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Pizza Link Roundup: Supersize Edition
OK, homeslices. It's been a while since I've done a pizza link roundup, so there's plenty on slate today. Enjoy.
- Pizza on 30 Rock season opener: "Jenna (Jane Krakowski) has put on a zillion pounds while starring in "Mystic Pizza: The Musical" because of all the actual pizza she had to eat." Thursday, 8:30/7:30 central
- Gwyneth's brother loves Di Fara: "That's worth making the trip. I think it's the best I've ever had by far. It's only underrated because it's out of Manhattan [Um, there's nothing underrated about it, Jake. —The Mgmt.], but I think the general feeling from people who know far more than I do is, Di Fara's is the best pizza in the country."
- Pizza quote of the day: "To me, shoes are like pizza: There is no bad shoe." —Kelly Ripa
- Chicago's mayor makes food bet with Phoenix's: [Richard] Daley's bet includes goodies from nine Chicago businesses, including hot dogs from Best's Kosher, pizza from Connie's, and root beer from Windy City Soda.
- Grisham's new book titled Playing for Pizza.: It's apparently about a down-on-his-luck NFL player playing in the Italian leagues. We'll leave it to you to read and parse for significant pizza references. Or just wait for the movie.
- Kansas City does right by the "pizza police": Pizza Bella is certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, the guild that essentially says, "Yes, this pizza is made in the true Neapolitan way." 1810 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City MO 64108; 816-421-7492
- Sao Paulo, Brazil, is crazy for pizza. Who knew?: "Sao Paulo is so serious about its pizza that for the last 22 years the city celebrates "Pizza Day" every July 10.... By some estimates, only New Yorkers devour more pizzas annually than Paulistanos. Sao Paulo is home to more than 6,000 pizza parlors that, in all, churn out close to a million pies a day, according to the local association of pizzerias."
- The best pizzerias in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Sao Paulo, it appears, ain't the only South American pizza hot spot. The Buenos Aires Ministry of Culture compiles a book of 39 pizzerias of note. [via Gridskipper]
- Pittsburgh pizzeria begins pre-slicing slices: Mineo's pies are so hot they routinely melt the plastic utensils customers were using before the policy change. 2128 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15217; 412-521-9864; mineospizza.com
- Delivery drivers must hate Roy Williams: Says the Detroit Lions receiver, "The pizza man knows, when he comes to my address, he's coming for free."
- Domino's launches mobile-ordering site: mobile.dominos.com
- Pizzeria heats up Anchorage music scene: Although, when the reporter cites Kenny G as a name act, one wonders if they should have left the scene in the freezer.
- A tarte flambée guide to New York City: Also known as flammenkueche,, this pizza-like entity is examined in depth by Epicurious's Francis Lam. Recommendations: Klee, DB Bistro Moderne, August, The Modern Bar Room.
- : "On Tuesday, September 9, 2001, his diary records, [British socialist politician] Tony Benn went shopping. Specifically, he went looking for his 'favourite triple-cheese pizzas,' which had inexplicably disappeared from the shelves of his local supermarket. 'I have,' he notes, 'eaten two of them every day for years.'
- Pie after pie: A roundup of pizza recipes from various food bloggers.
And a video from YouTube showing a pizza-maker makin' pizza: