'Baci Baci!' Or 'Believe The Hype'

Posted by Adam Kuban, February 24, 2004 at 12:52 PM

Di Fara Pizza got major props on the WB11 last night. The Warner Bros. affiliate station is highlighting the best of New York this week, and it has deemed Dom Demarco's pies top of the pops.

The ever effervescent Toni Senecal was on hand last night for a live broadcast from the Midwood pizzeria, where she claimed to have eaten six slices.

Mr. Demarco, his daughter, and one of his sons looked a bit overwhelmed by Ms. Senecal, who, while it can be said displayed no lack of enthusiasm, seemed a trifle condescending toward our favorite pizzaman.

We felt a little sorry for Mr. Demarco, who looked like he just wanted to go about his business, but he did get some "Toni Time" in the form of "baci, baci" ("kisses, kisses"), which we certainly wouldn't have minded (that's what's going on in the vid capture above).

Ms. Senecal at one point cried "bravissimo!" in reference to the pies, and twice used the phrase "That's what I'm talkin' about," which is one of Slice photographer E-Rock's favorites.

I thought I spied one of my friends in the background for a split second—hiding behind Ms. Senecal's head. But it couldn't have been her because she would have called to tip me to this event. Right?

Anyway, we've noticed from our SiteMeter stats that a lot of you are arriving at Slice after doing web searches for Di Fara, no doubt in response to last night's broadcast. Rest assured in the knowledge that Di Fara's truly is remarkable pizza. This is one story that broadcast news didn't get wrong.

Click here to view the video from last night's broadcast. Once in the WPIX "Feedroom," you'll see, second column from left, the Best Of New York videos.

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