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 ...
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Feed Subscription$10 Neapolitan Pizza’s At Williamsburg’s Forcella
Forcella (485 Lorimer Street) opened in Williamsburg earlier this summer and their Neapolitan pies have been garnering rave reviews. Today and tomorrow every single pie on their menu is just $10 — a steal considering that the Mergellina (Porcini Mushrooms, ...
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 »Washington Going Through ‘Pizza Boom’
Whether it’s Michelle Obama’s frequent trips to Spike Mendelsohn’s We, The Pizza or John Boehner’s late night calls to Papa John’s during debt-limit negotiations, you could say that politics and pizza go well together. That Washington Scene’s In The Know ...
Read More »Food Network: The Best Pizza In Each State
Kudos to Foodnetwork.com, which recently published a slideshow documenting the best slice in each of the 50 states (plus, DC). Although I’m sure this is a much debated topic, the photos are awesome and I can attest that the slices ...
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 »Pequod’s Pizza: Authentic Deep Dish Pies In Chicago
Earlier this year, when I was speaking with a friend from Chicago about deep dish pizza there, she raved about a place called Pequod’s (2207 North Clybourn Avenue). When I had visited Chicago last summer, I ate excellent pizza at ...
Read More »The Best Pizza In The Greater (Greater) Boston Area
A few months back, Boston.com published an article featuring the best pizza places in the Greater Boston (which includes New Haven, by the way). Although nothing about this list stands out, I rarely dedicate much space on this site to ...
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