Papa John's: An analysis of Papa John's new webcam-enabled coupon-delivery system (above) finds it clever yet frustrating. [StorefrontBacktalk] Back to Pizza Delivery: Welsh Domino's driver Jamie Pugh voted off Britain's Got Talent. [Broadway World] "Operation Pizza Surge": Uno Chicago Grill to deliver more than 25,000 pies to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan for July 4. [Pizza Marketplace] Pizza Executive Summit: Time running out to attend this industry event. "By invitation only." Whoa, high class. [Pizza Marketplace] Florida: Tucci's is the best coal-oven joint in Boca Raton. [worstpizza.com] Los Angeles: JAB reviews Pazzo Pizzeria, gives it 3 of 5 slices. "In...
Alan Richman on Today: If you missed it Friday, here's the man himself talking to Al Roker (above). [Today via Peter Reinhart] Alan Richman's GQ Pizza List: The Gutter Gourmet says, "My 10-year-old daughter knows better." [Chowhound] The Yeast Beast: Mr. P. Blogger shows how to make a proofing box and sets out to cultivate a wild-yeast starter. [Pizza Blogger] Pizza Blog Review: A nice backgrounder on Cary Steiner and Lillian D'Eustachio's Passion 4 Pizza site. [PBAHTEOIPO] Cheesy Bribe: Houston pizzeria owner tries to bribe IRS agent with pizza, gets two years in jail. [Houston Chronicle] Jeff Beacher: Comedian...
In lieu of a Leftovers roundup today, I'm just going to give you an overview of what people in various cities are saying about Alan Richman's Top 25 pizza list. Alan Richman with his controversial list. Chicago Pizza Club: "... Like so many critics from outside of Chicago, Richman entirely dismisses deep dish and stuffed pizza." Chicago Tribune: Great Lake, "a notoriously slow pizzeria in Andersonville will become even slower." Detroit Free Press: "Detroit is the third-best pizza city in America... To make the accolade sweeter, Chicago came in fourth." Eater LA: Why L.A.'s Mozza didn't make the cut. Houston...
Video: "If you're in Italy and you want to eat frozen pizza out of a vending machine, I really feel sorry for you. Get help!" [pizzamaking.com] Word Nerdery: Advertisers love to mash up language. Like Pizza Hut with "Panormous"-size pizza. [richmond.com] Free Pizza: A reminder that folks named John Connor or Sarah Connor can get free Hut pizza. [PR Newswire] New Pizza Blog: Looks like a fun site from a cute couple. [Passion-4-Pizza] Boston: Zing Pizza and Roti has a blue cheese, butternut squash, spinich, and onion pie. [Boston Globe via MPBoston] D.C.: Liza and Gary review Circa in...
North Korean Pizza: Photos of pizza from the first Italian restaurant in Pyongyang (above). [Xinhua] Dallas: Pictures and video of Jay Jerrier's mobile pizza oven. (Jay comments here on Slice as canerosso.) [nbcdfw] Grilled Pizza: The trickle of pizza-grilling recipes begins in the week ahead of Memorial Day. [Idaho Statesman] Told You: More grilled pizza. [Star-News] Want Some Pizza with Your Salt? More than 90 percent of all takeaway and supermarket pizzas have too much sodium. [Sydney Morning Herald] Taking a Slice Outta Crime: Pizza deliveries go out with wanted fliers attached to boxes in North Carolina. [News 14]...
Dine and Dash: Colbert orders the $1,000 caviar-topped pizza at Nino's Bellissima Pizza and skips out on the check (above). [Colbert Report] Logic Test: How many pieces of pizza can you produce with just seven straight cuts across a pie? [pizzamaking.com] Frozen Pizza: DiGiorno Flatbread Pizza taste test. [Freep] Dallas: German pizza chain opens in the Big D. [Star-Telegram] Old School: Papa John's founder making surprise deliveries in replica of '72 Camaro he sold to fund original location. [Papa John's]...
Lick It: Beef tongue pizza. [LTHForum] Boston > Openings > Pizzeria Dante: What to eat at this Coolidge Corner newcomer, which opened last week. [MPBoston] Colorado > Denver: Sriracha pizza available at Goosetown Tavern. [NYT] Florida > Openings > Miami-Dade: Yet another Anthony's Coal-Oven location opens. [MP South Florida] Houston > Pink's Pizza: Cranberries on pizza? You betcha. [Houston Press] NYC > Kesté: On "authenticity" in Neapolitan pizza. [Village Voice] NYC > L'Asso: Di Fara tribute slice called "The Big D." [Grug Street] SF > Pizza Nostra: "...the toppings have a marvelous balance and progression of flavors." [Food Gal]...
It's a longish one today since I missed yesterday's Leftovers roundup. (Sorry. Had a killer migraine that made it impossible to look at the screenz.) —The Mgmt. LOLcats: A dog would never pull this shit. [ichcb via Talley Sue] Fifty Years of Ray's: Story celebrates(?) the golden anniversary of the Ray's phenomenon. [HuffPo] Pizza Blog Roundup: A feature on pizza blogs and pizza-finders. You probably already know most of them, but there are some new (to me) ones on the list. I will now link them below ... [Digital City] Twin Cities: From Punch Pizza's owners. [Punch Pizza Blog] Portland:...
The Gutter Gourmet wore his folded-slice T-shirt to last Sunday's Serious Eats Hot Dog Hootenanny. He wore a similar shirt to the Pieman's Craft event at Una Pizza Napoletana last fall. You Think? Domino's miscreant finding it hard to get new job. [NYDN] Rim Shot? Charming a customer goes a long way. Will this parting line earn delivery driver a laugh—and a tip? [Pizza Delivery Stories] Jamie Pugh: BGT singing sensation bracing for day back at Domino's. [The Sun] Hell Pizza at It Again: This time the New Zealand chain specializing in controversial advertising takes flak over a Hitler...
D'oh! Ferrari smashes into Times Square Sbarro during filming of Nicholas Cage's The Sorcerer's Apprentice (above). [NYP] 30 Days: Nick Sherman recounts his personal Pizza Month 2009. [Pizza Rules!] Cheap Home Pizza Oven: A pretty thorough guide to making a brick insert for at-home pizza-baking. [Boing Boing] Pizzeria Bianco: Another one of the Windy City pizza madmen visits the Phoenix pizza mecca. [Chicago Pizza Club] Food Stamps for Pizza: Muncie, Indiana, Papa Murphy's is able to accept them because pies are sold uncooked. [Star Press] GOPizza: Republican bigwigs try to make sense of epic party meltdown by talking to...
