There is a style of pizza here that's very popular here. it will fill you
up. It's very mushy in the center. Does not fit in a pizza box. everybody
talks about it.

This is how you do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3xxbGTERE

Greg

Pittsburgh had some good pizza places, but pizza is one food that is
so universal that you can find great pizza anywhere in the country, as
long as you stay away from the chains and seek out the mom and pop
places. I've eaten pizza all over the country, and I know I'll get
flamed for saying this, but I truly believe that you can get pizza in
Sacramento or Denver or Savannah or Indianapolis or Knoxville that is
just as good as the pizza you can get in New York City.

When I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 70's, I lived in the neighborhood
that had the best pizza in town, and it was Squirrel Hill, which oddly
was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. On Murray Avenue, Mineo's
and Napoli's were the best, and when I visited Pittsburgh in 2008 I
spent the day in Squirrel Hill, and ate at Napoli's and it was as good
as I remember it.

Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:50:02 +0000 (UTC), gregz wrote:
>
>> There is a style of pizza here that's very popular here. it will fill you
>> up. It's very mushy in the center. Does not fit in a pizza box. everybody
>> talks about it.
>>
>> This is how you do it.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3xxbGTERE
>
> "Shelly" is just a careless slob. While that may be THEIR style of
> pizza, it's certainly not a PGH specialty. I'd prefer my toppings a
> little more evenly distributed and without a big puddle of sauce right
> in the center.
>
> -sw

The puddle is where you dip the crust in. Shelly used to work at the
original place.
She probably has made thousands.

Greg

Michael OConnor > wrote:
> Pittsburgh had some good pizza places, but pizza is one food that is
> so universal that you can find great pizza anywhere in the country, as
> long as you stay away from the chains and seek out the mom and pop
> places. I've eaten pizza all over the country, and I know I'll get
> flamed for saying this, but I truly believe that you can get pizza in
> Sacramento or Denver or Savannah or Indianapolis or Knoxville that is
> just as good as the pizza you can get in New York City.
>
> When I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 70's, I lived in the neighborhood
> that had the best pizza in town, and it was Squirrel Hill, which oddly
> was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. On Murray Avenue, Mineo's
> and Napoli's were the best, and when I visited Pittsburgh in 2008 I
> spent the day in Squirrel Hill, and ate at Napoli's and it was as good
> as I remember it.

Since my father had a business in squirrel hill, I experienced pizza and
hoagies which were top quality. The dough is altogether different from
usual. Very good and unique. I just don't like to drive there. The other
place is down shown below.
What can I say, vincent's pizza park is legendary. It's a feast, something
I can't do often.

http://www.aiellospizza.com/

Greg

Michael OConnor wrote:
> Pittsburgh had some good pizza places, but pizza is one food that is
> so universal that you can find great pizza anywhere in the country, as
> long as you stay away from the chains and seek out the mom and pop
> places. I've eaten pizza all over the country, and I know I'll get
> flamed for saying this, but I truly believe that you can get pizza in
> Sacramento or Denver or Savannah or Indianapolis or Knoxville that is
> just as good as the pizza you can get in New York City.

I beg to differ! I tried pizza from various places when I lived on Cape Cod
and it was all bad. My husband's cousin who worked for a pizza place/bakery
said she was offered a job to open a pizza place there. She said she
refused because there was something about the salt air that just made for a
pizza with not such a good crust.

I did make little pizzas at home to eat cold when we traveled to PA. The
little ones seemed to come out better than a big one did. I used frozen
bread dough or rolls for the crust. Granted, not the same as a real pizza
crust but at least they were edible. I tried a variety of crust recipes
there and they never came out. A neighbor who was from NY is the one who
recommended using the frozen dough. She said it was the closest she could
get. There also didn't seem to be (at least at that point in time) very
many pizza places there. The big things seemed to be seafood, pub food and
ice cream.
>
> When I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 70's, I lived in the neighborhood
> that had the best pizza in town, and it was Squirrel Hill, which oddly
> was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. On Murray Avenue, Mineo's
> and Napoli's were the best, and when I visited Pittsburgh in 2008 I
> spent the day in Squirrel Hill, and ate at Napoli's and it was as good
> as I remember it.

PA makes very good pizza. I've had it from several places and never got a
bad one.

Michael OConnor > wrote:
> Pittsburgh had some good pizza places, but pizza is one food that is
> so universal that you can find great pizza anywhere in the country, as
> long as you stay away from the chains and seek out the mom and pop
> places. I've eaten pizza all over the country, and I know I'll get
> flamed for saying this, but I truly believe that you can get pizza in
> Sacramento or Denver or Savannah or Indianapolis or Knoxville that is
> just as good as the pizza you can get in New York City.
>
> When I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 70's, I lived in the neighborhood
> that had the best pizza in town, and it was Squirrel Hill, which oddly
> was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. On Murray Avenue, Mineo's
> and Napoli's were the best, and when I visited Pittsburgh in 2008 I
> spent the day in Squirrel Hill, and ate at Napoli's and it was as good
> as I remember it.

The one place in new York i went to made very good brick oven pizza. Only
they, that I know of, had the ingredients in a open deli cooler. You pick,
they cut fresh. How many places do that. Even eggplant, which all Italian
places should have. Artichokes too.

Greg

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:15:07 +0000 (UTC), gregz wrote:
>
>>> "Shelly" is just a careless slob. While that may be THEIR style of
>>> pizza, it's certainly not a PGH specialty. I'd prefer my toppings a
>>> little more evenly distributed and without a big puddle of sauce right
>>> in the center.
>>
>> The puddle is where you dip the crust in. Shelly used to work at the
>> original place.
>> She probably has made thousands.
>
> How do you get to the crust without eating the tip of pizza - eat the
> middle out of each slice?
>
> Oh - never mind. I'd try their pizza of I was there, but it's not
> something I'm going to seek out or attempt at home.

Maybe you rip it off like the new Pizza Hut thing with the cheese puddles at
the edge.

Michael OConnor wrote:
> Pittsburgh had some good pizza places, but pizza is one food that is
> so universal that you can find great pizza anywhere in the country, as
> long as you stay away from the chains and seek out the mom and pop
> places. I've eaten pizza all over the country, and I know I'll get
> flamed for saying this, but I truly believe that you can get pizza in
> Sacramento or Denver or Savannah or Indianapolis or Knoxville that is
> just as good as the pizza you can get in New York City.

most Seattle pizza is bad

I had a really good pizza in Lexington KY recently at a place called
Joe Bologna, with a thin crunchy outside chewy inside crust

"gregz" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:50:02 +0000 (UTC), gregz wrote:
>>
>>> There is a style of pizza here that's very popular here. it will fill
>>> you
>>> up. It's very mushy in the center. Does not fit in a pizza box.
>>> everybody
>>> talks about it.
>>>
>>> This is how you do it.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3xxbGTERE
>>
>> "Shelly" is just a careless slob. While that may be THEIR style of
>> pizza, it's certainly not a PGH specialty. I'd prefer my toppings a
>> little more evenly distributed and without a big puddle of sauce right
>> in the center.
>>
>> -sw
>
> The puddle is where you dip the crust in. Shelly used to work at the
> original place.
> She probably has made thousands.
>

and that is why she is so careless - she no longer gives a damn. I only
watched the video to see the end result, but that was not to be. I wonder
which ONE of the eaters gets all the onions which were carelessly thrown on
in a heap, not spread around the entire pizza.

"Pico Rico" > wrote:
> "gregz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:50:02 +0000 (UTC), gregz wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a style of pizza here that's very popular here. it will fill
>>>> you
>>>> up. It's very mushy in the center. Does not fit in a pizza box.
>>>> everybody
>>>> talks about it.
>>>>
>>>> This is how you do it.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3xxbGTERE
>>>
>>> "Shelly" is just a careless slob. While that may be THEIR style of
>>> pizza, it's certainly not a PGH specialty. I'd prefer my toppings a
>>> little more evenly distributed and without a big puddle of sauce right
>>> in the center.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> The puddle is where you dip the crust in. Shelly used to work at the
>> original place.
>> She probably has made thousands.
>>
>
> and that is why she is so careless - she no longer gives a damn. I only
> watched the video to see the end result, but that was not to be. I wonder
> which ONE of the eaters gets all the onions which were carelessly thrown on
> in a heap, not spread around the entire pizza.

When you ask for toppings on half, two handfuls go on HALF. A neat pizza
has no variety. A sloppy pizza makes it interesting. Have it as you like.

Here is the originator, a bit sparse on ingredients.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KLobYr1VS8

Greg

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Michael OConnor wrote:
>> Pittsburgh had some good pizza places, but pizza is one food that is
>> so universal that you can find great pizza anywhere in the country, as
>> long as you stay away from the chains and seek out the mom and pop
>> places. I've eaten pizza all over the country, and I know I'll get
>> flamed for saying this, but I truly believe that you can get pizza in
>> Sacramento or Denver or Savannah or Indianapolis or Knoxville that is
>> just as good as the pizza you can get in New York City.
>
> most Seattle pizza is bad
>
> I had a really good pizza in Lexington KY recently at a place called
> Joe Bologna, with a thin crunchy outside chewy inside crust

You're probably right. Could be why I don't like pizza very much. I did
like it in PA and in NY.