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PIZZA REVIEW: Emmett’s

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When people ask me about the best pizza in New York, I always have to ask what style they want. Do they want a typical New York slice, wood-oven Neapolitan pies, thin grandma-style, Sicilian, Roman-style? We have all those styles in New York. But up …

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EAT THIS BOSTON

I bring my sense of food adventure with me on the road, searching for the most authentic, iconic, and delicious dishes of a different region… I knew I’d have my fair share of seafood in Boston, but I didn’t realize it would practically be my entire diet for a week. I like to eat the …

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PIZZA in New York: Pizza Wagon

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. While I was standing at a counter at Pizza Wagon, I looked around me at the diverse group of people in the place and realized the magic of pizza. It brings people together from all walks of life. There were high school kids, construction workers, …

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VIDEO: Kesté Pizza and Vino

Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. My very first review on this site (back in 2009) was for a brand new Neapolitan pizzeria called Kesté. I had never tasted pizza like that and I have written about their pillowy, charred, wood-fired pizzas over and over again. They …

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PIZZA REVIEW: Prince Street Pizza

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. The legend of Ray’s Pizza is not as iconic as it used to be in New York. The city’s food scene is so well-versed in pizza styles that Ray’s rarely enters the conversation anymore. The saga took a blow in 2011 when the truly original …

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PIZZA REVIEW: Arcade Bakery

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. SADLY, ARCADE BAKERY IS NOW CLOSED. Arcade Bakery makes me want to start a new pizza category. We have Sicilian, Neapolitan, Roman, Chicago, etc. But nobody is really talking about bakery pizza. And maybe we should. I’ve had pizza in a traditional bakery before but it’s …

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PIZZA REVIEW: Emily

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. My default when reviewing pizza used to be to focus on the standard margherita pie or cheese slice. But the pizza world has changed since I started this journey in 2009. Fancy toppings and specialty ingredients have sort of taken the place of tomato sauce …

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PIZZA REVIEW: GG’s

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. SADLY, GG’S IS NOW CLOSED. Nick Morgenstern has created quite the little restaurant empire of late. Just in the last year, he’s opened a coffee/sandwich café (El Rey), an avant garde ice cream shop (Morgenstern’s), and now a pizza-focused restaurant – all in the Lower East …

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PIZZA REVIEW: Lee’s Tavern

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I could spend months searching for the best pizza on Staten Island alone. Some people (mostly Staten Islanders) claim the borough is home to the city’s best. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve only been to a handful of the pizzerias there, but little by …

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PIZZA REVIEW: Pizza by Certé

My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Certé looks like any other generic lunch deli in Midtown. Glass counters of salads, an array of cookies, and coolers full of soda and orange juice. If I didn’t know there was some serious focus on food quality and chef-driven dishes in this unlikeliest of …

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EAT THIS RHODE ISLAND

I bring my sense of food adventure with me on the road, searching for the most authentic, iconic, and delicious dishes of a different region… For such a tiny little state (the tiniest, actually), I was amazed at how many local dishes I found in Rhode Island. There were so many different iconic foods that …