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That's Amore: Super Special Gigantor National Edition

In which Slice wades waist-deep into the plaintive muck of Craigslist's Missed Connections in search of pizza-related longing. So come with me, my love, to the swamp of love that spawns this That's Amore. —The Mgmt.

New York City

  • Dean & Vanderbilt 10pm-ish: Woman in red t-shirt with pizza - m4w - 28: When you entered my field of vision I stopped in my tracks.

    The way you came around the corner with that pizza balanced so perfectly on your right hand while you didn't simply walk, but traveled with speed, grace, and style was a breathtaking sight. Simultaneously, a sway and strut pushed and pulled on eachother to create liquid strides of ease and determination.

    I had spent all day in Manhattan, witness to more beauty, style, and sensuality than can be expected from any average day on the island, and yet 100 yards from my front door was the most beautifully stylized display of sensuality I had felt all day.

    I would feel guilty about my blatant glare, but your facial features did not contort to the often ugly shapes that convey fear, disgust, or complaceny. Instead, your eyes glowed. Your lips curled slighty up. Your nostrils flared the slightest bit.

    For me, that may be the only moment you play a part in. Without doubt that pizza was shared with the person that had made you feel so light on your feet that you could glide so effortlessly along the Brooklyn sidewalk. That quick moment still had power and dripped with humanity and will stick with me.

  • I had a pink rose and was writing a song on a note pad you=curly hair - m4m - 23: me: i had a pink rose. i was writing on my note pad... i bumped into you. you said sorry...

    I looked up and said it was fine and looked down. It took me a while to realize how beautiful you were. you went into driggs pizza i was going to follow you but i was kinda high. i can't believe i am posting this. this is fun. hope life is swell.


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Apizza Scholls; Portland, Oregon

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I just wrote a "feature" piece for Serious Eats on Apizza Scholls in Portland, Oregon. It'll live on Serious Eats for a couple of weeks before landing here, so if you'd like to read it right away, head on over and check it out. I can, however, offer you this (poor-quality self-produced) video:

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Portland Pizzeria Google Map Mashup



Neat little Google Maps mashup highlighting the pizzerias of a truly great city, Portland, Oregon. Takes awhile to load, but bear with it.

Portland Pizza Joints [portlandbridges.com]

Portland's Old Town Pizzeria Changes Hands

Be careful what you read in the paper. A few years back, longtime fans of Old Town Pizza, Stephanie and Adam Milne, saw a notice that the then nearly 30-year-old institution was for sale. Though neither was working in the restaurant business at the time, the two were so concerned that the venerable place might change, they bought it.

Change it hasn't. Even if you haven't been in for a couple of decades, you'll find the multilevel space exceedingly familiar. Customers still order pizza from a window overlooking the ovens and receive a playing card in exchange, and the space still has more nooks, crannies and mysterious alcoves than Hogwarts. There's even the resident ghost Nina, a lady of the night who, according to the legend, was killed on the property after trying to clean up the neighborhood.

I was more a fan of Pizzicato Pizza when I lived in Portland, Oregon, but I visited Old Town Pizza on numerous occasions—it was just across the Burnside Bridge from my inner-southeast apartment. It's good to see the place has been purchased by a couple who plan to keep it as-is. Word is there's an entrance to the notorious shanghai tunnels in the basement.

PortlandTribune.com Restaurant of the Week: Old Town Pizza Some things never change, thank goodness [Portland Tribune]

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