The Wall Street Journal printed an in depth article about the pizza industry yesterday. Read it here. Conditions late last year were “the worst I’d seen” since entering the business 32 years ago, says John Schnatter, founder and interim chief ...
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2009
Are Manhattan Pizza Prices Dropping?
New York Magazine says so! Maffei Pizza in Chelsea is the latest to reduce the price of its slice (from $2.50 to $2). Brian Lehrer interviews owner Dominick Maffei, along with an economist, and discovers it’s because cheese costs have ...
Read More »FoodistaNYC Presents Good Pizza In Queens
For those of you who aren’t familiar with FoodistaNYC, it’s a great blog that focuses on eating and drinking in Astoria and beyond! Vesta (link 1) Manducatis Rustica (link 1 / link 2) “As a passionate pizza lover myself,” says ...
Read More »Sbarro May Not Make It Through The Year
Eater reports that Sbarro may not make it through 2009. Sweet! Sbarro. (Privately owned; about 5,500 employees). It’s not the pizza that’s the problem. Many of this chain’s 1,100 storefronts are in malls, which is a double whammy: Traffic is ...
Read More »Jim Lahey Revels Recipie For Pizza At Co.
Read the full article here. No-Knead Pizza Dough Adapted from Jim Lahey, Co. Makes four 12-inch pizza crusts. 3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more for dusting ¼ teaspoon instant yeast (such as SAF brand) 1½ teaspoons salt 1½ cups ...
Read More »E.U. has closed; Pizzeria Moving In…
… according to the outgoing voice mail message: Ciao, and thank you for calling the former E.U. We are currently changing the E.U into a contemporary Italian-style pizzeria called Tonda. Tonda will be open in approximately six weeks and we ...
Read More »Co Vs. Motorino – GQ Magazine Reports
GQ’s Alan Richman writes: To Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who speaks often of worsening economic conditions and widening deficits, I offer an elegant solution to the woes of New York City: Open more pizzerias. I agree! Read “A Pizza Advice” which ...
Read More »Nizza Goes Gluten Free
Midtown Pizzeria/Italian restaurant Nizza will begin serving some gluten free fare. Read about it here.
Read More »Pizza & A Pint For $5 At Pizza Pub
Grub Street reported the following earlier this week: The owners of Gramercy café Push are hoping to reopen by the end of the week as the Pizza Pub. The motto, “A pint, a pie, a slice and a shot,” evokes ...
Read More »Di Fara has been closed for the past two weeks!
A sign on the door reads: Dominic is currently recovering from broken kneecap surgery which occurred during a slight car accident on icy roads on Monday, January 19. He is doing well. Our expected date of reopening we are estimating ...
Read More »