Pizza Blog from pizzatherapy.com

Ruth, Rick, Bobby and Flo Consiglio: The Sally's Apizza Family! I knew it was going to be a good night of pizza when Jon F . and Sandi showed up with smiles of their faces. They were anxiously anticipating going to Sally’s Apizza for the first time. We arrived at Wooster Street, 30 minutes before Sally’s opened. We were first in line. Jon and Sandi guarded our spot, while Charlene and I took Kamalei to ride the swings in a nearby park. We came back just in time to see the lights of Sally’s twinkle on. Show-time! Stepping into Sally’s Apizza is like going back in time. From the moment you walk in the door you are transported to a different era. The décor is simple and functional. The booths are cozy and comfortable. Rick Consiglio , son of Sally (Salvatore), showed us our table and then handed us our menus. He explained there were several pizzas that were not on the menu. I looked around. Pictures and mementoes lined the walls. Frank Sinatra’s portrait, personally auto...

We just got back from Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napolentana in New Haven, Connecticut. Charlene, Kamalei and I had made an appointment to meet college friends David and Judy who had driven down from Shaftsbury, Vermont. As an added bonus Pencil and his wife headed down from Granby, Massachussetts . What a grand reunion! Since my friends had not experienced Pepe's before, I prepared them for a 1-2 hour wait. Charlene remarked as we parked the car, that she noticed the line. However, as we got closer to Pepe's, the line had evaporated. We were able to walk right in, with no waiting. Our friends had reserved a table for us in the back. I was in shock. This was the first time in all of my visits to Pepe's that there was no line. No waiting. No kidding! (Here is the pizzatherapy.com: Pepe's page: http://pizzatherapy.com/pepe's.htm ) I found my friend Gary Bimonte, grandson of founder Frank Pepe as soon as we walked in. Gary was as gracious as ever, and gave...