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UPDATE: More from Bayonne N.J. – Big Apple Closing but Thin-Crust Pizza to...
The pizza news from my ever-changing hometown seems to be never-ending. Following the recent closing doors of Venice and Chris’ Corner came talk that the Big Apple was next. This news was confirmed...
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UPDATE: The Venice in Bayonne N.J. Says it Will Reopen!
After a failed change in ownership that resulted in closing of the Venice Restaurant, there was quite a bit of chatter about a possible reopening. Back in Bayonne for the weekend, my walk down the...
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Pieology – A Major Pizza Disappointment for Downtown Franklin (TN)
The Snob moved to Franklin, TN in 1998. I love it here and plan on not living anywhere else. However, I’ve got a real bone to pick with this town, and it has a lot more to do with than just pizza!...
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Nashville’s 312 Pizza Company—The Snob Settles for Some Good Chicago Thin
Lately, Mrs. Pie and The Pizza Snob have spent some Saturdays exploring our ever-expanding Nashville. Sipping some juice in the late afternoon over in the hip Germantown district, I went for broke and...
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Arinell Pizza—The Snob’s First San Francisco Slice is a Good One
Becoming an empty-nester in life is one thing, but when both of your offspring leave town within a month of each other—that’s tough. Living in Nashville gave me thoughts of writing a country song...
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Escape from New York Pizza—More from the San Francisco Slice Tour
It was our second day in San Fran, and Mrs. Pie wanted to shop downtown in the cool swanky mall on Market Street. Still on the early side of lunch time on what for most was a working day, Yelp told me...
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Primo Pizza—A Random Shot at a Slice in San Francisco
Although I was trying to stick to my predetermined pizza program for San Francisco, I simply couldn’t resist making a random attack on an unsuspecting victim. Having now been there a few days, one...
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San Francisco’s Slice House by Tony Gemignani—The Place to Go When Big Tony’s...
In addition to eating new pizza, I had another mission during my recent San Francisco trip: meet my cousin’s son for the first time. For an educational aside, my research revealed that he is my “first...
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Pizzeria Avellino—Fantastic New York Slice in Frisco
Our busy tourist Saturday in Frisco, including an exhilarating bike ride over the Golden Gate Bridge, was coming to an end. But as the sun was starting to sink, I knew I could talk my son, the Kid,...
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Marcello’s Pizza – The Snob’s Favorite San Francisco Slice
Wandering around the downtown Market Street area in the late afternoon, I must have passed over at least a dozen pizza joints that simply looked like they’d be awful. However, some iPhone pizza...
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San Francisco’s Pizzelle Di North Beach – Don’t Let That Big Sign Lure You
On our last full day in Frisco, Mrs. Pie and I spend a good part of a pleasant day on foot. Walking through North Beach with the famous City Lights bookstore on my radar, I saw what may have been the...
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Kuhl’s Tavern—Another Fabulous Bayonne (NJ) Bar Pie!
Yes, another place in Bayonne. And better yet, it’s a place that serves a classic ultra-thin Bayonne bar pie! I first got word of Kuhl’s Tavern from a reply on the Bayonne Facebook page to my write-up...
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Mineo’s Pizza House – Pizza to Make Pittsburgh Proud
When my oldest son, The Philosopher, moved to Pittsburgh to advance his studies, I wasted no time researching the area for new pizza to discover. Hands down, the place most recommended was Mineo’s...
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Benny Marconi’s Pizza in Roanoke, VA – Does Benny Means “Big Slice” in Italian?
Bear with me since this one starts in left field. The day after Thanksgiving while visiting our son and his wife, Mrs. Pie and I were walking along Carson Street in Pittsburgh. Keeping an eye out for...
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Loradella’s Family Pizzeria – Pizza for the Family, But Not the Snob
The Snob was back home in the Pizza State taking care of some business with little time for pizza. However, on a Christmas-present assignment from Mrs. Pie to Jersey City’s Newport area, I figured that...
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Rocco’s Wood Fired Pizza—Tasty Takeaway Spot in Fort Worth
It was the usual Christmas week in Texas, and our house full of family and critters kept us home inside most of the time. For the day we did plan to visit Forth Worth, I did my best to work in at least...
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Nicky’s Coal Fired – Tasty Coal-Cooked Pizza Comes to the Nations in Nashville
When the Pizza Snob moved to Nashville back in 1998, the launch of a new restaurant was a big deal. If something new and interesting got added to what otherwise might have back then been considered...
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Jonesing for Pie in All the Wrong Places – Part Two: Famous Famiglia
A few years ago when I was just a young pizza snob, I wrote the first half of a theme piece picking on two seemingly ubiquitous pizza chains: Sbarro and Famous Famiglia. After giving my thoughts on...
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Bella Napoli Pizzeria—The Best Neapolitan in Nashville!
The original premise of this blog was to document my devotion to thin crisp New York-style pizza. Now, after several enjoyable experiences with the definitely-not-crisp Neapolitan style, the question...
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Lucia Pizza—The King of Pizza in Queens?
To be a truly adventurous Pizza Snob, you need to take advantage of every opportunity to discover new pizza. Landing at New York La Guardia Airport for my current trip back home to Jersey, I looked to...
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