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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

@RatBuddy: If my kid preferred Pizza Hut, I would abandon him in a wicker basket on the River Nile. I give my kids love conditionally. They only get love if they see things my way. But, I only whoop them once in awhile. No sense in making them fearful of me.

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Pizza Bike Ride This Sunday to Di Fara, L&B Spumoni Gardens

I'd like to be a part of this. Hope the group moves relatively slowly so this old man doesn't have a massive coronary. I'll watch the comments here to see if it gets too crowded.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

But, as you'll no doubt see in a few years, teaching your children about good pizza, by taking them to quality pizzerias and by making pizza with quality ingredients at home, plants a seed that grows into a young adult with good taste and a discriminating palate. These skills are then generalized, not only to pizza, but to other foods, to art, film, music and life in general. And, in the case of my son, to microbrewed beer.

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Paulie Gee's dessert pie was one of the finest pizzas I've ever tasted.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

@RatBuddy: If my kid preferred Pizza Hut, I would abandon him in a wicker basket on the River Nile. I give my kids love conditionally. They only get love if they see things my way. But, I only whoop them once in awhile. No sense in making them fearful of me.

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Pizza Bike Ride This Sunday to Di Fara, L&B Spumoni Gardens

I'd like to be a part of this. Hope the group moves relatively slowly so this old man doesn't have a massive coronary. I'll watch the comments here to see if it gets too crowded.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

But, as you'll no doubt see in a few years, teaching your children about good pizza, by taking them to quality pizzerias and by making pizza with quality ingredients at home, plants a seed that grows into a young adult with good taste and a discriminating palate. These skills are then generalized, not only to pizza, but to other foods, to art, film, music and life in general. And, in the case of my son, to microbrewed beer.

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Video: Paulie Gee's Backyard Pizza

Paulie Gee's dessert pie was one of the finest pizzas I've ever tasted.

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French in a Flash: Pizza Savoyarde

Well, we finally got around to making our own version of the Pizza Savoyarde and, in the words of my daughter, it's a keeper.
We sourced the closest thing to Reblechon, "Prefere de Nos Montagnes"
($14.99/lb) from Union Market (http://www.unionmarket.com/) in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It is a washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the Savoie.
We also used pizzeria-purchased dough.

We made two versions: as I indicated in my previous comment, we're not a meat-eating household, so we substituted smoked salmon (also from Union Market). One version was true to the recipe you provided above, using the smoked salmon instead of the jambon cru. We were not happy with the look of the arugula in our local market, so we used baby spinach instead. For the second pie, we eliminated the cheese beneath the yukon gold potatoes and substituted dollops of creme fraiche with a sprinkle of finely chopped chives. Of course, with the pie warm, the creme fraiche melted and found its was around the pie.

Using pizzeria-bought dough, the total preparation time for both pies was less than forty-five minutes. We loved both pies and can easily see starting a meal with them the next time we cook for friends.

Here is the link to photos on flickr of both pies:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46303442@N00/

Thanks, Kerry. Keep those great recipes coming!

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

Once in my life, I'd like to be offered a glass of DRC La Tache.
Perhaps only Petrus compares. Worth $5000 a bottle? I don't know, but I'd sure like a taste.

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Openings: Paulie Gee's, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Mazel Tov, my friend.
Meeting you and sharing your passion has been our privilege.
We look forward to being there on opening night and often thereafter.

With admiration,

Mark (aka 'famdoc') and Dorrine

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

Adam: Is it the color on my laptop, the color on your camera or did those pies have a rusty-yellow tinge? You liked the pies, so I presume the unconventional color was either an artifact or not a reflection of any unpleasant taste.

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Cakespy: Candy Corn Nanaimo Bars

Can't say I'm running out to buy ingredients for this recipe...but love the use of the Fiesta plate in the photo.

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French in a Flash: Pizza Savoyarde

Kerry: Wicked good looking recipe. As a non meat-eater, I'm going to substitute smoked salmon for the ham.

We spent a few lovely days in Cassis with French friends a few years back. Highlight, aside from lunch on the harbor (with a glass of the eponymous red wine produced in the hills overlooking the harbor), was a trip to the calanques, rocky inlets lining the coast between Cassis and Marseille. Great views, serene beaches.

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Photo of the Day: Cold Spring Pizza

@schodack:

What a great story. Like Cheers, the bar in the TV series of the same name, it's great to go "where everybody knows your name," even if the beer is warm.

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The Manhattan Motorino: Is It as Good as the Brooklyn Location?

@chinolam:

The usual mark-up for wine in restaurants is 300%.
You do the math. Definitely worth selling wine. In fact, some restaurants make more off wine and liquor than they do off food.

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Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links

I've advocated for Salvatore's of Soho in these pages since their early days.
Excellent product, but, by no means the best slice in NYC.
5-Boro Pizza Guys have missed the mark with this declaration.

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Pizza at the Bon Appétit Pop-up Supper Club & Cafe

Co-worker reports a 1 to1-1/2 hour line to get in today (Tuesday).
Be forewarned.

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The Manhattan Motorino: Is It as Good as the Brooklyn Location?

Heard they have a wine and beer license already. Damn. Hoping to bring my own a few times to save some bucks.

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More Breakfast Pizza in Brooklyn at Toby's Public House

Toby's Public House is an undiscovered gem. Never been disappointed.
And, there's the Nutella calzone.

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Photo of the Day: Cold Spring Pizza

I grew up not far from Cold Spring and have, through the years, returned there for a peaceful walk along the Hudson, a meal in one of the pleasant cafes along the village's main street and some antiquing. It has become a destination, with more and more New Yorkers visiting (it's an easy trip on Metro-North) and many New Yorkers buying second homes in the village.
Still, it qualifies as "quaint" and peaceful.

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Openings: Nomad Pizza Co., Hopewell, New Jersey

Sorry...my best friend is getting married in LA that weekend. If we could do it one week later, I'm in. I could also be part of a carpool for those who take the bus to Lambertville, NJ (it's Transbridge Lines, from Port Authority).
I'd suggest a stop at Villa Ponte in Stockton, NJ or tomato pies in Trenton, as well.

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Openings: Nomad Pizza Co., Hopewell, New Jersey

I see a Slice field trip in the future.
Paulie and I discussed a visit to Nomad in early October.
It would be great to have other slicers join us.
Unfortunately, Hopewell is a bit off the beaten track. New Yorkers would have to train it to Princeton or take the bus to Lambertville.
I suppose a shuttle service can be arranged.

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When in Rome: Dar Poeta

@seriouspizza

That allergy medicine is messing with you. Of course, Doris and Ed's is an overpriced seafood restaurant overlooking the bay in Highland's, New Jersey. Been there a few times. They get an "A" for effort, but a "C" for execution.

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After All These Years: V&T Pizzeria

V&T is indeed a source of nostalgia for many of us. My wife was a graduate student at Columbia in the early 80s and we made regular trips to V&T and the Hungarian Pastry Shop. I'm not sure whether my pizza chops have become more demanding in my old age or if V&T has jumped the proverbial shark, but, on a recent visit with the daughter of a friend, a Barnard freshman (or, is it freshwoman?), we were completely unimpressed with the pizza at V&T. The salads were generous and the bread tasty, but I agree with previous opinions in this thread about V&Ts pizza.

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Dear Slice: Have You Even Fallen Off the Pizza Horse?

Is there a pizza joint in the free world Paulie Gee hasn't visited?
If there were a Nobel Prize for pizza fortitude, Mr. Gee would certainly be the recipient. Having seen the fruits of his labors, it's hard to imagine any neighborhood pizzeria matching the Paulie Gee experience.
Still waiting, patiently, with a bottle of a Super Tuscan, to sit at the table of the maestro himself.

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Slice Poll: How Many Slices Do You Eat?

I answered 2, but that doesn't count picking from other people's plates: if you leave your crust over, I'm gonna grab it. If I'm having a really fine pie, then I might force three. Obviously, this applies to full-sized pies. Last night, for example, my daughter and I split a crimini mushroom pie at Toby's and we each had two slices, which is equivalent, I would say, to a single slice of a standard pizzeria pie.

For all of you who answered "8," I'll be treating your acid reflux in a few years.

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'Miami Herald' South Florida Gourmet Pizza Guide

They missed Red Rock Coal Fired Pizza in Boca.
We were there a few years back and really enjoyed our pies.

The pizzaiolo was pleased to show us his oven and his coal supply (brought by truck from PA).

A real treat in Boca. I meant to do a review, but....

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

I nominate famdoc for a "Look Who's Talkin'" shoutout. Though I think his metaphor could use some work, because the way his hypothetical is going, his Pizza Hut-loving son would then become Moses, adopted by a Di Fara-loving family, before angrily demanding that they let his chain pizza-loving people go.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

good pizza generally is good because most people would recognize it to be good. I don't think groupthink has anything to do with that notion; every time i take NYC visitors (including one from Korea, a wasteland for pizza!) to Grimaldi's, they all go wild. a friend of mine found papa john's to be the paragon of pizza until i introduced her to the broad swath of NYC pizza excellence.

counterpoint - groupthink may come about with trends and followings for specific types of good pizza. it's only natural. what's wrong with that? why else would a cult following be a cult following? they keep the good places in business. :-)

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Pizza Bike Ride This Sunday to Di Fara, L&B Spumoni Gardens

@pizzaexpert: Sorry, dude. That title goes to my Lillian.

Adam - you look so eye-talian in that pic!

Sorry we won't be able to do this ride, but maybe in the Spring?

And while we're on the subject of pizza in Brooklyn, has there been any word on Totonno's reopening? Although I'd be reticent to ride a bike into Coney Island.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

I'd rather see parents letting children form their own opinions. I remember hearing a family of bigots on Howard Stern many years ago, and even the children were spouting that garbage.

So what if your kid prefers Pizza Hut to some fancy-pants $20 pizza? Let 'em make up their own minds.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Good Pizza

@famdoc: I totally agree. Our 1st born son is a borderline pizza snob. After seeing the pizza served in the school cafeteria, we knew we had done our job well based on what he had to say about it by appearance and smell alone.

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Video: Paulie Gee's Backyard Pizza

Thanks for linking my video, Adam. :) This whole pizza experience was unreal. I'm looking forward to not having to travel to Warren, NJ to eat it again.

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Openings: Paulie Gee's, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Thanks very much for the kind word and support Za Man. I'm lookin' forward to having you stop in.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

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Openings: Paulie Gee's, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

good luck paulie i have followed you on slice and flicker . the pictures of the pizzerias you visit are sensational. you are going to do great, i am looking forward to your opening. you can make a living and maintain the love of your craft. keep it simple and honest the public will get it .

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

I think that Ken's has a nice blend of the Neapolitan style with the bold American palate. Honestly, on pizzas like the margarita, I think the sauce tends to be too much and overpower the crust and cheese. It's when you put some spicy sausage and peppers on it that it works best (though then the crust begins to disappear). That's why it's my third favorite in Portland behind Scholls and Nostrana. I think those tend to be more balanced -- though all three have great ingredients and execution.

@LA Maven
You keep threatening to come up here and eat some 'za yet never do. Put our pizza where your mouth is. ;-) And email me if you do make your way.

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Openings: Paulie Gee's, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

congrats paulie G! i'll be sure to hit it up. can i bring my camera?

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

Wtf?! Are all Nello's dishes laced with gold??? I can't believe people are stupid enough to pay those ridiculously high prices...

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

This wasn't a meal; it was a money laundering operation.

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

@Peensez: I guarantee you that Nello's didn't use $2-a-box pasta for the pasta specials.

I, too, am amused by all the outrage. A lot of people made a lot of money off this guy: isn't that a good thing?

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

2 chunks of parmesan: $28
Not having to tolerate the company of the poor: priceless

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Openings: Paulie Gee's, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Bravo ! Go get 'em Paulie.

You have the passion motivatiion, and skills.

I WILL visit next time I'm in "Greenpernt".

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Cakespy: Candy Corn Nanaimo Bars

looks good to me. Funny I was in Nova Scotia a year or so ago and I tried to find a Nanaimo bar somewhere and didn't see one anywhere! I heard so much about them on the internet and found none. We traveled in the car throughout all of Nova Scotia, except for Louisburg, and saw none. I did find Strawberry Kit Kat bars, and Banana Kit Kat bars but no Nainamo bars.

I adore candy corn though. They look overly sweet but delicious.

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

@Nathan Teager: Haha, this made me smile. You're right. Give us your poor, your tired...and the occasional hungry millionaire.

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

Why is everyone mad. He added about $50,000 to the US's economy. Remember that he is from Russia and deals in rubles. Now his rubles have become dollars. Go USA!

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

I find the outrage and disgust...odd. Why is it our business to judge what he does with his own money? @queenbleu, why should you detest the rich? He spent a lot on lunch - so what? At least he was more generous than he had to be with his server. Why all the anger? We have no way of knowing how he uses his money on a regular basis - nor is it our business. He might be just as lavish in his giving to charity for all we know.
Lighten up, people.

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

@DCLSweetspot: Well, by that logic, why do we do a percentage for different dishes as well? It takes the same effort to bring out a plate that costs $20 as a plate that costs $8. We still do a percentage in those cases. Perhaps we should just give tips of a set fee rather than a variable percentage.

@sheba0915: a little strange that they didn't drink any vodka though.

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

I took my sweetie out for a lovely Thai meal on Sunday, no wine or beer and I had a diet cola. I didn't order appetizers because I was trying to keep the bill reasonable and it still came out to about $28 with tax and tip.

We each ordered combinations that included our dish of choise, veggie pad thai and steam rice. I was pretty satisfied!

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What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

It's always those little extras that add up, I guess.

Or the f*king crazy-ass wine!

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