Posts

Showing posts with the label Brooklyn Pizza Tour

Brooklyn Pizza Tour Interview

Image
Grimaldi's Pizza from the Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour The following Interview is from The Pizza Therapy News Archives : A While back, I was contacted by Tony, who runs The Brooklyn Pizza Tour. When he explained the details of "The Pizza Tour", I knew I had to interview him for Pizza News. Albert: Hi Tony. Thanks so much for agreeing to do this interview. I am very excited to hear about The Brooklyn Pizza Tour Tony: Hi Albert. Thanks for your interest in my tour! Any mention of it in Pizza News would be a tremendous help to me. Albert: Can you tell me how you came up with idea for the Brooklyn Pizza Tour? Had you thought about it for a long time ? Was it a secret dream? Tony: I've been an avid traveler over the years and whenever I went abroad I would always meet locals who were nice enough to show me around. I would reciprocate when they visited NYC and would show them Brooklyn from a n...

A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour Rocks Pizza Therapy

Image
I’ve got some news for you. When you go on A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour you don’t just get a Slice, you get the whole pie … You experience Brooklyn from the inside out. And I do mean experience. I’m proposing that they re-name this tour. Let me explain; Sure we ate pizza. But we got so much more. There was history, stories, clips of movies filmed in Brooklyn, and even a little romance. At one point we rubbed shoulders with a Brooklyn Wedding . (I’m not kidding). Our guide, Paula was simply amazing. Her energy level and spirit added to our entire experience. She is from Brooklyn and is half Italian and half Jewish. What a combination! She gave insights to the cultural melting pot that makes up all of the different neighborhoods. Who could ask for more? And she fit right in with the whole spirit of the tour. She was able to give inside information about all of the hot spots in Brooklyn. Her knowledge was extensive. Her passion for the borough of Brooklyn was unmatched. Wh...

Start Spreading the News, Brooklyn Pizza Tour...

"Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today..." OK I'm not leaving today for The City, but soon. (We'll be there in June...) And one of the Big things on our agenda is to go on The Brooklyn Pizza Tour . Honestly I can't wait. I'm looking forward to spending some quality pizza time with Tony Miura, the genius behind the tour. As a matter of fact, our friend, Adam Kuban , over at Slice , reminded us that Tony was featured on the Today Show . This is not the first time I have bought a ticket for The Brooklyn Pizza Tour . But it will be the first time I get to go. Let me explain. We had tickets to go last summer, but  Pizza Therapy  got banned from Brooklyn by Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan.  True story, you can read about it here. I just got an email from Tony and he assured me all things are go for our tour date,. We're locked, loaded and ready! Here's a video of the tour: Honestly, I can't wait to try Neapolitan-style pizz...

More Difara's: Pizza On a Rainy Day Video

Let's face it: you can't argue with incredible pizza. Without a doubt Difara's makes some of the best pizza on the planet. I came accross this video and just had to share it. (Thanks for the heads up,  Casey ) Here's what Maalock told me about Difara's: "Painstaking care and expertise by a master pizza maker. Fresh hand grated cheese, great sauce, thin crust for the regular slice and ....the Sicilian is also unbelievable!" The following video whispers the message loud and clear. Difara's Pizza is like no other.  Ian Jensen  created a video masterpiece DiFaras Pizza - Pizza on a rainy day from Ian Jensen on Vimeo . I can't imagine handling a pizza with your bare hands. Dom Demarco does this many times a day. Here's what Goaline said: "Pizza at Di Fara is so fresh and tasty. The dough is made with imported Italian flour, he uses not one but three cheeses (buffalo mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Grana Padana, and fresh...

Chef Frank Miller goes to DiFara Pizza in Brooklyn

From Slice. DiFara Pizza has gotten rave reviews over the years from  Pizza Therapy Here is what Adam said: "The sauce, the crust, the toppings: ... Dom Demarco " uses "the freshest and finest ingredients. He imports mozzarella di buffala from his hometown in Italy, makes a bright sauce daily from a mixture of fresh and canned San Marzano tomatoes, and balances ratios of crust, cheese, and sauce perfectly." You can read more , here. Chef Frank Miller recently went to DiFara's and offers the following account. At one point during the filming a pizza is taken out of the oven barehnaded. No oven mits. No pot holders. No nothing! Here's what Maalock had to say: "The only pizza parlor left in Brooklyn where one man does all the cooking, plus he is been doing it for over forty years!..." pizza on earth. albert grande Pizza Therapy Ed Levine published one of the most amazing books on pizza ever. You can read more about DiFara an...

The Brooklyn Pizza Tour

Image
"Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today. I want to be part of it, New York, New York..." Ok so, I'm not leaving today, but I am leaving soon. I'm heading to the East Coast for a Pizza Tour . I'll be having some "abeets" at my favorite New Haven places: Pepe's, Sally's and Modern . I'm also going to New York to sample some of the best pizza on the planet. (OK, if you listen to Adam Kuban and Ed Levine of Slice , New York has the Best Pizza in the World !) All I can say is that I'll have to judge for myself. I've already made reservations for The Brooklyn Pizza Tour . Tony Miua is the tour guide and I had the opprtunity to interview him. Albert: Can you tell me how you came up with idea for the Brooklyn Pizza Tour? Had you thought about it for a long time? Was it a secret dream? Tony: I've been an avid traveler over the years and whenever I went abroad I would always meet locals who were nice enoug...