Rosa's Pizza, Riverside NJ: The Pie That Started It All
Over at the Slice / Serious Eats blog, Adam Kuban and others have posited, and I concur, that for each of us, the "best" pizza is our first pizza, or the pizza we grew up knowing.I grew up eating...
View ArticleReview: Primanti Brothers
Here at Pizza Quixote, we are delighted to bring you a guest review from:“The Franklin Expedition…Searching for the Northwest (Pa.) Pizza Passage” *Surprisingly good… It was almost like...
View ArticleReview: Pizza Carbonara
On a recent Saturday morning, I found myself at the wonderful Trenton Farmer’s Market. (Web Site Here) It is the only true Farmer’s Market in the region – one where multiple farmers have stalls to sell...
View ArticleInterview: Rino Lacerra of Manhattan's Brick Oven Pizza 33
On a beautiful warm August Saturday evening, EPBAC (eats pizza but avoids cheese) and I went to a party in a quiet tree-lined neighborhood on Staten Island. Having come from an earlier lunch at the...
View ArticleReview: Giordano's Pizza, Chicago
A few disclaimers are in order here: I’m not fond of Chicago style deep-dish “pizza” in a general sense. I enjoy a fat Sicilian square, and a puffy Neapolitan slice, but it’s the thin-and-crisp...
View ArticleReview: Palermo's Pizza, Pottstown PA
On a warm Friday night, we ordered six pies for a big group of people to devour outdoors. Prices were fair; four of the pies had one or more toppings and the tab was just over $90. The pies were fresh...
View ArticleReview: La Porta Ristorante and Wine Bar, Media, PA (Edgemont)
In June of 2011, before we discovered Anthony’s Coal-Fired Pizza in Wayne as the first top-shelf pie anywhere near West Chester PA and Philly’s Main Line, we read about Peter McAndrew’s plan to open a...
View ArticleMy Favorites: 49 Pizzas Worth the Calories
A few months back, we shared our top 41 pizzas. From that list, Marzano's in Exton PA has closed, and Ron's in Exton has fallen off. But there are some stellar newcomers, including our new #5 all-time...
View ArticleReview: 2Amys Neapolitan Pizza, Washington DC
Whether it’s Neapolitan or New York/Trenton style, good pizza is all about good bread. All of the best pies begin with a great crust – a crust you would want to eat even if the toppings were absent....
View ArticleReview: Comet Ping Pong Pizza, Washington DC
Click any pic to enlargeIf you do research on the best pizzas in the Washington DC area, Comet Ping Pong comes up on your radar. It’s a place that mixes a ping pong theme with Neapolitan pizzas. We...
View ArticleReview: Limoncello (West Chester, PA) tomato pie
On Sunday, September 16, we attended the West Chester (PA) Restaurant Festival. On that day, much of Market Street, Gay Street, and some connector streets are closed to vehicle traffic. Restaurants and...
View ArticleReview: Pizza Wagon Catering Co
On Sunday, September 16, we attended the West Chester (PA) Restaurant Festival. On that day, much of Market Street, Gay Street, and some connector streets are closed to vehicle traffic. Restaurants and...
View ArticlePizza in Italy, Part One
In late September, EPBAC (Eats Pizza But Avoids Cheese) and I had 12 glorious days in Italy, and the sun chased us from Rome to Tuscany to Florence to the South Tyrol (Italian Alps – Dolomites,...
View ArticleReview: Forno Marco Roscioli, Rome, Italy
Before our trip to Italy, I did some pizza research. We could not squeeze Naples into our busy itinerary, so the focus shifted to Rome for finding great Italian pizza. Using the net and especially the...
View ArticleReview: La Montecarlo, Rome, Italy
Click any pic to enlargeBefore my 12-day excursion to Italy, I did some homework to maximize the chances of eating the best pizza in the areas visited. Rome offered the most promise, and I looked to...
View ArticleReview: Sauce Pizza and Wine (Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport)
A colleague and fellow pizza epicure recently stumbled on some very good pie in an unlikely location. Here is his capsule review:We've all been there. Preparing for an early morning cross country...
View ArticleReview: Wiseguy NY Pizza, Washington DC
On Saturday, October 27, EPBAC (Eats Pizza But Avoids Cheese) and I journeyed from Pennsylvania to Washington DC in order to be among the first “100 NY pizza snobs” who qualified to test the pie at...
View ArticleReview: Santarpio's Pizza, Boston
On a chilly Saturday evening in November, FEEP Jr (Fellow Enthusiast for Eating Pizza) and I scouted out the premier pizza offerings in the greater Boston region. Because she is stationed at Tufts, we...
View ArticleReview: La Porta, Media PA (Revisit)
We made our second visit to La Porta, Peter McAndrews’ wonderful western outpost in Media (Edgemont) PA, on Rt. 352. The first trip was just pizza at lunch. Here on a Sunday night for dinner, EPBAC...
View ArticleReview: Mei Sum Viet Bakery (Banh Mi in Boston)
On an early autumn Saturday that would conclude with the astonishing pizza at Santarpio's in East Boston (review HERE), FEEP Jr. (Fellow Enthusiast for Eating Pizza) and I went to Yelp online to ferret...
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