Entries tagged with 'Di-Fara'
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A Hero's Journey
About a month ago, Slice received an e-mail from a mysterious gentleman going by the nom de blog of "Lonesome Hero." "You might be interested in the Pizza World Tour I recently went on," he wrote. We were interested, but Slice HQ was busy, too busy to make mention of LH's ambitious tour of the five boroughs in search of the best pizza in each one. Shamefully, the e-mail went unanswered until we were reminded about it when we met the Lonesome Hero at a foodblog event. It's time for us to correct that oversight. Lonesome Hero publishes A Year...DeMarco's in the 'New Yorker'
It's an embarrassment of riches today in terms of DeMarco's reviews. It was brought to our attention this morning by friend and Slice reader J.J.J. that the New Yorker features DeMarco's in its Tables for Two column this week. It seems you either love DeMarco's or hate it, and the New Yorker seems to love it. And speaking of love, Slice loves that fact that we get a passing mention in the review: Over the past few months, nervous anticipation has characterized discussions among pizza fiends about the quasi-expansion of Brooklyn’s legendary Di Fara’s into Manhattan. To begin with,...DeMarco's
Eating For Two: Slice editor in chief Adam K. was originally going to grab a quick couple of slices at new Village pizzeria DeMarco's before heading home after work Tuesday night. But then the idea struck: Why not also visit Di Fara's, the inspiration for the Manhattan newcomer? And so we sampled plain slices from both pizzerias that night. The photos at left above are from DeMarco's; those at right are from Di Fara. Click the image below right for an enlarged view of the interior space of DeMarco's take-out operation. The photos above also WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY...Made To Order, Built To Last
The last time Slice was at Di Fara, our eagle-eyed metro editor, Seltzerboy, noticed the shop's crew writing orders on a nifty new notepad (above). On previous visits throughout the years, we had observed proprietor Dom DeMarco simply jotting down orders on whatever was at hand—often a paper plate or the take-out box a pie was destined to inhabit on its journey home. At one point during this visit, Dom's daughter left the pad unattended while she was in back. We saw our chance and moved in, enticed by the words "DiFara's Freehand Recipe." Would we be able to...DiFara's: The Final Word
Maybe it's the fact that it's 2 a.m. and I've been breathing kerosene fumes for the better part of the day (don't ask), but I got a huge kick out of this Chowhound post that Slice friend Joe D. passed on to me. Under the heading "DiFara's: The Final Word," user "Food Maven" imparts wisdom for the ages: The pizza at DiFara is very good. The real problem is that the pizza in 99% of all the other places sucks. Brilliant....'I Do This As An Art'
Beautiful piece on Di Fara's Dom DeMarco in the Times today. In the first person, as told to Jeff VanDam. Choice quotes: When I opened the store, my partner's name was Farina. My name is DeMarco. So when the lawyer made the paper, he put the two names together. Di Fara. Di for me, and Fara for him. I bought my partner out in 1978, I think. I kept the same name; I didn't bother changing it.It was all Jewish then, but they weren't that religious. Then, little by little, it became very Orthodox. People, they got scared, and they...piPod in the Daily News
PHOTO OP Slice editor and publisher Adam K. (above) during a photo shoot Saturday for a small piece on piPod that the New York Daily News ran in today's edition....Voice Choices
SAY NUMBER 13: Dom DeMarco, Slice's "Italian hero," makes the cover of this week's Village Voice. The alt-weekly's Robert Sietsema tallies his top 100 Italian restaurants, DeMarco of Di Fara fame clocking in at lucky thirteen. Robert Sietsema of the Village Voice runs down his top 100 Italian restaurants. Seeing as how pizza is Italian or Italian American (depending on style), there are more than a few pizzerias in the mix. The usual suspects appear throughout as well as a few surprises and what might be hidden gems. Following, we've digested the list, ignoring any nonpizza establishments. For the full...Di Fara Pizza Remodeled
Our friend "n" e-mailed us yesterday afternoon. Subject line: "Di Fara Scoop". Message: "Did you hear that Dom closed the shop for a week for remodeling?!" Well, "n," we didn't know that. I called down there today, though, to see when the pizzeria would reopen. The man on the other end said they're already back up and running. We're going to have to make a trip there to check out the new digs....Slice is part of the Foodblog Ad Network. To advertise on this site or across a network of food-related weblogs, click here.
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