Entries tagged with 'Saint Louis'
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Judah Friedlander Hates St. Louis-style Pizza
Wow. From Grub Street's "New York Diet" series, 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander on St. Louis–style pizza: I can tell you what I had the weekend before that I’m still obsessed with. I had a gig in St. Louis. Nice people, St. Louis, but I’ve never seen an entire city fuck up a pizza so bad. I get a ride from the airport to the hotel. We pass by an Imo’s pizza, which is a large chain there, and the guy starts getting a boner for this pizza place. So I go “Hey, how’s this place,” and he goes “awwww, dude,...St. Louis's Pi to Make Pizza at White House at Obama's Request
Remember all that hullaballo about Obama's favorite pizzeria being Italian Fiesta Pizzeria? And then our man in Chicago, Daniel Zemans, came through with the news that, maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama's favorite pizzeria might be Pi in St. Louis? Looks like he was right. The president has asked Pi to come to the White House and make pizza for a pizza party. "From what it sounds like, [the White House kitchen] the top of the line," [Pi partner Ryan] Mangialardo said. "They should have everything I need there to make the pizza happen." I wonder if there's actually a pizza...The Good Pie, Bringing Neapolitan-Style Pizza to St. Louis
St. Louis Eats and Drinks St. Louis food writers Joe and Ann Pollack (regulars here on the site may know Ann as "Lemons") visit a recently opened Neapolitan-style pizzeria in the Gateway City. It's called The Good Pie, and here's what they have to say about it: The pizzas themselves are 12 inches in diameter, available in some simple options, again in the style of Naples. We tried two, the house signature called "The Good Pie", and a puttanesca. The crust is remarkable. Quite thin, but not crispy, it has a little chew to it, but it’s cooked so...Italian Fiesta Pizzeria: The Obamas' Chicago Pizza Favorite, Reviewed
Daniel Zemans, our man in Chicago, checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. But President-Elect Appears to Favor St. Louis Pizzeria Italian Fiesta Pizzeria 1400 East 47th Street, Chicago IL 60653 (map); 773-684-2222 to order; 773-924-5339 to reach restaurant Getting There: Metra to 47th Street or 6 Jackson Park Express bus to 47th Street and Lake Park Pizza Style: Tavern-cut thin crust Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Greasy thin-crust pizza Price: $19.70 for a large pizza with...A List of Regional Pizza Styles
Last week on Serious Eats, community member HeartofGlass asked: "How many different kinds of regional varations of pizza exist?" I figured I'd compile a list of all the styles I've eaten or heard or read about. From the various New York and Chicago styles to others you may have never even heard about, you're sure to find a style you dig here.Imo's Pizza in St. Louis
Editor's note: Below, reader Lemons checks in with some St. Louis pizza intel. For more on St. Louis–area food, check out Lemons's blog: St. Louis Eats and Drinks. —Adam Photograph from MagDawg462 on Flickr It's flatter than a pancake, it's square, and there's not a hint of mozzarella about it. What's something described like that doing on a pizza blog? It's a piece of Imo's Pizza, the epitome of St. Louis–style pie. This idiosyncratic rendition is characterized by an extremely thin crust with no raised edge, the pie itself roughly cut into 3-inch squares—or as closely as you can get...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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