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Pizza
Oct 1, 2024 7:53:08 GMT -5
Post by driver1980 on Oct 1, 2024 7:53:08 GMT -5
Almost everyone I know likes pizza, and I’m sure that includes many, many people here. So, who likes pizza? Do you have a favourite brand? What kind of pizzas do you prefer? What about the small pizzas you can buy? (I live alone, so can’t really share a pizza, and at times the smaller ones suit me better) I do like Chicago Town the best, and I’m pleased that some new products have been announced:  I don’t like pineapple on pizza, but I do like bacon, ham and tiger bread, so I can probably “tolerate” the pineapple on there. I am quite happy with a regular cheese and tomato pizza. It’s hard to pick a favourite meal (I quite like steak and potatoes), but pizza must be up there. I did watch a video about pizza once, which stated its roots can be traced back to 79 AD, Europeans believed tomatoes were poisonous until the 16th century, and how the oldest pizza restaurant in the world is in Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba (first established in 1738 as a stand, it opened in 1830 in Naples). |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 1, 2024 8:06:19 GMT -5
Having been born and raised in New York, pizza is one of the few things in life about which I am a total snob. I can eat Dominos (and hey, it's cheap), but anytime anyone tells me some place has the "best" pizza, I raise an eyebrow. There are two things New York does right that no one else seems able to duplicate: pizza and bagels. Apparently, it has something to do with New York water.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2024 8:16:43 GMT -5
Having been born and raised in New York, pizza is one of the few things in life about which I am a total snob. I can eat Dominos (and hey, it's cheap), but anytime anyone tells me some place has the "best" pizza, I raise an eyebrow. There are two things New York does right that no one else seems able to duplicate: pizza and bagels. Apparently, it has something to do with New York water. I was born in NY and lived there as a little kid, back for family visits all the time when we moved to New England, and later moved back to the city as an adult for a few years. The bagel shop was next to the pizza shop where I lived, and other than the pizza you get in Italy (the only thing that I would put up against it), neither of those places could be touched. Don’t forget that NY water for hot dogs as well. Ohio where I live now blows for pizza much as everyone over the years keeps insisting they know a place “as good as NY pizza”. It doesn’t exist here. Boston I could at least still get a decent pie. For frozen, I’m favoring Rao’s at the moment. It gets me by. |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 1, 2024 8:21:34 GMT -5
There are two things New York does right that no one else seems able to duplicate: pizza and bagels. I remember a scene in the second season of Agent Carter, where a New Yorker was in Los Angeles - and he complained that he couldn’t get a decent pizza. He was on the phone in his hotel room, and told the caller how he was looking forward to getting back to New York for a “proper pizza”. As for being a snob, I have tried supermarket own-brand pizzas. I will eat and drink a lot of own-brand stuff, from cola and cereal to bread and baked beans, but with pizza, I do prefer the branded stuff like Chicago Town and Goodfella’s. Ironically, I’ve never really felt the need to go and out eat pizza from the likes of Pizza Express and Pizza Hut, I am happy buying pizzas from supermarkets. |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 1, 2024 8:37:06 GMT -5
Having been born and raised in New York, pizza is one of the few things in life about which I am a total snob. I can eat Dominos (and hey, it's cheap), but anytime anyone tells me some place has the "best" pizza, I raise an eyebrow. There are two things New York does right that no one else seems able to duplicate: pizza and bagels. Apparently, it has something to do with New York water. I was born in NY and lived there as a little kid, back for family visits all the time when we moved to New England, and later moved back to the city as an adult for a few years. The bagel shop was next to the pizza shop where I lived, and other than the pizza you get in Italy (the only thing that I would put up against it), neither of those places could be touched. Don’t forget that NY water for hot dogs as well. Ohio where I live now blows for pizza much as everyone over the years keeps insisting they know a place “as good as NY pizza”. It doesn’t exist here. Boston I could at least still get a decent pie. For frozen, I’m favoring Rao’s at the moment. It gets me by. It’s interesting that Shaxper, yourself and even that fictional character in Agent Carter have all expressed similar sentiments (and, obviously, a fictional character’s words were written by a real person). It does seem people can’t necessarily find what they like outside NY. |
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Pizza
Oct 1, 2024 9:16:45 GMT -5
Post by shaxper on Oct 1, 2024 9:16:45 GMT -5
Having been born and raised in New York, pizza is one of the few things in life about which I am a total snob. I can eat Dominos (and hey, it's cheap), but anytime anyone tells me some place has the "best" pizza, I raise an eyebrow. There are two things New York does right that no one else seems able to duplicate: pizza and bagels. Apparently, it has something to do with New York water. I was born in NY and lived there as a little kid, back for family visits all the time when we moved to New England, and later moved back to the city as an adult for a few years. The bagel shop was next to the pizza shop where I lived, and other than the pizza you get in Italy (the only thing that I would put up against it), neither of those places could be touched. Don’t forget that NY water for hot dogs as well. Ohio where I live now blows for pizza much as everyone over the years keeps insisting they know a place “as good as NY pizza”. It doesn’t exist here. Boston I could at least still get a decent pie. For frozen, I’m favoring Rao’s at the moment. It gets me by. Really? Hot dogs? I've never heard that. Not sure I've ever had a real NY hot dog. |
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Pizza
Oct 1, 2024 10:15:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2024 10:15:00 GMT -5
I was born in NY and lived there as a little kid, back for family visits all the time when we moved to New England, and later moved back to the city as an adult for a few years. The bagel shop was next to the pizza shop where I lived, and other than the pizza you get in Italy (the only thing that I would put up against it), neither of those places could be touched. Don’t forget that NY water for hot dogs as well. Ohio where I live now blows for pizza much as everyone over the years keeps insisting they know a place “as good as NY pizza”. It doesn’t exist here. Boston I could at least still get a decent pie. For frozen, I’m favoring Rao’s at the moment. It gets me by. Really? Hot dogs? I've never heard that. Not sure I've ever had a real NY hot dog. Ain’t nothing like a true NYC “dirty water dog”, trust me. |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 1, 2024 10:17:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2024 10:25:09 GMT -5
The other thing that blew my mind about Ohio, they tend to cut the pizza into little rectangles. You can ask for “pie cut” and you may or may not get something resembling a proper triangle. Though usually there isn’t a proper crust edge which I love with good pizza. It really is a nice place to live in many other regards, but the pizza just ain’t too happening. Trips back home are definitely food focused!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 1, 2024 10:30:56 GMT -5
Another snobby pizza lover from NYC. So many mom-and-pop pizza joints all over the city. At worst, they're decent and usually a bit better than those chain stores. At best they are pizza heaven. Even Costco here in this city serves up a great pizza at a very low price. I could never buy a frozen pizza or order a Domino or Pizza Hut
As for hot dogs, I very seldom buy them these days. The NYC authentic types would be what I call the dirty-water dogs that you'd get from the outdoor food cart. Nathans used to have a few stores around the city, maybe their Coney Island store is the last one standing. They used to be "The" hot dog brand. Papaya King is another famous NYC hot dog store
As for Bagels, loads of mom-and-pop Bagel Stores & Bagel Cafes
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2024 10:35:01 GMT -5
Another snobby pizza lover from NYC. So many mom-and-pop pizza joints all over the city. At worst, they're decent and usually a bit better than those chain stores. At best they are pizza heaven. Even Costco here in this city serves up a great pizza at a very low price. I could never buy a frozen pizza or order a Domino or Pizza Hut As for hot dogs, I very seldom buy them these days. The NYC authentic types would be what I call the dirty-water dogs that you'd get from the outdoor food cart. Nathans used to have a few stores around the city, maybe their Coney Island store is the last one standing. They used to be "The" hot dog brand. Papaya King is another famous NYC hot dog store As for Bagels, loads of mom-and-pop Bagel Stores & Bagel Cafes Yep, get a Nathan’s and a Nehi (soda). We started going to Papaya King a lot last we lived there, and yeah, dirty water dogs are street vendor all the way. Plus hot dogs at Yankee Stadium of course. And how could I forget….egg creams! Sorry driver1980, getting a little off track with the NYC memories! |
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Pizza
Oct 1, 2024 10:47:36 GMT -5
Post by driver1980 on Oct 1, 2024 10:47:36 GMT -5
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Pizza
Oct 1, 2024 11:14:13 GMT -5
Post by driver1980 on Oct 1, 2024 11:14:13 GMT -5
Another snobby pizza lover from NYC. So many mom-and-pop pizza joints all over the city. At worst, they're decent and usually a bit better than those chain stores. At best they are pizza heaven. Even Costco here in this city serves up a great pizza at a very low price. I could never buy a frozen pizza or order a Domino or Pizza Hut As for hot dogs, I very seldom buy them these days. The NYC authentic types would be what I call the dirty-water dogs that you'd get from the outdoor food cart. Nathans used to have a few stores around the city, maybe their Coney Island store is the last one standing. They used to be "The" hot dog brand. Papaya King is another famous NYC hot dog store As for Bagels, loads of mom-and-pop Bagel Stores & Bagel Cafes Maybe all of us are snobs. I did buy a non-branded cheese and tomato pizza months ago as I hadn’t made much money that month so I was watching every penny. Was it nice? It was okay - it was passable - but I sure missed having Chicago Town or Goodfella’s. It wasn’t the same. I was pleased to return to the branded stuff. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2024 11:34:35 GMT -5
I tell my friend she's an uppity pompous ass because she eats hers with a knife and fork. 
I need a bib when I'm stuffing my face with it....
A guy told me he can't believe I put pineapple and ketchup on mine....
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Post by berkley on Oct 1, 2024 11:40:37 GMT -5
I'm probably at the opposite end of the scale from the NYC guys: pizza wasn't a thing at all where I grew up, for a long time it was just something we saw on American tv, etc. I remember we tried one of the make-it-yourself ones from the grocery store once and couldn't see what all the fuss was about. I forget which one of the various fast-food pizza chains first came to our town but I think by the early 80s we had one or two of them. But it wasn't until I went away to school a few years later that eventually I learned to like it.
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