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Santillo’s Brick Oven Pizza—Could This Be New Jersey’s Best?
Heading out for the evening in Jersey with enough time for a pizza stop, I took counsel from the 2010 article in New Jersey Monthly on the state’s “25 Perfect Pizzas.” Unfamiliar to me, I picked...
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Pizza Places That Even a Desperate Pizza Snob Won’t Try
Here’s a start at something I am hoping that others might add to: photos of pizza for sale in strange places. To help you participate in this project, I suggest that you have a look at a great new...
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UPDATE: Famous Roio’s Pizza—The Original Ray’s Pizza in New York City Closes
Original Review: 07/08/12 News Story: 09/03/12 News Story: 10/16/12 Previous Rating: ***** Near Perfection The Pizza Snob is sad to hear that Manhattan’s Famous Roio’s Pizza has closed. As first...
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Chris’ Corner in Bayonne, NJ—A Return to Where the Snob First Discovered Pizza
The Snob grew up on the same block as Chris’ Corner, and their pizza was the first he ever tasted. In the early 60’s, Mom would call in the order, and I would walk down the street to bring home a...
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Coco’s Italian Market—Pizza and Everything Italian on Nashville’s West Side
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Ms. Pie and I found ourselves on the west side of Nashville. After finishing our business and trying to find the I-40 entrance ramp, we stumbled upon Coco’s Italian...
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Chattanooga’s Community Pie—Launch of New York Style Pizza Is Almost Perfect!
The Snob’s alter, Music City Mike, was on a road trip that happened to pass through Chattanooga around lunch time. Not without trying, my travelling companion and respected foodie, the Clayman, failed...
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Little Italy Pizzeria—Some Fine-Tasting Pie in Athens, GA
Music City Mike was on an excursion to the Musical Mecca of Athens, Georgia, to see the band Television play one of only three U.S. shows. My maiden visit to this college town, home of the University...
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Bella Nashville Pizzeria—A Wood-Fired Surprise at the Nashville Farmers’ Market
A Saturday afternoon jaunt with Ms. Pie turned into an accidental pizza adventure for the Pizza Snob. While touring the Nashville Farmers’ Market (NFM), I happened upon their surprisingly exotic...
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Transmetropolitan—A Late Night Slice in Athens, GA
Music City Mike’s late night adventure in Athens had ended, but there was still time for the Pizza Snob to find some more action. Earlier that evening, the Clayman and I had walked by...
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TOPPINGS – Forkgate: New NYC Mayor Commits Pizza-Eating Faux Pas
If you thought that the incident involving New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the George Washington Bridge slowdown was the big local political scandal, we now bring you Forkgate. It seems that new...
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Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn– Pizza Landmark Lives Up to Its Reputation
Despite all the great pizza places the borough has to offer, when you tell someone you are going for pie in Brooklyn, they assume you are going to Grimaldi’s. The Snob was long overdue for his maiden...
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Times Square’s Famous Original Ray’s Pizza—Location, Location, Location!
The Snob has already taken a poke at all the pizza places in New York City that use the name Ray’s. One of these is the Famous Original Ray’s Pizza situated a few blocks north of bustling Times...
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Bayonne, NJ’s Big Apple—Watch Some Sports and Eat Some Great Pizza!
These days, when the Snob goes back home to Bayonne, he fills in his trips to the famous pizza joints in Manhattan and Brooklyn with visits to places in his old home town. There is no shortage of...
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Jersey City’s Carmine’s Pizza Factory—Perfect Pizza from Some Great Pizza...
Now that all the record and book stores have gone away, shopping at the mall just ain’t what it used to be for The Pizza Snob. It’s just all clothes! So, when Ms. Pie wanted to take my Mom and Dad...
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Seven Signs You’re Getting a Good Slice of Pizza
Having done the Pizza Snob blog for almost two years now, I thought it was a good time to summarize the things I look for when searching for my next great slice of New York-style pie. Here is my...
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Christo’s Deli & Pizzeria in Jersey City Offers It All—Including a Good Slice...
It was a pretty fall day as I strolled down 8th Street in Jersey City on my way to Carmine’s Pizza Factory. Lo and behold, I spotted Christo’s Deli & Pizzeria on the other side of the street just...
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Music City Pizza—A Nashville Music Venue Gets a Pizza Facelift: Classy But...
The crusty old bar and restaurant that once welcomed you into the 12th & Porter music room is no more. It has been replaced by the swanky Music City Pizza. The MCP name and logo now control the...
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Pizza on Fort Worth’s Southwest Side—Part One: Palio’s Pizza Cafe
Over the Christmas Holidays, the Pizza Snob and his family had to drive through the constant traffic mess of the southwest side of Fort Worth. Using my “pie-dar” vision, I spotted two local-looking...
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TOPPINGS – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Issues Ruling on...
In my very first blog entry as The Pizza Snob, I wrote the following: “My definition of pizza does not include Chicago-style deep dish pizza. I like it but it is so different that you might as well...
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Pizza on Fort Worth’s Southwest Side—Part Two: Perrotti’s Pizza
The Pizza Snob’s Fort Worth pizza adventure continued with a visit to Perrotti’s Pizza. Technically located in Benbrook, Texas, the traffic to get the family there for a weekday lunch was still a...
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