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Pizza Madness: Pizza In a Jar

If you have a pizza in a jar, and I have a pizza in a jar, and I have a straw that reaches across the room... I DRINK YOUR PIZZA!

Never thought I'd ever say those four words in a row...

passion4pizza at 7:57AM on 01/30/12

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Comic: Pizza by the Slice

Yes, I too eat like a bird...

passion4pizza at 8:16PM on 01/11/12

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Boulder, CO: Stellar Pies and More at Pizzeria Basta

Excellent review, Daniel! We've been to Basta (and we've made dough with Kelly) and the man is indeed passionate about his craft. Also, you should taste his wood-fired paella!

When we were there, homemade speck ice cream was on the menu. That was the only thing I didn't like, although the idea of it was fascinating.

passion4pizza at 9:24AM on 12/22/11

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Poll: What's Your Slice Per Person Ratio?

Since a standard large pizza in NYC is 18", and I would order 3 slices per person for that size, at 14" per pie I'd order 4. The beer bong years are long gone, and then it was "This pie is mine - fend for yourselves!."

By the way, what's an "extra" slice? Is that like "spare" change?

passion4pizza at 2:21PM on 12/19/11

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Trenton, New Jersey's De Lorenzo's to Close Hudson Street Location

Aw, nuts! That was some fine tomato pie. I guess we'll have to make this page an historical page...

Even though they had no bathroom, we really liked it.

passion4pizza at 4:58PM on 12/16/11

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Is The Pizza Pendulum Swinging in a New Direction?

The place we'll be opening this year in NY's Hudson Valley region will have multiple styles - 2 ovens, wood-fired neapolitan and gas fired deck - who says you can't please everybody? One of our goals is to produce a Sicilian and a Grandma's at least as good as Umberto's in New Hyde Park...

And while I agree with Kenji about the NYC market, wood-fired pizza is not well represented yet in Ulster County. We hope to remedy that.

passion4pizza at 10:59AM on 12/15/11

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Scott's Pizza Chronicles: Who Is Pulcinella?

As always, thanks Scott for sharing and for your thorough research.

@pizzacommander: ...or for you!

passion4pizza at 4:52PM on 12/13/11

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Is The Pizza Pendulum Swinging in a New Direction?

They're not mutually exclusive - not in my kitchen, not in my belly.

passion4pizza at 3:16PM on 12/13/11

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Poll: Which Toppings Are Good Even When They're Bad?

@Adam - you are so right! Good thing I learn fast.

passion4pizza at 3:08PM on 12/13/11

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Poll: Which Toppings Are Good Even When They're Bad?

@AK: Not really averse to toppings - but i grew up with few or none, so the PCT factor applies. Rather have a plain pie than bad toppings. Then again, Paulie Gee's has taught me a thing or three about what can be done with GOOD toppings.

passion4pizza at 1:50PM on 12/13/11

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Kosher Pizza - Why does it suck?

@Pizzablogger - it doesn't really fit the ratio. It's a different kind of suckiness. Hard to describe; almost a style unto itself - "kosher pizza", like "old forge pizza", where it's MADE to taste bad. Like vegetarian pepperoni, except the purveyors of kosher pizza don't even try. And like veg pepperoni, half the people who eat it have never tasted anything better, and the other half know it's no good but what the heck...

And now, the "old forge" fans chime in...

passion4pizza at 8:31AM on 12/13/11

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Poll: Which Toppings Are Good Even When They're Bad?

Maybe that's why I'm not really into toppings. A good cheese, tomatoes, crust pizza can be a great thing. Toppings of any kind introduce a variable that can mess things up.

Except for sausage and onions pizza at Louie & Ernie's - that is a thing of beauty and a joy for at least five minutes.

passion4pizza at 8:23AM on 12/13/11

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NYC Pizzeria Density by ZIP Code

@Tupper Cooks!: well, when we open our place in 12528 (where we'll be the seventh pizzeria in the zip code), please feel free to make the 3.5 hour trip!

passion4pizza at 12:48PM on 12/11/11

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Kosher Pizza - Why does it suck?

@smsingram: we've got our own - although my aunt's gefilte fish was top-notch. and she actually made a moist, light pesach cake!

passion4pizza at 11:44AM on 12/09/11

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Giveaway: Frank Sinatra's New Best of the Best Album and DVD

Although "Violets For Your Furs" always gets me...

passion4pizza at 11:40AM on 12/09/11

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Giveaway: Frank Sinatra's New Best of the Best Album and DVD

Our song is "Fly Me To the Moon" -- with "The Best Is Yet To Come" as a very close second.

passion4pizza at 11:33AM on 12/09/11

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Kosher Pizza - Why does it suck?

@ljiwf - been near Pizza Time, but here's the thing: if I'm standing in front of Pizza Time, then I'm a block from DiFara. I'm not gonna flip a coin at that point.

Also, my experience has been that the people who tell me about 'good' kosher pizzerias have never tasted treyf pizza.

@MM - I'm sure home pizzaiolos can do it - i know I can (our home kitchen is pure veg and therefore kosher) . I'm talking about certified pizzerias.

passion4pizza at 7:35AM on 12/08/11

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Would You Rather Have Good Bad Pizza, or Bad Good Pizza?

@Candide: oh, yes there is. There is "bad bad" pizza - try Rusty's in Santa Barbara, or Domino's Thin Crust - the two most inedible pizzas in America.

And don't get me started on pizza in India... :)

passion4pizza at 4:24PM on 12/06/11

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Would You Rather Have Good Bad Pizza, or Bad Good Pizza?

At this point in a lifetime of preferring 'good bad' pizza, I have to agree with Nick - too old for wasting calories. On the other hand,there's always room for 'guilty pleasures'.

passion4pizza at 12:44PM on 12/06/11

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United States of Pizza: Michigan

With the exception of Silvio's on a good day, pizza in Ann Arbor is terrible. Really terrible.

passion4pizza at 1:55PM on 12/04/11

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Oh, No! SpaghettiOs Pizza

@Adam Kuban: I still have the highest respect for you; I want you to know that. But as I read this, all that kept running through my mind was one of Peter Sellers' catchphrases from the Goon Show:

"You silly, twisted boy."

passion4pizza at 3:10PM on 11/29/11

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Patsy Grimaldi Coming Back to Original Grimaldi's Space, to Be Named Juliana's

@AK: Exactly what I meant!

But what I'm wondering now is - who owns the new Grimaldi's in New Paltz?

passion4pizza at 4:56PM on 11/28/11

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Patsy Grimaldi Coming Back to Original Grimaldi's Space, to Be Named Juliana's

@AdamKuban: this is the kind of thing that entertains me, you, Scott Weiner, and... anybody else?

passion4pizza at 8:27PM on 11/26/11

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Di Fara: Rant and Response

Yesterday, Lil took me all the way back to Brooklyn for birthday lunch. Totonno's without question. Had it been birthday dinner, it would have been Paulie Gee's. Birthday is today, anniversary is next week; it'll either be Paulie's or making our own. DiFara's ain't date night, for sure.

And a good healthy marital difference of opinion - well, someone told us way back when, "if you both agree on everything, one of you is unneccesary."

passion4pizza at 10:47AM on 11/20/11

From Slice

Di Fara: Rant and Response

@famdoc: Lil and I will celebrate 31 years next week, and our anniversary dinner will not be at DiFara.

Maybe DiFara-love is a guy thing, like The Who, or the Jackass movies.

Truth be told, its not my favorite pizzeria either, not even my fave in Brooklyn. But it's top 5 in Brooklyn.

@AK: Yes, Dom makes the best pizza on Avenue J.

passion4pizza at 12:45PM on 11/18/11

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passion4pizza answered "Other (I will hold forth at length in the Comments)" to Are you puttin' some cheesin' in your season?

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passion4pizza answered "Totonno's" to What's Your Favorite Old-School Pizza In New York?

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passion4pizza answered "No! Are you kidding?" to Is pizza like sex — good even if it's bad?

passion4pizza answered "Yes, and I learned a lot!" to Have you ever taken a pizzamaking class?

passion4pizza answered "1 to 2" to How many nights a week can you get away with making pizza for supper?

passion4pizza answered "Sliced" to What type of sausage do you prefer on your pizza?

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passion4pizza answered "An edge slice (but not corner)" to When it comes to square-cut pizza, I prefer ...

passion4pizza answered "Neither. I'm not what you'd call a fungi or fungal" to Do you prefer canned or fresh mushrooms on your pizza?

passion4pizza answered "No" to Do you salt your slices?

passion4pizza answered "2 weeks" to What's the longest you've gone without eating pizza?

passion4pizza answered "Yes. Bring it on" to Do Garlic and Mozzarella Belong Together on a Pizza?

passion4pizza answered "No. Grease, for lack of a better word, is good" to Do you blot the grease from your pizza?

passion4pizza answered "Yes, it's the only way I can get anyone to agree on what we order" to Do you order half-and-half pizzas?

passion4pizza answered "No. Pizza über alles!" to Do you stop eating pizza when it's hot outside?

passion4pizza answered "During childhood" to When did you start loving pizza?

passion4pizza answered "I don't! Why mess with a good thing?" to What seasonings do you shake on your slices?

passion4pizza answered "2,500–5,000 miles (4,000–8,000 km)" to How far have you traveled for pizza?

passion4pizza answered "Yes" to Is it pizza if it doesn't have cheese?

passion4pizza answered "Yes! " to Do you make pizza at home?

passion4pizza answered "I like my crust nekkid and eat it plain" to Do you eat and/or dip your pizza crusts?

passion4pizza answered "Yes! Pizza needs some charring" to Do you like a 'charred' pizza, or do you consider it 'burned'?

passion4pizza answered "I dunno. They have their place on occasion" to Do you do white pies?

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