Daily Slice: Mulberry Street Pizza, Manchester, Connecticut

At Mulberry Street Pizza, New York–style thin crust meets Hollywood with a "Blockbuster" menu of specialty pies. Each one has a cinematic moniker ("As Good As It Gets," "Wizard of Oz," "Goodfellas," "Backdraft") and unusual toppings.

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8 Comments | Posted by Leeanne Griffin, March 16, 2011 at 8:15 AM
Tagged: Connecticut, Daily Slice, Manchester CT, Mulberry Street Pizza

Norwalk, Connecticut: Savor Offers a Healthy Spin on Pizza

Rex and Val Bobi, the husband and wife team behind Savor in Norwalk, CT are serious about making pizza healthier and accessible for those with dietary restrictions. For those with allergies or vegan lifestyles, this isn't pizza blasphemy; it's an oasis of comfort food that they can actually enjoy.

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9 Comments | Posted by Amy Kundrat, March 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, health-conscious pizza, Norwalk CT, reviews, Slice reviews

Westport, Connecticut: Skinny Pines Wood-Fired Pizza Truck

Each Thursday at the Westport Winter Farmers Market, the first thing you'll notice is not the plethora of local produce, but the wood-fired oven attached to a green Dodge pick-up truck. The pleasant smell and warmth emanating from Jeff Borofsky's Skinny Pines Pizza Truck makes it challenging to walk into the market without getting hungry for pizza.

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13 Comments | Posted by Amy Kundrat, March 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, farmers' market pizza, mobile pizza ovens, reviews, Skinny Pines Wood-Fired Pizza Truck, Slice reviews, Westport CT, wood-fired ovens

Daily Slice: Harry's Bishops Corner Pizza, West Hartford, Connecticut

Regulars at Harry's Bishops Corner know there are two menus: the traditional, year-round one, and the list of rotating specialty pizzas meant to reflect the changing seasons. In summer, that usually means something with fresh local tomatoes. Cold-weather pies are robust, with hearty toppings and bold flavor combinations to cut through the miserable chill.

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7 Comments | Posted by Leeanne Griffin, February 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Connecticut, Daily Slice, Harry's Bishops Corner, West Hartford CT

Openings: Frank Pepe's Comes to Danbury, Connecticut

A slice of New Haven's Wooster Street arrived in Danbury, Connecticut last week in the form of a new outpost of Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana. Just to make absolutely sure this was not a wintertime mirage, I headed over to the new Danbury branch during a recent snow day.

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4 Comments | Posted by Amy Kundrat, February 8, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: Connecticut, Danbury CT, Frank Pepe's, New Haven, openings, Slice reviews

New Haven: Delicious Thin-Crust Pizza at Bar

According to the staff, the original pizza cook at Bar once worked at Sally's on Wooster Street, and at first glance, the pedigree is apparent: the pizzas are served over a sheet of parchment paper set into aluminum sheet trays, shaped into elongated circles to better fit the rectangular pan. There are differences, too, though—the pizzas are substantially thinner than other New Haven pies, and they are sliced into rectangles rather than the usual wedges.

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25 Comments | Posted by Andrew Janjigian, February 1, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Bar, Connecticut, New Haven, New Haven-style, potato pizza, Recommended, reviews, Slice reviews

Danbury, Connecticut: Stanziato's Wood-Fired Pizza Stands Firm

The telltale signs of wood fire are prominent on a Stanziato's pie, and the result is a delightfully chewy crust. A light, crackly char on the crust exterior belies a soft, pillowy interior. It's light yet sturdy, standing firm to most toppings you can throw at it.

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7 Comments | Posted by Amy Kundrat, January 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, Danbury CT, reviews, Slice reviews, Stanziato's Wood-Fired Pizza, wood-oven

Coalhouse Pizza: Coal-Fired in Stamford, Connecticut

Gerard Robertson says that he opened Coalhouse in Stamford, Connecticut because he "was sick of driving to New Haven and Brooklyn for good pizza." So will his pies save Stamfordites a trip out of town?

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7 Comments | Posted by Kevin Hayes, December 21, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: coal-oven, Coalhouse Pizza, Connecticut, Gerard Robertson, hot oil, reviews, Slice reviews, Stamford CT

Stamford, Connecticut: Tappo Restaurant, a Naples-Style Newcomer

If the menu at Tappo was suddenly culled to that one page, a beacon of 14 pizza offerings, we'd be none the wiser. This isn't because the rest of the menu doesn't deserve it's own nod, because in fact it does. But it's because the pies at Tappo are good enough to make us believe this corner of Connecticut is serious about staking a claim to traditional Neopolitan pizza.

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11 Comments | Posted by Amy Kundrat, November 15, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Connecticut, Massimo Stecchi, Naples-style, Recommended, reviews, Slice reviews, Stamford CT

Dear Slice: Pizza in Connecticut, Some Greenwich Recs

Reaching in to the Slice mailbag, we've got ... So I hear you about Pepe's, Sally's, Modern, etc. All are great places to grab a slice. I am a little more curious about Colony Grill, because I have eaten there many times, and it has begun to lose it's appeal. First of all, they no longer serve Schaeffer beer on draft. That's strike one. It's ALWAYS packed with fat little kids and their fat parents. Strike two. You are likely to very nearly squirt-dump in your pants within hours of eating there. Strike three.Here is where you need to go...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 8, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, Dear Slice, Greenwich CT