Some pizza places are made to look like they’ve been around for decades. Others actually have been. New Park Pizza (156-71 Cross Bay Boulevard) opened in Howard Beach, Queens in 1956. Although I can’t imagine the pizza has changed much ...
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Feed SubscriptionPizza Barn: Cutting Edge Organic Slices (Way Off The Beaten Path)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED Earlier this summer, I took my girlfriend to upstate New York for our one year anniversary. Although she seems to enjoy pizza, I figured I’d spare her from venturing to any pizza ...
Read More »Saraghina: Flying Under The Radar In Bed-Stuy
Earlier this year, Google’s blog network — Blogger — crashed. When this occurred many blogs lost content including I Dream Of Pizza. Among the postings that were lost was my review of Saraghina. After dozens of repeated attempts to contact ...
Read More »900 Degrees: Firing Up The West Village
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED 900 Degrees (29 7th Avenue South) opened in the West Village this spring. And although it might not look like anything special from the outside, step into this pizza mecca and you’ll ...
Read More »Artichoke Basille’s Pizza: A Downhill Battle
There are a couple of things you should know about my love/hate relationship with Artichoke Basille’s Pizza (simply known as Artichoke to most New Yorkers). First off, I’ve eaten pizza from Artichoke more often than anywhere else in the city ...
Read More »Pequod’s Pizza: Authentic Deep Dish Pies In Chicago
Earlier this year, when I was speaking with a friend from Chicago about deep dish pizza there, she raved about a place called Pequod’s (2207 North Clybourn Avenue). When I had visited Chicago last summer, I ate excellent pizza at ...
Read More »Giuseppe Pizza: Superb Slices In Tel Aviv’s Florentine Neighborhood
Over the past few weeks, I’ve written about my recent experiences at two pizza places in Israel: Green Door Pizza Bakery in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter (at which an elderly man makes pies from a hole in the ground) and Gusto ...
Read More »Creative Upscale Pies At Tel Aviv’s Gusto
During a recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to eat pizza at three very different places. Last week, I wrote about my experience at Green Door Pizza Bakery in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter, at which an elderly man makes ...
Read More »Green Door Pizza Bakery: Ancient Gem Hidden In Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter
I recently returned from a trip to Israel (my ninth time there!) and was able to sample pizza from three very different places. In prior postings about pizza in Israel, I’ve broken down the type of pizza place you might ...
Read More »Al Passatore Shines In Barcelona’s El Born Neighborhood
After a pretty bad encounter with the pizza-like baked goods BarcelonaReykjavik, I was determined to find some more authentic pizza before leaving Barcelona. Although I knew I wouldn’t have to time to explore the pizza scene in any depth, I ...
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