Luigi’s Pizza in Park Slope is an old-school place (est. 1973) with a serious dough-management strategy. I’ve never seen it, but Scott Wiener, of Scott’s Pizza Tours, tells me that second-generation owner Gio Lonzo (Luigi’s son, who now runs the place) has devoted the entire next-door storefront to a series of refrigerators all set … Continue reading Luigi’s Pizza, Park Slope
#TBT to last week’s Margot’s Pizza pop-up, the first Monday night event in our current format. This is a WAY-WAY-WAY-off-the-menu pizza. Somehow Matt Hyland, chef-owner at Emily (Margot’s host/venue), got ahold of a quart container of meatballs from Rao’s. Yes, that Rao’s. “After service, we’re making a family pie with some of these on it,” … Continue reading A one-of-kind meatball pizza
The area around MSG and Penn Station is pretty miserable, with a few exceptions. The most obvious one is the James A. Farley Post Office Building, the Beaux-Arts behemoth on Eighth Ave. between 31st & 33rd streets. If you’re a New Yorker who’s become jaded to the amazing architecture that surrounds us, go have a … Continue reading At NY Pizza Suprema, I finally find a ricotta slice I love
Amore is a well-regarded Queens slice joint located in a strip mall in Whitestone. Every time I’ve been, it’s been busy, which means your slice is always fresh. Continue reading Amore Pizzeria, Whitestone, Queens
