"When 5 Meats Aren't Enough": Papa John's 6 Meat Pizza, reviewed. [Chow] NYC > East Village: South Brooklyn Pizza opening outpost in Manhattan at 122 First Avenue (7th Street/St. Marks). [EV Grieve] Jonathan Ames's Fave Pizza: Savoia on Smith Street, Cobble Hill. [FitR/VV] NYC > Brooklyn Heights: Wi-Pie Pizzeria opens on Remsen Street. [Brooklyn Heights Blog] San Mateo, California: At AcquaPazza Ristorante, all signs point to avoid. "My pizza was larger than I’d expect and quite wet... There was nothing interesting in the flavors...." [Aaron Landry]...
[Photograph: Eat to Blog] This Site Has Moved: Looks like New York Pizza Blog, which helps you find NYC-style pizza outside NYC, is back after a year-plus hiatus—and has new digs! [NewYorkPizzaFinder.com] Recipe: Pizza Fondue: "This is really delicious and stays warm easily in a crock pot. Make a day or two ahead." [SE Talk] NYC > Brooklyn: A mini-roundup of Bene, Roberta's, Toby's Public House. Beautiful pics (above)! [Eat to Blog] NYC > Openings: 99¢ Pizza on Lexington between 45th and 46th streets. [Midtown Lunch] Is That a Fact? Double-checking Kesté's sandwich-board claim that it's the "best pizza...
Pieman's Craft: "With two chefs in the kitchen, it was hard to see where Mangieri stopped and Palombino started..." [Me, Myself, and Pie] NYC > Angelina's Pizzabar: "I hope this was, like, a purely business venture and not someone's lifelong dream restaurant because if it's the latter, their dream sucks." [Slice Harvester] NYC > Brooklyn: Worstpizza.com's take on Franny's. [WP] Minneapolis: "The pizza at Sauce Spirits and Soundbar has all the positive qualities of Midwest-style pizza without any of the negatives. Weird, and impressive." [Aaron Landry] Chicago: The pizza clubbers invade Frasca Pizzeria & Wine Bar. [CPC] Thanks for Nuthin':...
Personal Dish: I really like this page—readers tell Cary and Lillian their own pizza stories. [Passion-4-Pizza]
NYC > Koronet: Colin the Slice Harvester (that's him in a radio interview above) hits this renowned big-as-your-head slice spot. [Slice Harvester]
NYC > Motorino: "5 words: brussel sprout pizza with pancetta. Absolutely unbelievable and conceivably the best pizza I've had in Manhattan." [Chowhound]
Philadelphia: The updated menu for Pizzeria Stella, which opened last night, serving a combination of Neapolitan and New York–style pies. [GSPhil]
San Francisco > Openings: Pi Bar promises to serve "New York–style pizza with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients." [GSSF]
San Francisco > Pizzeria Delfina: A guide to off-the-menu items like the "Magic Pie," the "Purgatorio," and the fried-meatball calzone. [Hidden Menu via Eater SF]
Presidential History: President Clinton recalls incident with Boris Yeltsin, drunk, in his underwear, trying to hail a cab to go get pizza. [Globe and Mail]
Busted: British thugs who stole pizzas nailed when their DNA found on leftover crusts. [The Mirror]
Jealous: Lauren gets some Throw Dough. Not that I'm a huge fan of pizza tossing, but I'd still like to have some to play around with. [Pizzalicious!]
File Under "Lazy-Ass Americans": You can now order Papa John's via PlayStation 3. [PC Magazine]
Baltimore: An update on Bagby Pizza Company's progress. [Pizzablogger]
DC Area: Photos from Sunday's meeting of the DC Elite Pizza Club in Fairfax, Virginia. [pizzamaking.com]
Las Vegas: Metro Pizza is the best in Sin City. [Pizza Therapy]
NYC: Staten Island has the best pizza, say the guys behind the 5-Boro Pizza Tour. [NYDN]
Philadelphia: Restaurateur Stephen Starr's Pizzeria Stella set to open Tuesday September 29. The Inquirer has the menu. [Inquirer via The Illadelph]
Saint Paul: Neapolitan-style Pazzaluna is "a real steal" for $5 at happy hour. [Aaron Landry]
Video: World's largest pizza oven. [via Pizza Therapy]
Thin Is In: "The pizza joints that for decades have given Chicago its heavyweight vibe are finding themselves pushed around by the culinary equivalent of a pencil-neck geek: gourmet restaurants with trendy names like 'Piece' or 'Crust' serving up sometimes cracker-thin pizzas." [MSNBC]
Pizzamaking.com's Monthly Challenge: September is dessert pizza. [pizzamaking.com]
Totaled: How Papa John's free pizza offer killed a Camaro. [Jalopnik]
Baltimore: Bagby Pizza Company sounds like a promising upcoming pizzeria. Too bad they couldn't get a coal oven, though. [Pizzablogger]
DC: Liza and Gary review Sette Bello in Arlington, Virginia. "Could have been better." [DC Pizza Blog]
Florida > Boca Raton: Wow. This is what a 1-slice-rated pizza looks like in Lapp's world. [worstpizza.com]
NJ: The Munchmobile Pizza Patrol hits Monmouth County and stops at Brothers, Fratelli's, Luke's, Ferraro's Famous Tomato Pies, Vic's, and Tony's Famous Tomato Pies. [NJ.com]
NYC > Brooklyn: "Lucali is a tourist trap." [Chowhound]
South Carolina: Cary and Lillian find a Brooklyn native making pizza in Charleston. A well-balanced pie, but the crust flavor was a little lacking, they say. [P-4-P]
Go, Gramps! 72-year-old pizza shop worker foils robber with beer can. [AP] Parmesan Used as Collateral: 17,000 tons of the cheese are being held against loans made to Italian cheesemakers. [Bloomberg via pizzamaking.com] Seminar: How to start your own portable, wood-fired-oven catering business. October 2–4; Boulder, Colorado; $800. [Eventbrite] Seen It! Yes, we've already blogged about the Frankie Flood motorcycle-inspired custom pizza cutters. Like, back in 2005. [Neatorama]Pizza news and reviews from across the U.S. and around the world, after the jump....
Wish He Made It for Slice: "The Bald Guy" creates an awesome promo (above) for LA Pizza blog. [LAPB]
Recipe: Purists may scoff at this "Pizza Bubble Bread" (1 tube refrigerated biscuits, sauce, shredded mozz), but the results look damn tasty. [Sweetnicks]
Celebrity: Lindsay Lohan brings pizza to Malibu beach house. [popdirt.com]
Domino's: Three former delivery drivers sue, claiming they made less than minimum wage. [NRN]
More pizza news from Chicago, NYC, and Philly after the jump.
Video: Spider pizza. [Japan Probe via Tokyo Mango and Boing Boing] The Secret to Making a Pizza Date Romantic: 1) Make sure your sweetheart's in the mood for pizza and 2) Have the place make it heart-shaped. [Examiner] Top 400 Chains: Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's, Little Caesar's, and Sbarro are the top 5. Click through for some others. [R&I] Pizza Hut: The chain lays off more than 200 in Chicago—mostly immigrants and Latinos. [PMQ] Peter Reinhart: The renown baker likes his new Forno Bravo Primavera "portable" wood-burning oven. [PR's Blog] N.C.: "Sir Pizza—it's crack for rednecks!" Cool logo...
