If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! That means you’ve read over 4,000 words about our incredible pizza tour in New York City. With that in mind, I’ll keep this short. Below you will find an abbreviation of the pizza log I kept whilst on our trip. In it each slice I ordered is documented […]
Read more "The Great 2019 New York Pizza Tour: Appendix – The Pizza Log"There are only three of us left now and our time in New York City is drawing to a close. We are sitting at the final stop on our trip. The summer sun is beating down on the city, forcing those on the street to seek shelter from the sweltering heat. It’s Sunday afternoon and […]
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Read more "The Great 2019 New York Pizza Tour: Part 1 – Pizza Inception"“We are taking a new school approach to barbecue.” said Jason Johnson, co-owner of The Smoking Boar, as we walked around the newly renovated space where Mamaveca formerly served massive amounts of delicious ceviche. “Over there we’ll have our aging and pickling wall” he said, gesturing to a large blank space overlooking the restaurant. Not […]
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