I’ve been determined to find great pizza in Queens. In my opinion, it’s the least pizza worthy borough… but there is so much potential. The culinary landscape in Queens features a melting pot of high quality, authentic ethic food. But ...
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Last month, I organized the final Pizza Club of 2010 at Donatella. The place has gotten a decent amount of hype. Heck — Owner Donatella Arpaia (who is a frequent Iron Chef America judge) convinced legendary oven-builder Stefano Ferrara to ...
Read More »The Best NYC Pizza (And Restaurants) I Ate At In 2010
Although this may come as a huge surprise to some people, I eat a lot more than just pizza. In fact, pizza accounts for 3-4 meals of mine each week — only about 20% of the food I consume. It ...
Read More »Totale Renovates (Rethinks Business Model)?
It was only a matter of time before Totale (30 St. Mark’s Place) had to rethink their business model. While their $5.00 Neapolitan pies were perhaps the best deal in town, there was no way that they could afford to ...
Read More »A Look Back: I Dream Of Pizza Highlights From 2010
It’s time to look back on the year in pizza! On a personal note, it’s been a very rewarding year. In March, I was featured in The New York Times and in September I appeared in The Wall Street Journal ...
Read More »The Year In Pizza: 2010 Photo Recap
By my estimate, I ate pizza at about 100 different places this past year — many for the first time. Thirty three lucky spots were reviewed on the site. Below is a notable pie (or in one case, a cone) ...
Read More »Virginia’s Pizzeria Orso: Sub-Par Pizza & Sub-Par Service
When a beverage is the highlight of your dinner at a pizza place, that typically means either one of two things: (a) their pizza wasn’t that great or (b) they had really amazing drinks! At Pizzeria Orso (400 S. Maple ...
Read More »Eater Looks Back On Pizza In 2010
It was another crazy year for pizza in New York City. From pizza cones to food trucks, Eater looks back at some 2010 highs and lows. Notably missing from their recap? The proliferation of 99 cent slice joints, one of ...
Read More »Slice "Pizza Obessives" Feature
It’s been a long time coming… but today Slice published an in depth interview with me in their weekly feature: Pizza Obsessives. If you’ve ever had a pizza related question that you’ve been dying to ask me… well, I think ...
Read More »Classic Thin Crust Pies At Federici’s In Freehold, NJ
I spent the first part of Thanksgiving weekend in Marlboro, New Jersey. And after having such a great experience eating pizza in Jersey over the summer (A Mano in Ridgewood, Ah’ Pizz in Montclair, Star Tavern in Orange, and Santillo’s ...
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