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, ...
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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 ...
Read More »Tavern Style Pies On Chicago’s South Side
During a short trip to Chicago last summer, I reviewed a pan pizza spot on the North Side of the city. While pan pizza is a close relative of deep dish — which is the style of pizza most commonly ...
Read More »Elusive Pies At NJ’s DeLucia’s Brick Oven
It took me multiple trips to DeLucia’s Brick Oven Pizza (3 1st Avenue) in Raritan, New Jersey before I was actually able to score a pie. In the fall of 2022, I drove to DeLucia’s from New York City on ...
Read More »Brooklyn’s Best New Pizza Place Is On A Brewery Rooftop
When Grimm Brewery opened in Williamsburg in 2018, the beer offerings certainly overshadowed the food (Middle Eastern bites from a nearby restaurant were originally available for purchase). But with the recent addition of a full rooftop restaurant — Lala’s (990 ...
Read More »Slam Dunk Pies @ Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
Boomshakalaka! Fini Pizza (620 Atlantic Avenue) which opened its original location in Williamsburg last year, has a brand new offshoot at (but not “inside”) Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn. The shop overlooks the large and underutilized plaza by the arena’s ...
Read More »Chicago Pan Pizza From A Pop Up Turned Brick & Mortar
When you visit Chicago and think about getting some pizza, the first thing that probably comes to mind is deep dish. There is another popular type of pizza in Chicago known as “tavern style” which is essentially a thin crust ...
Read More »Pizza With A View In Santorini
I recently returned from a trip to the Greek Islands and had no intention of eating pizza there. However, those plans were foiled one evening on Santorini during a leisurely stroll from the town of Imerovigli to Fira, the island’s ...
Read More »A Brooklyn Pizza Pop Up Rivals The Borough’s Best
Many of the pizza pop-ups that proliferated during the pandemic have gone into hibernation (although some expanded into brick and mortar shops like Brooklyn DOP). But one that is still going strong is La Rose Pizza in Park Slope, Brooklyn ...
Read More »Worthwhile Detroit Style Pizza In Poughkeepsie
When you think of Poughkeepsie, New York… what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you said “Detroit Style Pizza,” I’d say you’re lying. But you could make the cast that Hudson & Packard (29 Academy Street), which opened ...
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