My Chicago pizza tour—with a side quest to Wisconsin!
In May 2023 I fulfilled one of my longtime dreams—doing an epic pizza tour of Chicago. This post is a quick recap of where I went.
Adam’s Sunday Square (Sicilian Pizza) Recipe
This is the L&B–inspired Sicilian pizza I’ve Instagrammed about. Fleshed out in recipe form due to popular demand. Enjoy!
Tavern-style sausage pizza at Villa Nova Stickney
In this video entry, I visit Villa Nova Stickney with Subbu Arumugam and Brian Erst for a tavern-style sausage pizza.
Thin-crust at Kim’s Uncle Pizza in Westmont, Illinois
It’s Pizza Night at Kim’s Uncle Pizza in Westmont, Illinois, where Cecily Federighi, Billy Federighi, and Brad Shorten do a make & bake for us in this video of a pepperoni pizza.
It’s the 20th anniversary of Slice
I almost let the day go by without noting it, but today’s the 20th anniversary of Slice, the pizza blog I founded on October 13, 2003.
Zazas Pizzeria: excellent NY-style in Chicago
I’ll admit it—I wasn’t keen on visiting Zazas Pizzeria on this trip. It’s New York–style, which I can get back home simply by crossing the street, and I was on a Chicago thin crust fact-finding mission while on my May 2023 pizza trip to the region. But three factors put me there: I’ve been semi-jokingly … Read more
Crust Fund Pizza Make & Bake with John Carruthers
It was Tuesday evening on my epic May 2023 pizza trip and I was making my way up a Chicago alley whose location I won’t disclose here. I was heading to John Carruthers’ house to pick up a special Crust Fund Pizza order.
UDSA Cafeteria Pizza recipes (1980s)
These are screenshots of the old 1980s USDA school cafeteria pizza recipes. If you want to cook from them, you’ll need to scale them down appropriately. (This is a case for… Baker’s Percentages!)
It’s Pizza Night at Wells Brothers Restaurant in Racine, Wisconsin
Wells Brothers Restaurant came highly recommended by Chicago pizza aficionado Brian Erst, whose pizza judgment I trust implicitly. When he posted about it on his Instagram in October 2021, I took note. He said, “Let the record show that Wells Brothers has the best tavern thin crust—full stop.” That’s saying something. I bookmarked it and … Read more
Balistreri’s Italian-American Ristorante in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
The last several times I’ve visited Milwaukee, my relatives there have championed Balistreri’s, but I always defaulted to my longtime favorite Maria’s (RIP). This visit, I finally heeded their advice.