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 ...
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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 »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 ...
Read More »Forcella: Filling The Void In Williamsburg
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOCATION IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED, HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A LOCATION OPERATING @ 377 PARK AVENUE IN MANHATTAN AS OF NOVEMBER 2016 When Motorino’s Brooklyn location was permanently shuttered by the Department of Health this summer because ...
Read More »New Park Pizza: A Howard Beach Institution
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 ...
Read More »Pizza 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 »Avoid Taste Of Tagliare At LaGuardia Airport (DiFara’s Long Lost Cousin?)
I recently took a Delta flight out of LaGuardia airport and lucky (or perhaps unlucky) for me that happens to be where Taste of Tagliare is located. The spot is part of a new food court that opened in the ...
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