FDNY Visits Artichoke

Posted by Adam Kuban, April 16, 2008 at 12:20 AM

And it wasn't for the pie, folks. From reader "RC Pizza":

Adam,
Just wanted to let you know that New York's Bravest were called to Artichoke tonight due to the copious amounts of smoke bellowing out of the storefront at about 8:45 last night. I was standing in line for about 20 minutes when the store suddenly filled up with smoke. It was no doubt due to the liberal throwing of flour directly into the oven to ensure the pizzas didn't stick to the stone. Apparently these guys need to be taught a thing or two, because after you douse an oven with flour, it tends to smoke up. Luckily I got my slices right as the fire trucks pulled up, so I was happy. Anyway, I attached a photo of the firemen [above] scurrying about outside the 'Choke during the melee. Just thought that fire hazards might be of interest to the blog's readership.

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