Posted on 03/19/2021 4:02:07 PM PDT by simpson96
I was at a meeting once where someone mentioned that people will argue about the silliest things, even something as simple as where you can get the best pizza. My mind screamed, “Hey, wait a minute, that is a legitimate subject to debate!”
You could argue about thick crust, thin crust, toppings, sauce, dine-in, take out, bake-at-home, cut in squares, cut in triangles— the list goes on. We pizza-eaters are very opinionated. Since pizza wasn’t the reason for the meeting and since I already know where to buy the best pizza, I politely kept my thoughts to myself.
Young people might find it shocking to learn that, for some of us, pizza was not always a part of our lives and certainly not served in the school cafeteria. Even though my heritage is Italian, I never heard about pizza until I was a teenager. It has since become my very favorite food!
My first taste of pizza was when my mom bought a Chef Boyardee Pizza Mix. It came with a dry mixture for the crust, a small can of sauce, and a packet of powdered cheese. My mom didn’t add any toppings and it was only “okay.” (snip)
My husband Randy joined the conversation by saying his first run in with pizza was the Chef Boyardee model too. Randy recalled a time when he and a bunch of guys each pitched in a quarter to buy a pizza at a dine-in shop. When the pizza was served, there was a race to grab a piece, resulting in more than one burnt roof of the mouth. Have you experienced that?
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Ahhhhh! College days. Boy, it sucked. LOL!
We don’t have too many things to crow about in NJ, but we does have some damn good pizza.
“A meal in a minute, with the Chef’s touch in it”
My first memory, too.
There is a local, Southern pizza that is just so wrong...crust like a saltines too sweet sauce pepperoni is small cubes and its cut in 2 inch squares...but its dang tasty. No accounting for taste.
LOL
Nah, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee needs to stick to Beef-a-Roni or it’s distant cousin Beef-a-Reeno. Let the experts like Lorenzo’s or Famous Ray’s or Original Ray’s or Mario’s (with the Frogger machine) or Pisano’s (with the calzones) handle the pizza making. If you go to Poppy’s you can make your own pie but stick to the script and wash your hands!.
I fondly remember eating the Chef Boyardee pizza mixes. Some 50 years ago.
I wonder if they still have them for sale?
1960’s era Shakey’s.
Norcal.
Best pizza in the world.
Pizza was served in our school cafeteria in the 1970’s. It was awful, even though in NJ. Great pizza was to be had all over. I fondly recall CiCi’s on the Pt. Pleasant Beach boardwalk.
Bait or no bait? Anchovies, that is.
Oh, God, do I ever remember those pizaa-in-a-box kits as a kid......they were so bad, they were good.
I’ve heard pizza debates over the years, and met people from New York and New Jersey, talk about their favorites.
Many from that part of the country say that chains such as Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar’s, Domino’s, just can’t compare to pizza from local or family owned pizza places.
Did they have The Idiot’s Delight on the menu?
Per my memory, pizza became a thing ca 1952-1953. 1 was 12-13. Been a part of my life ever since and always will be even if I have to chew it with my gums!😀
I have yet to try Chicago deep dish. There are some private bizs that ship from there...but don’t know which one to order from. And they are EXPENSIVE!
In 1965, it was on the menu at our local Shakey's, which is now a Japanese restaurant.
These, she called "pizzas". And we ate them up and hollered for more.
Did it have the catwalk where kids could walk up and watch pizzas being made behind the glass?
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