food for thought - soft shell crabs

It was lunchtime, I was hungry, and I needed cash....

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quick rec: koronet

quick rec: koronet

As an undergraduate at NYU I rotated through many good pizza options in the Village, but whenever friends at Columbia...

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pizza rustica: is it pizza?

pizza rustica: is it pizza?

We have many names for those elongated sandwiches stuffed with meats, vegetables, and cheese ...

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di fara - the wait

di fara - the wait

The first thing you notice at Di Fara Pizza on Avenue J in Midwood, Brooklyn is how shabby it looks....

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the freedom of pizza

the freedom of pizza

Pizza inspires passion....

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rocco's top notch cephalopods

rocco's top notch cephalopods

The first time I had Rocco’s impeccable fried calamari it was because I needed to get my car inspected....

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quick rec: monday, tony's on graham

quick rec: monday, tony's on graham

It was the old one-slice-turns-into-two routine today at Tony's on Graham....

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pizza it is a-changin'

pizza it is a-changin'

At some point during my unhappy junior high years...

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notes on process: cookies & confit

notes on process: cookies & confit

Many pizzamen I’ve met have described dough-making as a nuanced process....

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fluff piece

fluff piece

grabbing a slice in new york for the first time...

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new york (pizza) city

It’s no debate.  Pizza rules the New York cityscape like no other food....

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life in a cloud -- of chips

life in a cloud -- of chips

Every day I’m faced with decisions about chips....

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Trenton contention

Trenton contention

Shocking news...

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catania 2: pescheria

catania 2: pescheria

I used to throw a crab feast every other year in New York.  Each time, I went to Fulton Market around 4 am...

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never mind the trophies, here's the pizza

never mind the trophies, here's the pizza

Okay, New York.  Alright, Naples.  Stop right there, San Francisco.  You're all in for a pizza showdown....

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catania 1: chiosco

catania 1: chiosco

Acclimation to Sicily began at the airport in Rome...

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japan report: pizza up a tree

japan report: pizza up a tree

At the southern tip of the Japanese archipelago, just beyond Koga Mountain in Okinawa's Nakijin district...

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getting to the bottom of rice balls

getting to the bottom of rice balls

In November 2010 I posted a story about the rice balls at Joe's Superette in Carroll Gardens...

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