lucali: good enough for gq, pretty good ...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, carroll gardens, food, pizza on 06 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments
yes, i’ve been visiting a few too many pizza spots the last few weeks, but given that we have “pizza” friday in our house, and it is one of the few foods k eats without much complaint, it is no wonder.   so on my list for a while has been lucali.  with the never ending chatter about...
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veloce pizzeria: the latest square pizza...

Posted by cherrypatter in east village, food, italian, manhattan, pizza on 06 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment
given my love of the sandwiches produced at porcetta, i was pretty darn excited to try out newly opened veloce pizzeriasince porcetta’s owner sara jenkins is half the creative team behind this sicilian pizza venture (the other owner come from the bar veloce mini chain which i’ve...
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motorino: naples has arrived in brooklyn...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, brunch, cheap, food, italian, pizza, williamsburg on 04 9th, 2009 | No Comments
so no suprise, as a pretty diehard pizza fan, a friend and i decided that we needed to try out motorino out in williamsburg especially since it has been getting all sorts of rave reviews lately including an endorsement by mario batali on a tour conducted by grub street as one of the best of the new...
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franny’s: the best in fresh...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brooklyn, food, pizza, prospect heights on 02 12th, 2009 | 4 Comments
i’m not exactly breaking new ground here by reporting on franny’s, just  providing yet another confirmation of a really excellent italian restaurant — one where our super fussy friends from connecticut were even happy to have made the trek out here to the hinterlands.   their pizza...
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