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Review: The Boiler Room, Chicago IL

While Chicago is known as the home to deep-dish pizza, there's plenty of thin-crust pies too, including some legendary stuff like the party-cut bar pies at Vito & Nick's, on the south side. On a...

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Review: Luigi's Pizzeria, Houston TX

Did Willie Nelson or LBJ come to New York and check out the BBQ joints? Probably not, but nonetheless on our Texas visit to the land of slow-cooked and marinated meat, we consulted some "best pizza in...

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Review: Kono Pizza - (Pizza in a Cone)

Although my pizza preference is the thin-crust round variety, and the Trenton Tomato Pie in particular, there's much joy to be found in almost anything that can be labeled pizza. That includes...

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Review: Joe Bologna's Pizza, Lexington KY

The drive from Lexington to Frankfort, Kentucky is a green (blue?) scenic vista of gently rolling hills populated with contiguous horse farms. Kentucky is known for its blue grass, its thoroughbred...

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Review: Unser Dorfladen - Bavaria, Germany

On a summer trip to Germany, we spent several nights in the remote and hilly Bavarian village of Aufseß (Aufsesse). Not far from Bayreuth, home to Richard Wagner and a grand opera house, Aufseß is a...

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Review: Pizz & Via, Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg, a city of about a half million people, is the second largest city in Bavaria (after Munich). Americans know about this city primarily because of the Nuremberg trials, when German officials...

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Review: Joe's Pizza, Philadelphia (Rittenhouse Square)

Driving from the western suburbs into center city Philadelphia, we decided we'd grab some pizza for lunch on a summer Saturday. We did a quick Internet phone search to find good pizza, previously...

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Review: Gradwohl Bakery (Bio Vollwert Gradwohl Backerei) - Vienna, Austria

On a brief stop in Vienna, we wandered down a street lined with shops and restaurants. Among them was the Gradwohl Bakery (Bio Vollwert Gradwohl Backerei). Although the main focus was traditional...

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Recap: Pizza Palooza - National Harbor, MD

The problem with the typical "Pizza Fest" type of event is that no matter how much talent the participating pizzamakers possess, their best pies suffer in cardboard boxes when transported en masse from...

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Review: Salvation Pizza, Austin TX

Recently, a friend asked me to rank the top pizza cities in America. In fourth place was Austin, Texas. Before my first visit there, I wouldn't have imagined any Texas entry in the top ten. But Austin...

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Review: Razza Pizza Artigianale, Jersey City NJ

Razza Pizza Artigianale, the pizza restaurant in Jersey City across the street from City Hall, opened five years ago, shortly after I began this blog. Neapolitan-style pizzerias are common today, but...

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Review: Providence Coal Fire Pizza - Providence, RI

As neighbor to nearby Boston and New Haven, it's not surprising to find some very good pizza in Rhode Island. Providence is known for one famous pizza, the thin but densely chewy pies at Al Forno. In...

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Review: Corropolese Bakery - Tomato Pie

In Trenton NJ, tomato pie is a synonym for pizza. In Philadelphia and its working class western suburbs, tomato pie is more like a Sicilian pizza (square pie, rectangle slices) without cheese, sold at...

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Review: La Brea Bakery Cafe - Disneyland CA

On previous visits to Anaheim, I had given up on finding any pizza worth the calories. Visiting Anaheim is like going to the mall - the familiar chain stores and chain restaurants. All the best food is...

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Review: Filomena's Italian Kitchen - Costa Mesa, CA

On my fourth trip to Anaheim in three years, I knew that pizza options in this town are pretty dreary. Although Los Angeles is just 27 miles away, it's 27 miles of congested freeways. I looked instead...

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Review: Ecco Pizza Shoppe - Anaheim CA

During four trips to Anaheim over 3 years, I discovered that the town offers very little interesting dining options, at least in the Disney area. You can get a good-to-excellent but pricey meal at...

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Review: Alice Cucina Romana - Philadelphia, PA

One of my best-ever pizza experiences was my first taste of Roman by-the-slice "al taglio" pizza at Forno Marco Roscioli in Rome, adjacent to the Campo di Fiore open market. The counters were filled...

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Review: Best Pizza - Williamsburg (Brooklyn) NY

When I began writing about pizza in 2011, I was searching mostly for the legendary pizza joints that had survived the onslaught of the giant chains. Almost all of those places made a traditional...

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Review: Green Fire Pizza - Savannah, GA

Because Savannah lacks a mega-resort and it isn't a significant player in hosting conventions, it may be America's most-overlooked city. However, this charming city - which was spared from General...

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The 17 Breakout Pizzas of 2017

This time last year, I said that "It is a wonderful dilemma that the ongoing pizza renaissance continues to yield more terrific pies than I have time or capacity to experience." Our visit to Best Pizza...

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