Our favorite pizza on a recent visit, though, was the Salsiccia*—and not just because of my well-documented* predilection for sausage. Of the three pies we tried on our visit, it was the one closest to the way I like my crust—with a little bit of charring but not so much that it tasted burned. More

Sam's Restaurant and Pizzeria, which took me a while to come around to, is making some changes. The blog Lost City reports that longtime pizza-maker Mario Migliaccio is heading back to Italy to retire after his wife died last month. Mario's son, Louis, will continue to run the restaurant and promises that he won't change a thing. Let's hope not; the place is an absolute gem. Related: Sam's, a Cobble Hill Fixture Long on Character... More

Another one regarding the Sam's post from Monday. Good morning! I read your post about Sam's Restaurant. Agree about the pizzas--amazing! You mentioned in your post, six TVs with reeling footage. These are part of Windows Brooklyn, the first-ever show curated like this in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. Sam's Restaurant is involved, as well as Margaret Palca Bakes, among many many other stores. There is an installation at Margaret Palca called Eat Your Words. But there are cookies involved. Just wanted to alert you to this so you could perhaps make readers privy to this information. The artist at... More

Clicking into the Slice mailbag, we've got this nice note, with a great link, from M. W. --The Mgmt. I've been enjoying (and commenting upon) the recent Sam's post, and thought you might in turn like to see this video. It profiles a few Carroll Gardens establishments, talking with the proprietors, etc. There's a lot of time devoted to Sam's, mostly an interview with Louie Migliaccio [the waiter/server/busser/bartender there], but a bit with his father, Mario, who talks about making pizza. There's also the owner of D'Amico's Coffee. It's not all pizza- or food-related, but I think the majority is.... More

Sometimes you just want to love a place for its old-school charm. Sam's Restaurant, on Court Street in Cobble Hill, is one of those places. Fortunately, there's enough reason to love it for its pizza, too. More