A good New York–style pizza should be thin and crisp yet chewy and flexible. The cheese flavorful and oozy, not rubbery. The sauce can be as simple as crushed tomatoes with salt or a more herby blend. It’s possible to make at home. Here’s a quick recipe. Print New York–style Pizza Servings 4 pizzas Ingredients … Continue reading Recipe: New York–style pizza
A New York pizza dough differs from a Neapolitan one in the addition of sugar and oil. The sugar helps feed the yeast during refrigerated fermentation and promotes browning (via the Maillard reaction), and the oil helps tenderize the dough—helpful during the relatively longer bake times of a New York pie. There are two recipes … Continue reading Recipe: New York Pizza Dough
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
Sacco makes a classic, thinner-than-most NY-style slice. It’s a great option in Hell’s Kitchen. Continue reading Sacco, a tale in 3 photos
Gaby’s is a true neighborhood institution, with photos of local luminaries (Run-DMC!) lining the walls and a steady stream of customers ordering slices to stay and picking up pies to go. Continue reading Gaby’s Pizza: a mainstay of Hollis, Queens
It’s humbling to watch a child grow and realize in a visceral way that you and your generation are getting old and becoming increasingly irrelevant. I think of this as Margot develops her own tastes and opinions, here as it relates to pizza. Continue reading Gloria Pizza and the next generation
