It’s humbling to watch a child grow and realize in a visceral way that you and your generation are getting old and becoming increasingly irrelevant. I think of this as Margot develops her own tastes and opinions, here as it relates to pizza.
Ideally I’d spread out my pizza-eating and -photographing to a number of different pizzerias throughout NYC, but I’m limited these days largely to where I can get on my lunch breaks. Since realizing that Sofia Pizza Shoppe is only a 15-minute mini-jaunt away from my office, I’ve been going there A LOT. I hop on … Read more
If you’re near Madison Square Garden, you can’t do wrong by grabbing a plain slice at NY Pizza Suprema.
For the past couple of years for Valentine’s Day, my daughter, Margot, and I have been making heart-shaped pizzas. This year, I went nuts and absolutely loaded it with pepperoni, added jalapeños (for extra heat), and Mike’s Hot Honey for even more heat—and a little sweetness. Hasta la pizza!
I finally checked out Sofia Pizza Shoppe on First Avenue & 54th Street this week. They’ve been getting attention for this spinach dip slice. Totally deserved, too. It’s 👌 One of the partners who opened it, Tom Degrezia, is the grandson of Vincent Degrezia, the V in J&V Pizza, an old-school joint in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. … Read more
I met up today at Prince Street Pizza with St. Louis pizzaman Scott Sandler, the owner of the Gateway City’s Pizzeoli and the upcoming Pizza Head. We were joined by Pizza a Casa‘s Mark Bello and Nick Pencis of Stanley’s Famous BBQ in Tyler, Texas. I’m kinda bummed Prince Street removed its tall two-top tables, … Read more
Trying to re-engage with my old #weeklypizzalunch tradition for the coming year. Starting a week early at Emmett’s, a Chicago-themed pizzeria in Greenwich Village. Here, their thin-crust pie with sausage and onion. It has a satisfyingly crisp crust and is reminiscent of the Midwestern-style pizzas I grew up eating—there’s not that much geographic distance between … Read more
Adrienne’s Pizza Bar — or is it Pizzabar? I don’t know. Regardless, it’s making one of the best grandma/nonna pizzas in NYC today. Of course at Adrienne’s, they call it the “old fashioned.” Whatever. All you need to call it is DELICIOUS. I don’t get to Adrienne’s often enough, because it’s a bit much to … Read more