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Lunch for One: T-Poutine
I like how there's so much cheese on there, but is it all on top? Maybe they should mix the cheese with the fries before they put it in the bowl, Then gravy it down. that would melt some curds.
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
Maybe the distinction should not be Naples style vs NY style anymore since apparently Naples gets confounded on the boat ride over here. Maybe it should just be Classic vs new New York. Just lump them all together. and then classic slices would be another category. lombardis vs keste vs sal&carmines . I'm just saying.
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
There is nothing like Katz's pastrami. Cannot argue with that. The others are solid choices and now I'm hungry again.
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Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on Reheated Pizza Slices?
it's like speeding. the man can pick any pizzeria out in the city and write a ticket. I know roebling pizza in wburg makes pies one at a time. so does amore in flushing. but uhhh, that's about it. the rest are fucked.
Lunch for One: T-Poutine
I like how there's so much cheese on there, but is it all on top? Maybe they should mix the cheese with the fries before they put it in the bowl, Then gravy it down. that would melt some curds.
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
Maybe the distinction should not be Naples style vs NY style anymore since apparently Naples gets confounded on the boat ride over here. Maybe it should just be Classic vs new New York. Just lump them all together. and then classic slices would be another category. lombardis vs keste vs sal&carmines . I'm just saying.
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
There is nothing like Katz's pastrami. Cannot argue with that. The others are solid choices and now I'm hungry again.
AHT Poll: How Do You Like Your Buns Done?
I don't like when the inside is toasted. don't like the sharp crisps. when I cook, I just throw the bun into the pan to get it hot and soak up some juices.
Learning How to Make Neapolitan Pizza from Keste's Roberto Caporuscio
Great article. Roberto is a nice man, I wish him all the best.
Marine Park, Brooklyn: Pizzeria Del Corso
I was always brought up not to play with my food. Well, at least not to throw it in the air. And other than watermelons, thrown as high as I can, I refrained from food in space.
The pies do interest me and I would like to check it out when I happen into the area.
Guide to Sliders in Northern New Jersey
Thank you for posting this. Beautiful.
RE: Blue castle... changing economic demographics contributed to it's demise? So blue castle became too classy for the neighborhood??
A Guide to Jerky in Manhattan's Chinatown
I didn't know there were 4! Thanks for posting this, I love this article.
The Ten Worst Burger Ideas Ever
I don't mind them, but what I don't appreciate is that they are more expensive frozen from the store than in an actual white castle! This outrages me.
A Guide to Ethnic Eats Near the U.S. Open
for quick bites tibetan, try tsering momo right in the middle of little india on 73rd or another place on 37th rd and like 76th (it says chinese food on the awning, but don't be fooled).
AHT Poll: What Condiments Do You Like on Your Burger?
Ketchup always. i don't despise mayo or mustard, I will have occasionally, but I feel it turns it into somethign else other than a burger. Mustard reminds me of the south and mayo makes me feel like a snob. I'm just sayin!
Long Island product here...
Slice Poll: Do You Fold Your Slice?
This is like asking "Do you Breathe?" Yes, I breathe, and yes I fold. I don't for every pizza, but for a NY slice, of course I do. What a waste of polldaddy.com's functionality.
Grilled: Robyn Lee, Editor of A Hamburger Today
I like these answers, but the interviewer could use some work...
Best Pizza on Staten Island?
Tony's has some deluxe slices that are hard to beat, but for the regular slice it's just par.
Thoughts from Another Di Fara First-Timer
my friend said "easy on the oil" when she got the pie. I was so embarrassed!
I prefer the round to the square.
A Second Lucali Location? Yes and No
well, Mark hadn't made pizza before lucali, so at least his brother has a little bit of a leg up on him...
All You Need to Know About Di Fara, 2009
Jeffrey St, you lost me at the definition.
All You Need to Know About Di Fara, 2009
you know, his cutting method is pretty interesting... as evidenced in the video. He always does this... he looks at it, spins it a bit and finds right place in his mind, then slams the pizza cutter down what seems like just anywhere. Deliberately wherever he deems it. He really is an artist with the pizza.
Himalayan Yak in Jackson Heights Finally Serves Yak
hmm, I wonder what Tibetan people would have thought of this feast. Would it be atypical?
Indian buffet
What to try on the buffet line? What kind of question is this??? It's a buffet, you try everything!
Win Tickets to the Hot Dog Hootenanny
kosher or split. Nathans or Walters in westchester.
Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on Reheated Pizza Slices?
"When I was young and got drunk and stoned"
@redstone: so I take it that means last night :)
Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on Reheated Pizza Slices?
When I was young and got drunk and stoned and left half a pizza on the kitchen counter overnight, it tasted just fine the next morning without heating it up at all, and I never got sick.
Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on Reheated Pizza Slices?
My local pizza man, Exclusive Pizza on 181, was re-inspected. He originally failed due to some crazy violation in the basement of the building next door (actually my building.) Somehow because his services are connected to the basement, a violation in the next door building became points on his inspection. (?)
THEN, when they came back to re-inspect, he passed but got dinged on the chicken rolls, slices, etc., he's got under the glass counter. It's nuts.
I'd like everyone to recall a couple of years ago the vendors in Chinatown getting an exemption on hanging room temperature meats in their windows for "cultural sensitivity" reasons. Councilman Lui, a true dumbass and a foul example of what's wrong with our elective officials, lead the charge to get health inspectors to back off on the room temp pigs hanging all over the place.
Why doesn't a slice of pizza fall under the same cultural exception?
I actually think unwritten culture-based enforcement exceptions to health laws (or any laws) are bullshit, but if you give one, how can you not give others?
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
@seriouspizza I'm going to do my best to avoid such occurrences, but I'm sure they will be impossible to dodge completely. When those times do come, I will do my best to betray my Brooklyn instincts by channeling the Slicemeister.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
Thanks Adam .I admire your honesty.It had bugged me for a while thinking that you had the luxury of doing a hatchet job of a review and then seemingly,unapologetically pulling it after the damage was done .Hindsight is 20/20 and though I'm neither a journalist nor restaurateur I think that the ethical and courteous thing to have done would be to have left the Story Header and put up a footnote disclaimer such as the explanation you have given here.
Yours respectfully,
seriouspizza
@Paulie Gee.....I look forward to seeing how you handle such a situation,should anyone EVER give your output such negative scrutiny.....being from Brooklyn and all !
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
The most important judgement is now in and Roberta's stands at the pinnacle of pizzadom. As part of Sean Taylor's annual celebration of National Pizza Month, he has awarded them a perfect five pies. Check it out at www.31daysofpizza.com . While you are there, be sure to check out Day 3.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
@Slicemeister You have a talent for handling criticism with class and restraint. You obviously didn't grow up in Brooklyn.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
@seriouspizza: I removed the review because it wasn't a fair review. It was a bad piece of "pizza journalism." If you'll recall, my pie was woefully undercooked to the point of having raw dough. I should have sent it back and asked for a properly cooked pie. And I needed to visit a couple more times to see whether that was an anomaly or how they usually roll. It basically turned into a hit piece without giving them a fair shake. So, yeah, that was a low point—a breach of trust—and if I've lost you as a reader, it's my own fault.
Oh, and about Sietsema, though I "have great respect for Robert and his work," I'm not afraid of him, and his review was the last thing I had in mind when I pulled my "review."
Roberta's the 'Best Naples-Style Pizza'? Really, Village Voice?
@Adam Kuban "way before anyone of his stature took the site seriously. I've always remembered that and have had great respect for Robert and his work."
Adam,is that why you pulled the less than favorable review of Saraghina : A First Visit to Saraghina, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn around 8/18/09 when he published a somewhat gushing commentary on that very same day? Did you fear your diametrically opposed opinions less credible than a blogger of his stature ? Maybe that is the point I should have stopped reading or at least taking your opinions seriously ?
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-08-18/restaurants/please-welcome-saraghina/#Comments
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
Gastro888 - re: fatty rich at Katz's - even when you request juicy? and tip? I've never had a problem with portion size there - I'll split one sandwich for two people, no problem.
re: OP. Of course I'm familiar with Katz's and Second Ave. Deli, but the Queens and Bronx recommendations are totally unfamiliar to me. I've always written off Ben's as modern kosher, but am totally willing to try (and live nearby).
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
2nd ave definitely has the best chopped liver!
Indulging Your Inner Colicchio: Judging a Midterm at the FCI
Susan, Goode luck with your mid term.
I know you will do great
Mike G
A White Manna / White Mana Pilgrimage Revisited
Went to White Manna today... wow.
Fantastic chocolate milkshake as well!
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
What about the Kishke at 2nd Avenue Deli - its more than enough reason to trudge through Murray Hill!
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
Katz's pastrami used to be good - now it's not as fatty rich and they totally skim on the portion size. :(
(Note: I don't get lean.)
David Sax's Top Five Deli Dishes In New York
Me, I'm happy with a cup of matzoh ball soup and a vanilla egg cream from Eisenberg's. Gets me every time.
All You Need to Know About Di Fara, 2009
I lived in Midwood for 30 years and started going to his shop in the 1980s. Back then he served up a mundane greasy slice to say the least and the interior was exactly the same minus the green paint, of course. If you grew up in the neighborhod like me you would never have imagined that he would become a pizza connoisseur's dream.
I had a Di Fara "experience" yesterday. I must admit his technique has evolved into an art form. I only wish I had the pizza when it was hot as I had to rush my wife and baby home as they had been sitting there for an eternity.
I am more in awe of the respect this man gets. Where else can you find a crowd of 30 people wait two hours for a pizza pie?
If you want great pizza, imho, go to Nino's pizza on 3rd Avenue ant 92nd Street in Bay Ridge. My favorite there is the Sofia Lauren which has whole slices of tomato with a sprinkling of garlic.
A White Manna / White Mana Pilgrimage Revisited
I finally popped my White Manna cherry:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/klg19/3965799933/sizes/l/
DAMN. That is a good, good burger.
The Ten Worst Burger Ideas Ever
The McDLT? Wasn't that the McD's burger that came in a two-compartment styrofoam tray, with a slice of fresh lettuce (L) and slice of fresh tomato (T) in a separate compartment from the meat, so that the lettuce and tomato stayed, well, fresh and not wilted by the heat of the burger, until ready to assemble? Although the use of so much styrofoam to package a poor little burger was grossly objectionable to me, I thought the idea was sound. McD's burgers would be infinitely better if served with unwilted lettuce and a reasonably fresh tomato slice.
The Ten Worst Burger Ideas Ever
Well, I don't know if it qualifies as a 10 worst, but in the very old days in college, a huge student hit at local restaurants was a meal called a "Hamburger Steak Dinner." Who knows, it still may be! Anyway, basically, it was a very large portion of ground beef, griddled for the most part, and served with "2 sides" such as mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and usually dinner rolls and a salad. It typically had gravy on top unless you asked them to put it on the side for the mashed, and it was almost always cooked well done, even in the pre-fear-of-deathly-illness days. I remember it was pretty cheap, filling, and so perfect for a college student, but without a bun and condiments, it was, in my opinion, neither a steak nor a burger. I guess I objected as much to the name as I did to the well done "burger." Somehow, it just never seemed right to me.
The Ten Worst Burger Ideas Ever
When I lived in a part of my state that didn't have a White Castle in any direction for more than 60 miles, you better believe I bought those frozen burgers and LIKED EM...lol
When Is Totonno's Opening? New Projected Date Is Late September, Early October
Any update on this potential date? Will be in NYC weekend of the 10th of October and I would love to visit. A pie there and a dog or two from Nathans = gourmet feast for a relocated NY'er
Learning How to Make Neapolitan Pizza from Keste's Roberto Caporuscio
Hi,
Can anyone help me convert this to standard measurements.
Ingredients
3.75 pounds Tipo "00" flour
1 liter warm water
0.1 ounce fresh yeast
2.1 ounces salt
0.7 ounce sugar (optional)
Having problems with the OZ measurements to Teaspoons. Please help, have been experimenting with recipes four dough and would like to try this one...
Thanks
Todd
A Guide to Jerky in Manhattan's Chinatown
@cg_ups, Alaska Sausage and Seafood sells "salmon strips" online... http://www.alaskasausage.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Shelf/ASP/Hierarchy/03.html (8th or 9th item down the page)
I used to love tearing into those. Delish!
When Is Totonno's Opening? New Projected Date Is Late September, Early October
I hope it's ready for October...I've been here several times but never during Pizza Month. This is the year!
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About jeffsayyes
Website: http://iwantmorefood.com
Location: Jackson Heights, NY
About: looking for sometimes adventurous, always authentic food.
Favorite foods: fatty parts of a cow, pig, chicken, turkey, duck, lamb, whatever.
Last bite on earth: God's finger, I'm not going.
it's like speeding. the man can pick any pizzeria out in the city and write a ticket. I know roebling pizza in wburg makes pies one at a time. so does amore in flushing. but uhhh, that's about it. the rest are fucked.