On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:32:17 -0400, George >
wrote:

>Italian pizza varies by region but the common thing about it is that it
>tends to be minimalist. The pizza that is commonly found in greater NYC
>non-industrial pizza shops is a pretty faithful version of Italian
>pizza. I read that the Chicago style pizza was the idea of someone there
>to do an "American style" pizza to have something unique to market.

I've got a lot of Italian friends. They prefer it without much on it
too.

>This is much the same as Benihana. It has almost nothing to do with
>Japanese style food and was the invention of someone who came to the US.

Benihana is more a show than an eating experience. I haven't been
there in 25 years as I can't afford it.

Lou