Wednesday,
November 08, 2006
Only One Style of Pizza??? Round???
The
ANNOTICO Report
Grimaldis, is a legendary Italian restaurant under
the
He
says : "We got One Style Pizza:.......... Round. :) :) [Funny,
because a SQUARE Pizza has recently been introduced :)]
THIS
PIZZA AIN’T
The
Associated Press
By
Lisa Tolin
November
7, 2006
We also dont
lean out our windows in
But my
neighborhood is known for tree-lined streets, spacious brownstones and a lush
park. Strollers and dogs outnumber rats as far as I can tell, and youre
more likely to spot a yoga studio than an auto-body shop. Celebrities live here
and name their children after it.
But stereotypes
persist, and Dominos is capitalizing on them. Their Brooklyn-style pizza
commercials feature an Italian ma who chastises a suburbanite for not
knowing what Brooklyn-style pizza is (what are
you, nuts?); a body-building Martin Scorsese extra (you tell em, ma); a vaguely foreign cab driver and his shrewish
passenger (fold it like a man).
To be fair,
Dominos Brooklyn-style pizza is a decent approximation of something that
does exist: New York-style pizza. The crust is thinner (but not crispy) and
less spongy than a typical Dominos pizza. Its sliced thick and
its got plenty of grease. As it should.
Its
frankly quite tasty for a company based in
I decided to ask
the masters of Brooklyn pizza, starting with Grimaldis,
a legendary restaurant under the
We got
regular pizza. There is no style, said a worker who identified himself as
Victor. There is no such a thing like style pizza. We got round
pizza.
What makes Grimaldis pizzas distinct, according to its Web site
(Victor had no time to chat or give his last name) is its coal-fired oven.
How about up the
road at Frannys, named one of the best pizza
places in the city by
I suppose
the truest
Frannys uses wood-fired
ovens and seasonal ingredients from local farms, with toppings including sea
salt, buffalo mozzarella and homemade sausage. Stephens hopes her focus on
sustainable agriculture and fresh ingredients is the future of
But Dominos
is dwelling on the past. Theyve created a
contest asking people to submit their best
Dominos
signs off the contest, Good luck to all of yooze!
Cmon. Any good Brooklynite
knows its youse. You cant be
Brooklyn when youre in
Might as well fuhgedaboutit
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