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From Slice

The Best Thing About Pizza

Couldn't have said it better myself!

Flaksman at 3:08PM on 01/13/11

From Slice

How Do You Prepare Your Tomatoes for Pizza?

I use a tomato press to de-seed (and de-skin when fresh). YOu can find it at the link below. Works awesome.

http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Tomato-Press/dp/B002ZQ3N2Y/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1292610225&sr=8-3

Flaksman at 1:27PM on 12/17/10

From Slice

Where Do You Get Your Favorite Pizza?

Just to name a few worth trying ...

Giovanni's in Sunnyvale, CA
Delancy's in seattle, WA
Brooklyn Bros Pizza in Everett, WA
Primo Strada in Victoria, B.C.

Flaksman at 12:10AM on 08/25/10

From A Hamburger Today

Dear AHT: Differences in Regional Mustard Use on McDonald's Hamburgers

I did a post on this exact subject on my blog http://www.nyfoodanywhere.com . I got a response back from McDonalds with very little information but it does confirm that they do put different things on burgers based on regional preferences.

http://nyfoodanywhere.com/?p=23

Flaksman at 6:06PM on 07/07/10

From Slice

The United States of Pizza: Where to Eat Pizza in California (Part 1, Northern California)

I don't know why you guys continue to look over Giovanni's in Sunnyvale. This isn't "gourmet" New York style pizza and rather more like your typical corner pizza place all over NYC. Give the place it's due ... it is the closest thing to a real NY pizza place west of the Mississippi. And for the guy who made the first comment ... they make a great Sicilian slice and anybody looking for all the other traditional NY pizza place fare ... they make it too (i.e chicken parm subs, etc). Read my review since Slice refuses to do one.

http://www.nyfoodanywhere.com/2007/12/giovanni-pizza-new-york-pizza-in.html

Flaksman at 1:46PM on 04/19/10

From Talk

Chopped liver!

I posted my grandmother's chopped liver recipe on my blog. Not sure if it is unusual or not, but it is very good.

http://www.nyfoodanywhere.com/labels/recipe.html

Flaksman at 1:33PM on 12/01/08

From Slice

Great Sicilian Slices at Sal's Pizzeria in Mamaroneck

Hey Nick I am a fellow Purchase alumni myself. Sal's is pretty good. I used to also hit up T&J's Pizza and Pasta in Port Chester on Weschester Ave. They make a great slice as well (Regular and Sicilian).

Flaksman
http://www.nyfoodanywhere.com

Flaksman at 1:09PM on 11/11/08

From Slice

Any Good New York Style Pizza in Miami?

I recommend Papa Piccolo Pizzeria in Kendall. I lived right around the corner during my days in Graduate School and probably ate there almost every day. It isn't going to knock your socks off but they make a respectable NY slice and great Chicken Parm sub. This is where I spent my time trying to fill the NY pizza void while living in Miami. My one caveat is I haven't lived in Miami in almost 10 years so I can't be sure things are still the same

Flaksman
http://www.nyfoodanywhere.com

Flaksman at 2:33PM on 09/12/08

From Serious Eats: New York

Top 5 Chinese Spare Ribs

And for those looking for spareribs in the seattle area check out my recent blog post at www.nyfoodanywhere.com

Flaksman at 12:28AM on 09/12/08

From Slice

Apizza Scholls: One of the Top Five Pizzerias in America

The one down side of this restaurant is that they have not learned how to make enough dough to meet the demand. Multiple times I have driven down from Seattle to Portland to try their pizza and have waited on line for hours only to be told when I reached the door that they ran out of dough. They might make great pizza but that is no excuse for poor customer service.

Flaksman at 1:03PM on 08/07/08

From Serious Eats: New York

New York Food Anywhere

While I agree that the definition of NY food is open for debate I can't help but think my opinions are shared by many. My entire childhood through college was spent in New York and I have spent the past 12 years living elsewhere in country. No matter where I go I find expat New Yorkers who eagerly agree with my desire for what I consider to be, NY comfort food. How else can you explain the countless blogs devoted solely to things like NY pizza, NY bagels and other food I have been writing about. There is even a guy who has a blog devoted to the Black and White cookie! So I encourage you to reminisce about your “ GCOB local Oysters” and while you are doing that I will be eating even better Oysters at Elliott’s Oyster House in Seattle reminiscing about food I really can’t get outside of New York!

Flaksman at 12:50PM on 12/21/07

From Serious Eats: New York