Di Fara Reopening: 'Could Be Tuesday'

I just got off the phone with Dom DeMarco, proprietor of Di Fara, looking for an update on the reopening. The Dominator confirms that the joint is not open as of today—they're still waiting on an inspector to come out and give them the go-ahead. If that happens today, they'll reopen on Monday. But Dom's take was that the city would be more likely to send someone out Monday, slating the pizzeria for a Tuesday reopening....

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 15, 2007 at 2:19 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

Di Fara Reopening: 'Friday at the Earliest'

But it might be as late as Monday. More at Eater...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 13, 2007 at 2:50 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

Di Fara on WNYC

Tune into WNYC NOW! In New York City: 93.9 FM They're talking about Di Fara. Right now! Outside Gotham (if you care): http://www.wnyc.org/ Update It's over. Was only a short 10-minute segment at 10 a.m. EDT. New York State Senator Jeff Klein was a guest on the show, and he had some more info on the situation at Di Fara. Klein: "The Department of Health right now may be overreacting. Because of the Taco Bell incident, they're going out and giving violation after violation." Senator Klein said he had been studying California's system as an example, in which a grading...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 7, 2007 at 10:09 AM
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Di Fara: More Info + Pizza Burning

Di Fara, taken in better days just a couple weeks ago. The New York Times has its take on the most recent Di Fara DOH closing, with a bit more on possible duration of the shuttering: Ms. DeMarco, 30, said her family was scheduled to appear at a city tribunal on June 14 to produce the paperwork and to determine any fines and the next steps. Until then, she said, “we sit around and wait; nothing we can do about it.” And while we're talking about Di Fara, let me mention something that has made me almost as sad...

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 7, 2007 at 1:34 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

Waiver of Liability for Eating at Di Fara

Dear, DOH: What if we sign a personal-injury waiver to eat at Di Fara? Would you let Dom open his place back up? Slice has taken the liberty of preparing one: Download PDF: Liability-Waiver-DiFara-Pizza.pdf...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 6, 2007 at 3:02 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

Eater: 'Di Fara's Closed Indefinitely'

Holy crap, pizza freaks! Di Fara has been closed for an indeterminate period by the New York City Department of Health. Says Eater, which broke the story: In a stunning and shocking turn of events, we're now able to confirm with 100% certainty that Di Fara has again been shut down by the Department of Health. Furthermore, with the pizzeria having failed five of their last six inspections, Dom DeMarco's pride and joy will remain closed until further notice. Here is the statement just issued to us by the Heath Department. The statement says that the department came in...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 5, 2007 at 4:27 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

DOH Breathing Down Di Fara's Neck Again

From the always-on-it Eater, which received a message from a tipster: Was just waiting for my pie at ave. J's di fara and watched a doh official tape a yellow "closed" sign on the window. One reason was that the window was open. De Marco himself was so distracted he wasn't hand cutting basil and grating cheese atop the pies. Even without the added ingredients, pizza was still great. First the problems in March, now this? And because he had the pass-through window open? That seems ridiculous. How many restaurants have whole façades that open up?...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 5, 2007 at 10:42 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.

The Kid from Brooklyn on Di Fara

I'd never heard of this guy before, but I just found one of his videos on YouTube. Update: Nevermind. He has removed his video from YouTube....

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 8, 2007 at 4:43 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, NYC, videos

From the Mailbag: Di Fara News

Hey, Just thought you should know: Went for dinner at Dom's place tonight. Looks like he finally caved in to the D.O.H. because he was actually wearing a hat. It was a little blue train conductor's cap. Pizza was better than ever. We had a regular and a pepperoni/onion pie. It doesn't get any better than that. --Jon S. Jon, Thanks for the update. Next time: Pix, please! ;) Hasta la pizza, Adam...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 23, 2007 at 10:48 PM
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The 'Post' on Di Fara's Reopening

The New York Post files its story on Di Fara's reopening: "It feels great to be back. I thought I'd be out of practice until I made that first pie," said Dom, who's been serving up pizzas there for 42 years. Many of DiFara's faithful said the pizzeria got a raw deal from the city, which hit the eatery with nine violations."They're pinching this cat when all he does is make love for people to eat," said Matt Crane, a 37-year-old musician....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 4, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Di Fara, Midwood, New York, NYC, U.S.