Reading Chez Pim today, I came across some alarming info: One of the Internet's great strengths is that a single blogger or a small political group can inexpensively create a Web page that is just as accessible to the world as Microsoft's home page. But this democratic Internet would be in danger if the companies that deliver Internet service changed the rules so that Web sites that pay them money would be easily accessible, while little-guy sites would be harder to access, and slower to navigate. [New York Times editorial desk] So, I'll participate in Pim's Day Without Foodblogs FURTHER...
Fornino From Flickr member Slice. Greetings and Happy First Day of Spring to you all! (Even though Old Man Winter seems to have reconsidered his DNR order.) Take a look at the photo at right. That should give you some warm-weather hope. It's the on-premises greenhouse at Fornino, where the Gothamist-Slice/Slice-Gothamist Pizza Party is taking place tonight at 7 p.m. So, yeah: Those of you who bought tix, don't miss it! Those of you who didn't, well, maybe next year. PIZZA PARTY 2006 When: Tonight! 7 p.m. (03/20) Where: Fornino, 187 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg Getting There: L Train to...
You all tired of hearing about this already? Well, we've still got a very limited number of spaces available for the Gothamist-Slice Pizza Party at Fornino on Monday evening. Three, to be exact. Anyone still interested in going should e-mail pizzaparty [at] sliceny [dot] com ASAP. As if the all-you-can-eat-pizza, open bar on beer and wine, and mozzarella-making demonstration weren't enough, I just got an e-mail from Michael Ayoub, Fornino's owner: "As for the commenter who asked about truffles, as luck would have it, the first batch of creamy aromatic summer truffles just got to the U.S. and is being...
Sorry there's been very little in the way of new pizza posts here on Slice. The day job has been keeping me so busy I've had little energy to do anything other than watch Battlestar Galactica reruns when I get home at night. Anyway, here's what's up with a couple Slice bits o' business that I have had some time for ... THE GOTHAMIST-SLICE PIZZA PARTY If you were among the initial group of people to reserve a ticket and haven't yet paid, well, sorry folks. I released those spots back into the pool of available tickets and have offered...
Just a reminder to anyone who reserved tickets for the Gothamist-Slice Pizza Party at Fornino: Please complete your payment by 10 p.m. tonight or we will send hired goons to break your legs. OK. Not really. But you'll lose your reservation if you don't. Anyone interested in getting on the standby list should e-mail pizzaparty [at] sliceny [dot] com. We anticipate spots opening up, as a lot of folks who reserved haven't paid yet. Just e-mail us with your name and number of desired tickets (limit 4 per person). We'll let you know tomorrow morning whether there's room or not....
It's not often that we at Slice ask anything of you, our readers. But now's one of those times that we do. We want to know how to say "I love pizza" in multiple languages. Better yet, we want to be able to type it in the alphabet or character set of the native language, i.e., not transliterated. We would be forever grateful if you sent us the following languages: Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir pizza Arabic: Danish: Jeg elsker pizza Dutch: Ik hou van pizza Finnish: Minä rakastan pizzaa French: J'adore le pizza Gaelic: German (mine's rusty): Ich liebe...
UPDATE: ALL TICKETS SPOKEN FOR. But, people being people, we expect a certain number of cancelations. So feel free to e-mail to get on the standby list (there are only a few names on standby so far). Cancelations will be filled with standby names on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on number of open slots. E-mail pizzaparty [at] sliceny [dot] com. I hope you're hungry, 'cause get a load'a this: Slice and Gothamist have put together a pizza party at Fornino in Williamsburg. Tickets will be $26.06 each and include all-you-can-eat pizza as well as beer or wine. We only...
Hey, pizzafans—some exciting news here at Slice. In a special arrangement with food writer Ed Levine, this site is going to be publishing excerpts from his book Pizza: A Slice of Heaven. Its subtitle, The Ultimate Guide and Companion, pretty much sums up the contents. It's an exhaustive look at this nation's (and Italy's) best pizzerias, with guides and musings on all things pie. The first of these posts will go up shortly, followed over the next several days and weeks by others. To read them all as a bundle as they start to accumulate, visit the Slice of Heaven...
Late next month, I'll be going to Amsterdam. Full disclosure: The trip is part of a junket for bloggers put together by Holland.com, the web presence of the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions. Holland.com is paying for the flight as well as five nights in a hotel near the city center, and an Amsterdam public-transport pass. In exchange, I've agreed to sit for an interview with the board of tourism that may appear online or in print, place the "Bloggers in Amsterdam" logo in my navigation bar for one year, and provide Holland.com with one month of premium advertising...
Time to take care of some Slice business now that the holidays are over and my jury duty is on hold for the day ... Late last year Chez Pim held a raffle to raise money for Kashmiri earthquake victims. Slice donated a couple prizes to the raffle to help spur donations. Pim announced the winners earlier this month. The winners of the Slice prizes are: Janelle Gunther and Melissa Cohen. Janelle, who won the pizza-making kit I offered, is a friend of mine*, so I already know where to send her prize. Melissa, I'll get your contact info from...
