Italy, overbearing pizza snobs

It was 30 percent hardcore pizza recipes, 70 percent shtick. But it was a good read. For a beginner, it got you right into making the dough, seasoning the sauce, how to set the pizza up. He was a proponent of cheese on the bottom, then extras and finally sauce on top. Most places I see these days put the mozz on last.

 

Best pizza I've had was at 2 places: A little place near my hotel in Kissimmee, and a little place within walking distance of my flat in a suburb of Frankfurt.

 

And the Chicago vs. New York issue emerges.

 

As père Ragu rightly points out, Chicago 'style' is a gazpacho bread bowl with cheese.

 

Something about the outskirts of Steelers country causes people to make terrible decisions about pizza. If you don’t believe me, look up Steubenville-style, which puts on cold toppings after the pizza is already baked.

 

I lived in Altoona for a year and never heard of this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona-style_pizza

Quite glad I didn't.

 

The phrase “Altoona style” will now be part of my lexicon.

 

Anybody have Una Pizza Napoletana, which was featured in Billions?

 

Yes. It's very good. https://unapizza.com/location Artisanal. Small. Expensive.

Crowded with true believers. Was closed for a while, then reopened last spring.

In the neighborhood, it's no better thought of than Scarr's or Prince Street pizza.

 

"Honey, whaddaya say we do it Altoona style tonight?"

"Get away from me, you fucking perv. Been reading that board again, haven't you?"


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