My Pie Monday: The Wackiest Pies of 2011

This week's My Pie Monday is a special edition featuring some of the craziest pies that your fellow Slice'rs created in 2011. The pies that arrive in the Slice mailbox each week are a source of constant inspiration. There's a lot of personality that comes through in the various styles and toppings. Here we have some of the wackiest ones to pass through the galleries this year! We'll be back to our regular MPM schedule as of next week. Look for any pies submitted between the 16th and 29th of December to appear in a deluxe New Year's post then....

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8 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, December 26, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: amusebouche1, BiereBeer, Crayfish, frizzaldo, girllovespizza, hmw0029, JeffS, jimmyg, Kelly Bone, LinebackerU, my pie monday, rachelch, Schaefdawg, ScottWiener, The Year That Was 2011

Great Pizzaiolo-Themed Pumpkin

Who else but Scott Wiener would carve this, huh? [via @scottspizzatour]

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 29, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Halloween, holidays, pumpkins, Scott Wiener

Blogwatch: WFO Turned UFO

How do you get a two ton plus imported Italian WFO oven into a Brooklyn brownstone? With a crane of course. Scott Wiener covers the details on the hoist of Neapolitan newcomer Sottocasa's oven over a three story building and into it's new home outside the building.

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4 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, October 12, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: blogwatch, brooklyn, nyc, ScottWiener, Sottocasa, wood-fired ovens

Celebrate National Pizza Month in NYC with Scott Wiener

If you're in NYC and still searching for the perfect way to celebrate National Pizza Month, then check out these upcoming events hosted by our man Scott Wiener.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Meredith Smith, October 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: national pizza month, NYC, Scott's Pizza Tours, ScottWiener

Tomato Class at the Brooklyn Brainery

There's a lot to know about tomatoes. Remember how much Scott Wiener had to say about them just in his post on the San Marzanos alone? There was lots of myth busting going on there, but if you want to hear more from him on the topic of this enigmatic fruit, then you need to get your tomato loving self to the Brooklyn Brainery tonight. Scott will be giving a talk and conducting a tasting in a class that goes from 7:00-8:30pm. Tickets are $15 at the door.

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20 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, September 6, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: ScottWiener, tomato tasting

'Slice Out Hunger' This Thursday, June 9

Remember when Adam announced the date for our pal,Scott Wiener's of Scott's Pizza Tours, annual charity event Slice Out Hunger? It's happening this Thursday, June 9th and it's going to be awesome!

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Post a Comment | Posted by Meredith Smith, June 6, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Tagged: charity events, Scott Wiener, Slice Out Hunger

My Pie Monday: Manteca Crust, Morel Pizza, and More!

Welcome back to My Pie Monday, Slice'rs! We've got some good lookin' pies in this week's line-up. Lacey Muszynski and Pizzablogger create a square pie double feature with a cameo by Paulie Gee's secret tomatoes. Norma427 works a little Mexican manteca into her dough and dhorst gives her Za'atar Zucchini topped pie a pretzel salt crust. Plus we have a pizza topped with foraged morels from Cary, clams casino from sunra, a beauty of a NY style pie by Ev, Wucactus1 creates a classic Margherita, Climbhighak makes an Italian meat pizza, and ScottWiener gives his mom the best Mother's Day present of all.

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13 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, May 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Cary, Climbhighak, dhorst, Ev, Lacey Muszynski, My Pie Monday, Norma427, Pizzablogger, ScottWiener, sunra, Wucactus1

Help 'Slice Out Hunger' on June 9

Scott Wiener (Scott's Pizza Tours) emails us that he's once again putting together the annual Slice Out Hunger charity event. Proceeds go to City Harvest. Tickets are sold at the door and cost $1, each one redeemable for any one of a slice of pizza, a soda, or a raffle ticket. (Obviously you can buy more than one ticket if you're hungry and thirsty and feeling lucky.)

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 4, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: charity, charity events, Scott Wiener, Slice Out Hunger

Are You Making Matzo Pizza for Passover?

Oh, I feel for our Jewish friends out there who are observing Passover, which started Monday night at sundown. No leavened bread for seven days? That means no pizza. Oy gevalt! ... Or does it?

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10 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 20, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: matzo pizza, Passover, Passover pizza, Scott Wiener, videos

Take a 'Tour' of Pizza Boxes of the World

I love this video by Scott "Pizza Tours" Wiener. Even though it's pretty long by web-video standards, I wanted to see more pizza boxes from around the world. Scott's got a pretty vast collection. I don't know where he keeps them all. ... Oh, wait: I do!

(Can I play yenta here? Scott, meet Shirley Chow.)

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8 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 13, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: pizza boxes, Scott Wiener, videos