I asked Paul Gianonne, owner of Paulie Gee's in Brooklyn, if he had a pie I could feature for Slice's Top This column. "I got just the pie," he replied. "It cannot be topped. My 'Anise and Anephew' has fior di latte, braised fennel, guanciale, and a post-oven drizzle of anisette cream with a garnish of fresh fennel fronds." ZOMG. I love fennel. I was so there. Follow me, and I'll take you there, too. More
Liza de Guia just posted an outtake from her earlier Food Curated segment with Paulie Gee. Here he talks about his secret tomato source, which as it turns out, might be in danger.... More
Scenes from Paulie Gee's » All Paulie Gee intel » Food Curated's Liza de Guia, whose work we love, points her lens at Paul "Paulie Gee" Giannone and gets the story behind his recently opened Greenpoint, Brooklyn, pizzeria Paulie Gee's. If you're not familiar with Mr. Giannone's story of how he went from "computer geek" to pizza enthusiast to pizzeria owner, this will get you up to speed. I love how he talks about guarding the provenance of his canned tomatoes. Catch the footage after the jump.... More
Il blog Eater (o dovremmo lo denominiamo Il Mangiatore?) dà la pizzeria napoletana Paulie Gee's il "Buone Notizie/Notizie Difettose" trattamento. Potete leggerli qui.... More
After a series of tweets back and forth last Monday, I found myself agreeing to meet Always Hungry's Arthur Bovino and Maryse Chevriere at Paulie Gee's in Greenpoint. This was my first actual visit. I had been on a friends and family night three weeks ago and once before that to scope out the space while it was under construction. I had told myself I'd be going as a "civilian" (ie., in a nonreview capacity), but I couldn't help snapping a few photos. Here's yet another gallery. (Are you getting sick of Paulie Gee yet?!?) Not much new in it... More
Over on Serious Eats Talk, RJelli asks: "I live in Idaho, and would like to know how Paulie Gee is doing...I hope he is knocking them dead!" If you've got intel, go drop a dime »... More
A reminder, in case you don't already know: Paulie Gee's is opening tonight at 6 p.m. We were able to go to a friends and family night on Saturday at the new Greenpoint wood-oven pizzeria, and our man J. Kenji Lopez-Alt snapped some photos. They're in the gallery above, if you should feel like previewing what you might find tonight. No word yet on what the opening-night menu might be. When contacted for comment, Mr. Giannone said, "Not yet. I'm up to my ass in alligators." Update: We now have the menu. It appears after the jump. Paulie Gee's 60... More
NBC New York's Feast blog has a great video of Paulie Gee talkin' 'bout his baby. He gets into his motivations, influences, and what he hopes the experience will be like for folks in Greenpoint and all over. Paulie Gee's opens Tuesday, March 9, 2010. See also: An Evening with Paulie Gee, Pizza Madman of New Jersey » Paulie Gee's 60 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11222 (Franklin/West streets; map)... More
Paul Giannone, putting the first pie into his Stefano Ferrara wood-fired oven. [Photograph: Jennifer Galatioto, who happened to get some preview PG pizza] We've watched Paulie Gee (aka Paul Giannone) go from backyard pizza enthusiast to budding pro pizza-maker over the last couple of years. Today, we finally have word on when Paulie Gee's, his Greenpoint, Brooklyn, pizzeria will open: Tuesday, March 9, 2010.... More
Reaching in to the Slice mailbag, we've got ... Dear Slice,As the go-to guy on everything pizza-related among my friends, I've been bombarded recently with questions from northwest-Brooklynites and southeast-Queensians about how much longer it is until Paulie Gee actually opens his doors. Slice has been silent on the matter for a bit; do you have any inside info?Thanks, and keep fighting the good fight.—Ben... More
