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Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Gotcha. I just thought I had heard somewhere that neapolitan pizza gets soupy in the middle and can't be eaten like a normal pizza. Those pictures looked like it might be that style.
Whatever it is, they both look good.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
I've never tried any of those fancy places that serve little pizzas like the ones pictured. Do you have to eat them with knife and fork?
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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Video: Behind the Scenes at Pat La Frieda Meats
Hmm, cool video. Wish it was longer and showed some of the finished product after cooking even.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Gotcha. I just thought I had heard somewhere that neapolitan pizza gets soupy in the middle and can't be eaten like a normal pizza. Those pictures looked like it might be that style.
Whatever it is, they both look good.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
I've never tried any of those fancy places that serve little pizzas like the ones pictured. Do you have to eat them with knife and fork?
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.
The Most Awesome Recycling Bundle EVER
Hey, I saw a Modern box in the dumpster at my apartment complex a few weeks ago. I live up in Hartford. Actually took a pic on my phone but it came out too blurry to send in :P
This Week's Poll Results
Shredded lettuce doesn't belong on a burger, it belongs on a BLT pizza or maybe a taco.
One major pet peeve of mine is places that use romaine lettuce and leave the rib in. Dine-in, the burger might be served open faced and the lettuce wouldn't be an issue, but I usually do takeout and it's always horrible biting into a burger and ending up with a whole leaf of steamed lettuce hanging out of my mouth by the fibrous rib.
Burger King Franchisees Sue Over $1 Burgers
They said it's crap that tastes like propane?
Seattle: Serious Pie's Cherry-Bomb Pepper and Sausage Pizza Is the ...
cks56 sounds like some kind of retard.
Burger Doneness Gallery
Still nagging here, yeah, yeah.
AHT: Can you pretty please post some pics of rare/mid rare/medium/mid well/well done burgers? I really would like to see standards for burger doneness, rather than each reviewer having their own idea of what constitutes done/underdone..
Dear Slice: 'You Missed the Best in Bay Area Pizza'
Heh, I was mostly just joking. I'm sure Anthony has no problem badmouthing New York pizza under his own name :beer:
Dear Slice: 'You Missed the Best in Bay Area Pizza'
Hey Adam, tell the truth: was that Dear Slice written by Anthony Mangina?
Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
The real story here is that sad looking 'pizza' in the Bar Americain post. Looks like a dorm room microwave concoction.
Of course, I'm still going to try it when they finally open up the Mohegan Sun branch.
AHT Poll: What's Your Favorite Side Dish to Go with a Burger?
Sounds like pommes souffles, Notamerican.
Sugar Rush: Amazani's Thai Boba
Amazani in the headline, Amanzi on the cup, and pretty horribly "Am a nazi" in the story link.. Which is it?
Feel free to erase this comment after ya see it :P
Bulgogi Burger from Song 7.2 in the East Village
That's a mighty good looking meatloaf patty.
Video: Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez Eats a Hot Dog During Game
Meh, Babe Ruth ate plenty of hot dogs during games. He did just fine. Well, he did just fine before joining the 'buy our way to the top' team that lives in NYC ;)
AHT Poll: What's Your Favorite Patty Thickness?
Thinner the better. I use a 10" cast iron pan and the perfect burger for me is about 1/3 pound smashed to almost fill the whole pan. Shrinkage usually gives a finished burger diameter of maybe 6"
Hacking the Windows 7 Whopper (or Make a 'Windows 7 Cheeseburger Student Edition')
What's with the picture? That a real BK burger?
Really, really gross in any case. Look at that nasty uncooked meat right in the middle..
Australian Burgers with 'The Lot' at the Sunburnt Cow in the East Village
Is that medium rare? I suspect in another writer's article (won't name any names) it would have sent it back for being overcooked.
Yes, I'm still nagging for an official AHT burger doneness chart with photos and such.
Japanese Fusion Burgers from the Marked5 Truck in Los Angeles
Do ya still have the afro Damon?
AHT Poll: How Do You Like Your Buns Done?
I like 'em steamed on top of the patty, or by wrapping the finished burger in wax paper for a few minutes before eating.
Untoasted is the closest to steamed texture so that's what I voted..
Possibly Notable NYC Openings: Bill's Bar and Burger, Mark
That burger looks amazing. I'd probably order it with extra cheese, it looks like there's just not quite enough.
One question, what's the funny looking colored stuff in the lower right of the photo?
A Challenge to NYC Burger Joints: Put This Burger on Your Menu
For the love of god, if someone brings a Shady Glen style burger to NYC, use some better beef. Shady Glen serves a dense little patty that would be put to shame even by the 'burgers' we used to get in the school cafeteria.
Comment Notification is Back!
Sorry to doublepost.. But..
@arm1970, YES!! I hate entering contests simply because it fills the 'response to comments' section with a bunch of entries.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
@egadman: Yeah. For some reason lately, I've been seeing a lot of chatter about the interrobang on Twitter.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
interrobang‽ what‽ greatest. punctuation. mark. ever.
Video: Behind the Scenes at Pat La Frieda Meats
This is a few blocks from my apartment I wish they had a little retail set up where the locals can go and buy their stuff. Fresh direct is fine but sometimes you just want to pick something up on the way home...
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Hey, passion4pizza, when youre in LA feel free to contact me for any pizza info...MMMM..i think im goin to Antica right about now!
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
I also didn't know to get my pizza well-done at Antica. I will have to try that next time. Fanks!
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Antica is better than Mozza. It's easer to get into, the atmosphere is far more relaxed and, more importantly, the pizza is better.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Hey AK, it was a blast! A 2 pizzeria day is always special...my pleasure providing the taxi service..youd still be on a bus if you had to get to the Marina from BH...Yeah, that cornicine at Mozza is crazy...and yes, i like the Mozza 2 Go when you have the urge but have no res...
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Mozza has got a to go arm now that let's you taste their pizza w/o all the madness and waiting. I think it's the way to go.
Video: Behind the Scenes at Pat La Frieda Meats
Do you think Pat is interested in adopting?
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Thank you, thank you for this review! Lil and I will be living in Huntington Beach, CA for the month of January, and even though Antica is about an hour away and Mozza even more, I really needed to know that we'll be able to find some decent pizza somewhere. When we lived in L.A. in the eighties, there was nada.
We should probably hook up with pizzafreak and L.A. Pizza Maven before we travel...
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
Good review. As far as I am concerned, these 2 pizzerias are the only 2 in LA worth going to, and Antica is a looong drive for me. I don't go to any slice place here. One of the chowhounders here put it rather well when he said that Vito's which is one of the rave slice places here, would be just another decent slice place in NYC. I go to Mozza regularly, sit at the pizza bar, and love to watch the brigade assemble the pies, put them in the oven, and then watch the pizzaola do her thing. I may be wrong about this, but before the Osteria opened, Nancy Silverton was the pizzaola, and I think the pies were better then than they are now. If you want some company when you go to Phoenix, let me know. I fly in and join you. I'm looking forward to eating PB's pies, and if you want to do a Phoenix run similar to your West Coast adventures, I'm game for that also.
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
@Adam: but even then, you're just cutting the slices, not so much eating them with a knife and fork
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
That cornicione on the Mozza Pizza does look very nice!
Quite humorous that the joint discourages photos because of the "celebrities"....I guess they are more important than us commoners
"With all the tangy, yeasty flavor you'd expect from a good bread".
I wouldn't call a yeasty flavor something that should be in good bread, but that's just my opinion.
Looks like a very nice 1-2 hit in LA for you Adam. What a great trip so far. Looking forward to Phoenix :) --K
Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria
@ratbuddy: No. Not unless they don't cut the pies for you. And that is rare. Only three places I've been to didn't cut. Two in NYC (one now defunct) and one in Portland.
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.
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. :-)
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.
The Most Awesome Recycling Bundle EVER
Seeing those Pepe's boxes reminds me that the Yonkers Pepe's opened a few weeks ago. Has anyone been?
The Most Awesome Recycling Bundle EVER
I was pleasantly surprised to see a Frank Pepe box in the recyling on my floor in my apt building a few weeks ago. Glad to know there are other pizza fans around me.
The Most Awesome Recycling Bundle EVER
@Pizzalicious Your id should be PizzaDreamGirl.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
The Most Awesome Recycling Bundle EVER
If I saw this in my neighborhood. I would definitely 1.) fall in love 2.) Take a pic, 3.) write a missed connection for the person at that address. ha ha ha.
This Week's Poll Results
Lettuce, tomato, and onion (raw or cooked) are all I need need. If it came down to one item, onion is it. No other veggie flavors as well.
Japanese Fusion Burgers from the Marked5 Truck in Los Angeles
Very entertaining review! What a tragic meal and I loved the archival photo. That should be framed somewhere. Keep up the good work, Damon.
Burger King Franchisees Sue Over $1 Burgers
Give me a break! They need to get a grip! In my area, the original price for the double cheeseburger was $2.99 and to me, it certainly wasn't worth that so the $1 price is better suited. They act like they have the best burger ever! Burger King Folk, get over yourself and realize what you are selling!
This Week's Poll Results
Lettuce and tomato are great, but let's be honest, these only work if they are fresh and crisp! I have had countless burgers with obviously old lettuce and less than desirable tomatoes which I've ended up plucking off.
If you have to take off your topping, then it wasn't worth it in the first place!
My favorite toppings are mushrooms and crisp bacon! Can't beat it!
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Hmm, cool video. Wish it was longer and showed some of the finished product after cooking even.