Comments on: Defense of Pizza? I Think Not. http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:16:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tidbits and Looks Ahead http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not/comment-page-1#comment-211408 Tidbits and Looks Ahead Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:05:38 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3065#comment-211408 [...] Argentine pizza is famous for its mounds of cheese, there are some classics of the genre that come without. Because sometimes, you’re just not [...] [...] Argentine pizza is famous for its mounds of cheese, there are some classics of the genre that come without. Because sometimes, you’re just not [...]

]]> By: Veni, Vidi, Pizza http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not/comment-page-1#comment-211192 Veni, Vidi, Pizza Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:21:35 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3065#comment-211192 [...] main thing that many of us expats complain about in regard to pizza is the overwhelming quantity of cheese on them. It’s the local style. My way around it is to either insist on “half the amount of [...] [...] main thing that many of us expats complain about in regard to pizza is the overwhelming quantity of cheese on them. It’s the local style. My way around it is to either insist on “half the amount of [...]

]]> By: Hot Pink Mama http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not/comment-page-1#comment-198036 Hot Pink Mama Sun, 09 May 2010 13:19:32 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3065#comment-198036 [...] of certain types of food – in particular, related to Italian food – whether it be pizza, pasta, or anything else from the canon. Pizza has too much cheese and not enough sauce, pasta is [...] [...] of certain types of food – in particular, related to Italian food – whether it be pizza, pasta, or anything else from the canon. Pizza has too much cheese and not enough sauce, pasta is [...]

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Pizza, Old & New http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not/comment-page-1#comment-191283 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Pizza, Old & New Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:30:22 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3065#comment-191283 [...] in the photo, the one on the right looks like it’s oozing some of that goopy mozzarella I was recently talking about, but it’s actually not – instead it’s oozing bechamel sauce. The cheese is used [...] [...] in the photo, the one on the right looks like it’s oozing some of that goopy mozzarella I was recently talking about, but it’s actually not – instead it’s oozing bechamel sauce. The cheese is used [...]

]]> By: ElfDoug http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not/comment-page-1#comment-190894 ElfDoug Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:15:58 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3065#comment-190894 I agree with deby, there is no shame in calling a spade a spade - the majority of pizza places I visited (8-10 at least) were all uniformly horrid, all but one - Filo. And even thought that was good eats, it paled in comparison to North Beach Pizza here in San Francisco. I agree with deby, there is no shame in calling a spade a spade – the majority of pizza places I visited (8-10 at least) were all uniformly horrid, all but one – Filo. And even thought that was good eats, it paled in comparison to North Beach Pizza here in San Francisco.

]]> By: Ken Sternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20091025/defense-of-pizza-i-think-not/comment-page-1#comment-190852 Ken Sternberg Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:04:25 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/?p=3065#comment-190852 Pizza is among those dishes that have more or less lost their place of origin. I've had both amazingly great pizza in Italy, as well as less than great. The same in my home town of New York, in New Haven and other celebrated U.S. pizza cities. Chicago makes what's generally my least favorite pizza. On both of my visits to Buenos Aires, I was extremely pleased with the quality of the various pizzas I had. Some were very plain, but honest and good. Others were so good they could have come out of a brick oven in Tuscany. Of course, with Dan as a guide it would have been unusual not to eat well. BA has a heavy Italian influence, so it's hardly surprising that the pizza there is good. Pizza is among those dishes that have more or less lost their place of origin. I’ve had both amazingly great pizza in Italy, as well as less than great. The same in my home town of New York, in New Haven and other celebrated U.S. pizza cities. Chicago makes what’s generally my least favorite pizza.

On both of my visits to Buenos Aires, I was extremely pleased with the quality of the various pizzas I had. Some were very plain, but honest and good. Others were so good they could have come out of a brick oven in Tuscany. Of course, with Dan as a guide it would have been unusual not to eat well. BA has a heavy Italian influence, so it’s hardly surprising that the pizza there is good.

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