Posted on 01/08/2022 10:22:05 AM PST by mylife
As a native New Yorker, I have strong opinions about pizza, just like I’m supposed to. So when Papa Johns’ newly launched “New York style” pizzas hit the market late last month, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to participate in a time-honored NYC tradition: telling other people exactly how the city’s iconic foods should be made.
The variability of New York–style pizzas, even within the five boroughs, is vast. There are the old-school Brooklyn spots (L&B, Di Fara’s), the media darlings (Lucali, L’Industrie), the unassuming neighborhood joints, and the ubiquitous dollar slice shops. You will be treated to a very different pizza experience depending on where you go, but there are certain hallmarks of a proper New York slice. Here are two non-negotiables:
The slice itself must be large enough to constitute a meal in itself. The slice must be foldable. Contrary to what some people (including, perhaps, the Papa Johns R&D team) might believe, foldability does not mean that the pizza should be floppy. The crust should have a crisp bottom that snaps as the doughier parts give way to the fold, ensuring that you don’t get oil all over yourself as you hold your pizza with one hand while texting with the other on your way to the G train.
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Mixed. This was 40 years ago. Haven’t had any since the Bell System got broken up and my friend and I went separate ways.
This talk got me thinking about him, so I did a little search. He passed in 2017. Strange how people pass in and out of our lives. At the time those relationships seemed very important... and they probably were... but then they just become memories.
Lol, I know. It just seems weird like there’s no visual enjoyment, just fold it up and slug it down. I like to see each slice and the toppings as I eat it.
I’ll check it out.
Lol, found the scene on YouTube. I’d eat it folded if Sophia Lauren taught me how!
Tell a couple of owners that they can make a mint by opening a first rate Chinese restaurant in SW Florida!
The best Chinese food is from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Cannot find anything here in southern California that tastes as good.
40 years- man that’s a ling time
I’m old.
lol
Pizza is a personal thing. I still miss the pizza shop I grew up with......square slices, lumpy sauce and provolone instead of mozzarella. Never been to NYC and hope to never go there, but can’t imagine any better pizza than that.
Im with you on the provolone
Lol how many Italian pizzarias are actually Afghanis?
Exactly!
New Jersey had its own great Italians and their pizzas. Still do. NJ had no need to import pizzas from NY.
Blasphemy!
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