare as an unassisted tripled play. What’s Unique? ...
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