When most people think of Chicago pizza, they think of the deep-dish pies with cheese on the bottom. But the best pizza restaurants in Chicago make all kind of pizza. You’ll find organic, designer pies with gourmet pizza toppings, Neapolitan pizzas baked in wood-fired ovens, and square-sliced tavern-style pizzas covered in Italian sausage. No discussion [...]
Unlike Neapolitans or Chicagoans, New Yorkers embrace all kinds of pizza. From Roman-style pies with a cracker-thin crust to chewy, Sicilian slices, New York’s pizza restaurants serve whatever kind of pizza you want. They’ve been making pizza here since the turn of the century with hand-tossed dough, light on the sauce. The classic New York [...]
by Mo on February 28, 2010
Serious pizza fans know that the mother of all pizzas is served in Naples. It may not have been invented here, but it certainly was perfected here. And there’s little argument that the best pizza in Naples comes from Da Michele. The real contest is for second place. Since Da Michele only makes two kinds [...]