Words of wisdom from Chris Bianco
“The best pizza is the one that you like, not the one I tell you to like.”
8 Pizzas That Haunt My Dreams 2019
Every year I compile a year-end list of memorable pizzas I’ve eaten in the past year. Here’s 2019!
Philomena’s fantastic red squares
Philomena’s is relatively new pizzeria in Sunnyside, Queens, having just celebrated its one-year anniversary. It’s run by Dave Acocella, an affable guy who was a longtime manager at now-defunct celebrity magnet Da Silvano before branching out into pizza-making at Paulie Gee’s and Sorbillo NYC. How good are Acocella’s chops? At Sorbillo, which is the NYC … Read more
Stilettos Slice Shop: inventive wood-fired pizza by the slice
Stilettos Slice Shop is the Speedy Romeo spin-off on the Lower East Side making gimmicky-but-good pizza.
Norma’s Pizza: one of the best pizza experiences of my life
If you love pizza and people with dogged determination, make the time to visit this farmers’ market pizza stand.
Patsy’s East Harlem is arguably the best by-the-slice deal in NYC
Where else are you going to find a world-class, historically significant slice for that price?
You Can’t Not: pesto slice with sauce at Dani’s House of Pizza
I’m ashamed to admit it, but this is the first time I’m trying Dani’s signature pesto slice with sauce ladled on top. It’s fantastic.
You Can’t Not: Sofia Pizza Shoppe’s spinach dip slice
Like I always say about this slice, it smacks of DRUNK-EATS GUT BOMB, but it’s anything but.