Comments on: America’s Best Pizza is in My Hood http://www.christine2.com/2009/05/19/americas-best-pizza-in-my-hood/ work, life & times of Christine Cupaiuolo Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:24:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim D http://www.christine2.com/2009/05/19/americas-best-pizza-in-my-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jim D Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:29:58 +0000 http://www.christine2.com/?p=463#comment-33 There's a limited national chain, ZPizza, that I'd never seen before coming here. They do amazing things with the crust - something about Montana winter wheat - that I consider not so much a departure from the NY style as a further evolution of it. All chewy and crackly. Apart from that, most of the pizza I eat here in NC comes off my own stone. Practice is in the process of making perfect; we're not there yet but we're enjoying the ride. Non-chain local pizza is blah. One place (this isn't strictly about pizza but it will illustrate) made me a "meatball calzone" with one whole, uncut racquetball-sized meatball bulging in the middle. Uh... Oh, and I've had to learn how to make my own bagels. The biscuits and barbecue are fantastic, though, and I don't mind not owning a snow shovel! There’s a limited national chain, ZPizza, that I’d never seen before coming here. They do amazing things with the crust – something about Montana winter wheat – that I consider not so much a departure from the NY style as a further evolution of it. All chewy and crackly.

Apart from that, most of the pizza I eat here in NC comes off my own stone. Practice is in the process of making perfect; we’re not there yet but we’re enjoying the ride.

Non-chain local pizza is blah. One place (this isn’t strictly about pizza but it will illustrate) made me a “meatball calzone” with one whole, uncut racquetball-sized meatball bulging in the middle. Uh…

Oh, and I’ve had to learn how to make my own bagels.

The biscuits and barbecue are fantastic, though, and I don’t mind not owning a snow shovel!

]]> By: Christine C. http://www.christine2.com/2009/05/19/americas-best-pizza-in-my-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Christine C. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:25:45 +0000 http://www.christine2.com/?p=463#comment-31 Ha! I'm in denial. Though it would be fun to host another pizza party, especially without pressure :P What's pizza like in N.C.? Ha! I’m in denial. Though it would be fun to host another pizza party, especially without pressure :P

What’s pizza like in N.C.?

]]> By: Jim D http://www.christine2.com/2009/05/19/americas-best-pizza-in-my-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Jim D Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:19:39 +0000 http://www.christine2.com/?p=463#comment-30 I mean, happy years, but still. I mean, happy years, but still.

]]> By: Jim D http://www.christine2.com/2009/05/19/americas-best-pizza-in-my-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jim D Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:08:21 +0000 http://www.christine2.com/?p=463#comment-28 Congrats on living near such great 'za! I have to say... your story makes me reflect on some wonderful, just outstanding pizza I had once at a brick oven place in Vermont... the night before a friend's wedding... Have not been able to find or duplicate it. Crud, that was 11 years ago already. :) Congrats on living near such great ‘za!

I have to say… your story makes me reflect on some wonderful, just outstanding pizza I had once at a brick oven place in Vermont… the night before a friend’s wedding… Have not been able to find or duplicate it.

Crud, that was 11 years ago already.

:)

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