Waiver of Liability for Eating at Di Fara

Dear, DOH: What if we sign a personal-injury waiver to eat at Di Fara? Would you let Dom open his place back up? Slice has taken the liberty of preparing one: Download PDF: Liability-Waiver-DiFara-Pizza.pdf...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 6, 2007 at 3:02 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

Eater: 'Di Fara's Closed Indefinitely'

Holy crap, pizza freaks! Di Fara has been closed for an indeterminate period by the New York City Department of Health. Says Eater, which broke the story: In a stunning and shocking turn of events, we're now able to confirm with 100% certainty that Di Fara has again been shut down by the Department of Health. Furthermore, with the pizzeria having failed five of their last six inspections, Dom DeMarco's pride and joy will remain closed until further notice. Here is the statement just issued to us by the Heath Department. The statement says that the department came in...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 5, 2007 at 4:27 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

DOH Breathing Down Di Fara's Neck Again

From the always-on-it Eater, which received a message from a tipster: Was just waiting for my pie at ave. J's di fara and watched a doh official tape a yellow "closed" sign on the window. One reason was that the window was open. De Marco himself was so distracted he wasn't hand cutting basil and grating cheese atop the pies. Even without the added ingredients, pizza was still great. First the problems in March, now this? And because he had the pass-through window open? That seems ridiculous. How many restaurants have whole façades that open up?...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 5, 2007 at 10:42 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

The Kid from Brooklyn on Di Fara

I'd never heard of this guy before, but I just found one of his videos on YouTube. Update: Nevermind. He has removed his video from YouTube....

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 8, 2007 at 4:43 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, NYC, videos

From the Mailbag: Di Fara News

Hey, Just thought you should know: Went for dinner at Dom's place tonight. Looks like he finally caved in to the D.O.H. because he was actually wearing a hat. It was a little blue train conductor's cap. Pizza was better than ever. We had a regular and a pepperoni/onion pie. It doesn't get any better than that. --Jon S. Jon, Thanks for the update. Next time: Pix, please! ;) Hasta la pizza, Adam...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 23, 2007 at 10:48 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Dear Slice, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

The 'Post' on Di Fara's Reopening

The New York Post files its story on Di Fara's reopening: "It feels great to be back. I thought I'd be out of practice until I made that first pie," said Dom, who's been serving up pizzas there for 42 years. Many of DiFara's faithful said the pizzeria got a raw deal from the city, which hit the eatery with nine violations."They're pinching this cat when all he does is make love for people to eat," said Matt Crane, a 37-year-old musician....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 4, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

The Dominator: He's Back

This Serious Eats stuff I've gotten myself into is a weird business. Blogging about pizza, burgers, and other food is now part of my job, so it wasn't out of the realm of the ordinary to take part of the day to go out to Di Fara Pizza. The joint had just reopened after having a nasty run-in with the New York City Department of Health. As many of you know, the DOH smackdown wasn't pretty. Along with minor violations like failure to wear a hat and gloves, references to mouse poop and unsanitary conditions peppered the report. But,...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 3, 2007 at 4:26 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, DeMarco's, Di Fara, Manhattan, Midwood, New York, NYC, The Village, U.S.

Slice's New Favorite Song: 'Dom'

An awesome email from the Slice inbox today: Dear Slice folks, My name's James, and I'm a fan of your site. Waaaaay back around 2001 or 2002, I wrote and recorded a song. It's called "Dom," and it is about a certain pizzaman in Brooklyn, about whom you know a little something. It's a little out of date now. Listen to "Dom": Dom I know the guy that makes the bestest pie in town His ass is not under the bridge You will not find him in Coney Island You will not find him in Bay Ridge...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 3, 2007 at 7:00 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Dear Slice, Di Fara, Midwood, Music, NYC, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Pizza, Recommended

Dom DeMarco: 'We Reopen Tomorrow'

I just got off the phone with Dom DeMarco, proprietor of Di Fara. He says the joint's reopening tomorrow. And that when it was reinspected, it received a "0," which actually is good—as in zero violations....

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 2, 2007 at 5:40 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

Gawker Digs Up Di Fara Inspector's Report

Oh, my. If you haven't seen it elsewhere, Gawker has dug up the NYC Dept. of Health inspector's report that closed Di Fara temporarily. If you know us, you know we don't like having to report this news. Source Di Fara Pizza: One Slice, Free Droppings! [Gawker] Further Reading All Slice entries on Di Fara [The Slice Archives]...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 20, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.