A Pizza Life

Conquests from 2004 - present

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Dolce Vita, Houston, TX, 2007

A VPN pizza place down south

Oven also used to bake bread

Standard, decent, neopolitan pie

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Il Pizzaiolo, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007

A VPN pizza spot just outside the city

Before they got the new oven

Quality, by people who care

More cheese than a typical neopolitan pie

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Otto, Manhattan, 2007

Much-hyped Batali spot

Conveyor-ovens with par-baked dough

Lardo pizza!

Pastas are the best items on the menu

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Di Fara (Revisited), Midwood, 2006

Square pie - hot mess of goodness

Pre - $5 slice days

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Fornino, Brooklyn, 2006

Coal Oven

Fresh Mozzarella, Bufala

One of the best

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Pala, Manhattan, 2006

Electric Oven

Pretentious

Appearance better than taste

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Sullivan Street Bakery, Hell's Kitchen, 2006 & 2007

Room temperature

Simple & incredibly delicious

Don't miss the sandwiches, breads and sweets

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No. 28, Manhattan, 2006

Wood-fired northern italian and neopolitan style pizza

Northern: rectangular, sturdier crust

Fresh mozzarella, in house pulled

Sal, the friendly Pizzaiolo

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DeMarco's, Manhattan, 2006

Short-lived cousin to DiFara

Same oven; different, sturdier crust, same grated cheese

Sparse amounts of fresh basil

Since closed

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Lazzara's Pizza, Manhattan, 2006

Garment district, upstairs

Specializing in very thin crust, square pies

Gas-fired oven

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Franny's, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 2006

House-made cured meats

Wood-burning oven

Environmentally responsible mission

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Wolfgang Puck, Las Vegas, 2006

Forgettable

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Tacconneli's, Philadelphia, 2006

Tomato Pie: little to no cheese

Must call in advance to reserve your dough

Coal Oven (huge!)

Unique experience

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Umbertos, New Hyde Park NY, 2006

"Grandma" pie - a whole subspecies of square pie

Considered one of the originating locations of the grandma style

Not to be confused with King Umberto's

Sauce dolloped on top

Not as thick as typical Sicilian

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Eddie's, New Hyde Park NY, 2006

Birthplace of the "bar pie"

Super-thin cracker crust

Domino's once did a poor imitation of this

Memories of driving up to the back entrance shown here as a kid

Even more famous thanks to HBO's Entourage

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Patsy's, University Pl Location, NY 2006

Coal Oven, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil

A good entry point into New York Neopolitan Hybrid style pizza

Mascarpone and pistachio cannoli

One of a few locations

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L&B Spumoni Gardens, Brooklyn, 2006

Sicilian style pizza with cheese under the sauce

Beachfront vibe, without the beach

Spumoni - Italian frozen treat, mandatory

Bensonhurst