Deal: Any Pizza, Plus 2 Beers, $22.50 at Emporio

The EaterNY blog brings word of a deal Monday nights at Nolita's Emporio. Any pie on the menu, plus two beers, for $22.50. Choose a high-priced pie, and you'll have yourself a good deal. 231 Mott Street, New York NY 10012 (Spring/Prince; map); 212-966-1234; auroraristorante.com...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 19, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Tagged: deals, Emporio, Manhattan, Nolita, NYC

Alan Richman on Tonda, Ignazio's, and Emporio

Hot off his GQ Top 25 Pizza List, Alan Richman (right) takes on a few recently opened NYC pizzerias—Tonda (East Village), Ignazio's (DUMBO), and Emporio (Nolita). Let's take them in order. On Tonda: The toppings here are overly ambitious yet flavorsome, but the crusts are flabby, tasteless, barely charred, and lacking the puffy outside ring that is reminiscent of a true Naples pie. My favorite menu item by far was the arancini, listed under “Neapolitan Street Food” but as far as I know found just about everywhere in Italy. These little rice balls were wonderfully crunchy, the only item we...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 3, 2009 at 7:00 AM
Tagged: Alan Richman, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, East Village, Emporio, Ignazio's, Manhattan, Nolita, NYC, reviews, Tonda