Ribalta (48 East 12th Street) is a new pizzeria that opened this spring in the former Piola space — a few blocks from Union Square. The concept is similar to 900 Degrees — which shuttered after only six months last ...
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Feed SubscriptionTrattoria Lungofiume: Tasty Pies In Tokyo (When You’d Least Expect It)
The third and final pizza place I visited on my spring break trip to Japan was located in the same neighborhood (Nakameguro) as both Seirinkan and Trattoria Pizzeria Il Lupone. Yet it wasn’t somewhere on my list of places to ...
Read More »Ramp Alert: Truck Pizza In Hudson, NY
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED Last week, some friends and I headed upstate to Hudson, NY for the 2012 Hudson Ramp Festival. For those who aren’t familiar with ramps — they’re an early spring wild onion/scallion/leek-like vegetable ...
Read More »Trattoria Pizzeria Il Lupone: Tokyo’s Best Pie
During a week-long spring break trip to Japan, I wasn’t quite sure how many pizza places I would be able to hit. The final day of my trip had arrived, and I’d only been able to make it to one ...
Read More »Seirinkan: Simple Pies At Tokyo’s Funkiest Pizza Place
When I told friends I’d be spending my spring break in Japan, one of the most common questions was whether or not I was going to try any pizza there (answer: of course). I was only going to be there ...
Read More »Osteria: Pies Shine At Popular Philly Italian Restaurant
I’ve had quite the range of experiences when it comes to pizza in Philadelphia. I loved Stephen Starr’s Pizzeria Stella back in 2010 but was disappointed with the classic pies at Tacconelli’s last year. One place that had been on ...
Read More »Sneak Peak: New York’s First All Fried Pizza Place
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED La Montanara (168 Ludlow Street) opens it’s doors this evening and I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak last night. Formerly a poutine shop, this 20-seat Lower East Side spot ...
Read More »Maxwell’s: Authentic NY Style Pizza In Park City, Utah
THE BACK STORY: As I mentioned last week, I recently spent a week in Park City where I had the opportunity to check out two pizza places: Davanza’s (690 Park Avenue) and Maxwell’s (1456 New Park Blvd). I’d heard Maxwell’s ...
Read More »No Need To Visit Davanza’s in Park City, Utah
THE BACK STORY: I recently spent a week in Park City, Utah during what happened to be the least snowy January they’ve ever experienced. Less skiing meant more pizza. Research indicated that there were two places worth checking out: Davanza’s ...
Read More »Rubirosa: Authentic Italian In Nolita
Rubirosa (235 Mulberry Street) in Nolita is an Italian restaurant which has been garnering rave reviews since opening last year. It’s run by the same folks behind Joe & Pat’s — a well known pizza place on Staten Island. Other ...
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