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Interview with Jeff Ruby Co-Author of Everybody Loves Pizza

With Everybody Loves Pizza , Jeff Ruby and his co-author Penny Pollack , take their book on a unique pizza quest. There are many things to like about this book. For starters, Ruby and Pollack break down American pizza into four distinct zones: California , Chicago , New York and New Haven , (Connecticut). After discovering that fact, I was hooked! The pizza tales and side-bars make this a fascinating read. The historical perspective of the unsung heroes of pizza will enlighten you. There are recipes and over 500 pizzerias recommended. The following is an exclusive interview with Jeffy Ruby . Albert : How did you come up with the idea of a pizza book? Jeff Ruby : The idea was pitched to us by Emmis Books, and we ran with it. Our idea was to make it as accessible as possible. That's where all the sidebars came in-we tossed in every goofy pizza-related idea that was interesting. Where else could we could talk about our favorite pizza moments on Seinfeld , or give props to the pizza ...

Wooster Street: That's Amore!

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I recently received this great video from two different sources, about Wooster Street in New Haven. The video was created by bgrant19 She did a fantastic job! (Thanks Gary B. and Tony C. for sending me this video...) I am very happy to share it here. The great thing about Wooster Street is that once you get there, you are in a time warp. Wooster Street exists in its own universe without regard to the rest of the world. Time stands still, on this street in New Haven . There has always been a friendly rivalry between Providence, Rhode Island and New Haven . Both are very Italian towns. Providence has Federal Hill (That's where my mom grew up). While New Haven has Wooster Street . A few years back, the mayors of each city took part in a contest. New Haven came out on top. Blame it on Wooster Street . True, Federal Hill has some great Italian restaurants. But, Wooster Street has Pepe's , Sally's Apizza and Libby's Italian Pastry Shop . If you've ever been t...