Entries tagged with 'Massachusetts'
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Gran Gusto in Cambridge, Mass.: As Neapolitan As It Gets
”Is not a’ fake oven like weet legna in front and deh back is gas. Forno a legna, solo legna.” In every way, Gran Gusto is a product of Naples. That’s not just a comment on the owners of this trattoria (who hail from just outside Naples) or its menu (heavy on the eggplant, seafood, and handmade pasta). The restaurant runs on Neapolitan time. It’s a bit dysfunctional, in a way that’s endearing if you’re patient, frustrating if you’re not. Nearly all ingredients are flown over from the old country: better olive oil; higher prices. Service is competent, but aggressive—as...Sicilian Slice Crawl in Boston
New Yorkers may no more concede that Boston has a lively pizza scene than accept the Red Sox as the greatest team in baseball. Bostonians, of course, don’t care; their city sits squarely on what our Ed Levine has called “the pizza belt”—and from fancy-pants pies to the old-school Pizzeria Regina and Santarpiro’s, there’s plenty of good eating to be had. But what about the Sicilian? While we’ve written about the acclaimed Galleria Umberto before, more than a few commenters (and my own frequent dining companion) claimed that there were better square slices to be had. So on a...Slice Advice for the Obamas: When in Martha's Vineyard, Go to Joey's Pizza in Oak Bluffs
"There is a righteous balance to a Joey's slice." Dear Obama family, When you get to Martha's Vineyard next week you'll notice that pizza is ubiquitous on the island. Even in towns with less than a handful of retail establishments like West Tisbury and Chilmark there will be at least one place selling pizza that someone will tell you is the best to be found on the Vineyard. Do not listen to these people. Garcia's Deli is the closest shop to your rental property making and selling pizza. Its pizza leaves a great deal to be desired. As does the...Sicilian Slices at Boston’s Galleria Umberto
If you get a slice to go—tied up in a neat white box—the grease will soak right through the cardboard. If that box is in a paper bag, it'll soak through that, too. If this troubles you, this is not your kind of pizza.Openings: Orta, Neapolitan-Style, Wood-Fired Pizza in Pembroke, Mass.
boston.com The Boston Globe on recently opened Pembroke, Massachusetts, pizzeria Orta: The crust is just thin enough—still bread not cracker, crisp but with chew. They're cooked in a wood-burning brick oven whose perfume you get a faint whiff of from the parking lot. On one occasion I wished my pie had stayed in the oven longer to get a bit more of a char, but I can't quibble with the bright flavor of the Margherita Napoletana's sauce, made from San Marzano tomatoes, or the array of vegetables on the Ortolana. Even topped with peppers, eggplant, and zucchini, the crust...Coal Oven Alert: East Side Cafe in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Tipster John B. writes: "East Side Cafe in Pittsfield has been serving [coal-fired pies] since the early '50s. Nothing like it in the area. Always has a great char on the bottom and carboned edges once in a while." 378 Newell Street, Pittsfield MA 01201 (map); 413-447-9405...Dear Slice: 'Slightly Grim, But ... '
Clicking in to the Slice inbox today, we've got ... oh boy. Repeat nonfatal shootings (of the same man) outside a pizza place. Talk about dedication to your favorite slice! Love the site, as a denver transplant from ny, your blog lets me live vicariously (and jealously) through all the great pizzas you are privy to. Thanks, Rachel...Dear Slice: Boston May Have Had the First Pizza in the U.S.
Clicking in to the Slice inbox today, we've got ... GenealogyBank.com (a subscription service) has been adding the Boston Journal. I went through it and found the following long, interesting article [subscription required] on pizza, from 1903. This is two years before Lombardi's establishment opened on Spring Street in New York City, the so-called first pizzeria in America.A similar, 1905 article from the New York Sun about pizza on Spring Street is on the Library of Congress website, FYI. Both articles spell it pizze. —Barry Popik P. S.: I just added a post on Pizza Margherita....Best Pizza in Boston?
Where's the best pizza in Boston? Jacqueline of the Leather District Gourmet says she's found it at Emma’s, ordering a hot sausage, caramelized onion, and kalamata olive pie. It's her favorite in the Kendall Square part of Cambridge....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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