Right now I am not necessarily in a phase. Regardless of what phase I am in, though, pizza is something that is generally always one of my favorites. For a while, I was quite taken with the Naples's-style pizza revolution here in New York, although as of late I have drifted towards more humble, New York/metro-area style pies.
Dear friend, let me run down some pizza that I have had as of late and inform you of my thoughts.
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This pie is the soppressata picante at Motorino. Motorino makes pies which are Naples-style. This one contains a piquant cured meat with chile oil and garlic. It's wonderful.
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Above is a vodka slice from Rubirosa. Never would I have expected to like pizza with Vodka sauce - until recently I had considered myself a sauce purist. But this pizza has a rich creaminess which is mesmerizing.
Above is a pepperoni Sicilian slice from Prince Street Pizza, which took over the space that used to be Ray's. I must say, based on my impressions, Prince Street is better, based on their square selections. This pie had a sweetish sauce, but it was balanced with pungency from the pepperoni, which curled upwards towards and the heavens, creating little basins for the oils.
Actually now that I think of it, maybe I do have a favorite food right now, and it's the pizza from Colony Grill in Stamford, Connecticut. Their pizzas are very thin, and have a nice, aged mozzarella. I got mine with hot oil, which adds an ever-so-slight heat, and onions, which add an amazingly scrumptious dimension to the bubbly cheeses.
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One of the best things about the pizza at Colony Grill is that the cheese get baked into the edge of the pie, creating a caramelization that's beyond reproach.
This has been another episode of the Pizza Files.
Motorino
East Village
Rubirosa
Mulberry Street
Prince Street Pizza
SoHo
Colony Grill
Stamford, Connecticut