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OverviewPizza is a $35 billion a year business, and nowhere is it taken more seriously than New York City. Journalist Peter Genovese surveys the city's pizza scene-the food, the business, the culture-by profiling pizza landmarks and personalities and rating pizzerias in all five boroughs. In this funny, fascinating book, Genovese explores the bloggers who write about New York pizza, the obsessive city dwellers who collect and analyze the delivery boxes, Mark Bello's school where students spend a day making pies from scratch, and Scott Wiener's pizza bus tours. Along the way, readers learn the history of legendary Totonno's on Coney Island (Zagat's number-one pizzeria for 2012), along with behind-the-scenes stories about John's on Bleecker Street, Joe's on Carmine, Lombardi's, Paulie Gee's, Motorino, and more than a dozen other favorite spots and their owners. Throughout these profiles, Genovese presents a brief history of how pizza came to the city in 1905 and developed into a major attraction in Little Italy, a neighborhood that became a training ground for many of the city's best-loved pizzerias. Enjoyable facts and figures abound. Did you know that Americans put 250 million pounds of pepperoni on their pies every year? Or that Domino's has more outlets per capita in Iceland than in any other country? Beyond the stories and tidbits, Genovese provides detailed, borough-by-borough reviews of 250 pizzerias, from simple ""slice shops"" with scant atmosphere to gourmet pizzerias, including shops that use organic ingredients and experiment with new variations of crusts and toppings. Complemented by hundreds of current and never-before-seen archival photos, the book gives the humble slice its proper due and will leave readers overwhelmed by a sudden desire for New York pizza. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter GenovesePublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rivergate Books Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780813558684ISBN 10: 0813558689 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 13 May 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Pizza People Pizza Conquers the World Totonno’s The Founder of Slice Wait for the Rainbow It Will Decorate the Sky Paulie Gee Don’t Mess with Ray’s or Famous Ray’s or . . . The Oldest Italian Cheese Store in the Country Joe’s on Carmine Miki The Magic Pizza Bus John’s on Bleecker Best Move I Ever Make Denino’s He Dreams of Pizza Tripping in Bushwick Going Mobile Lombardi’s The Pizza Self-Sufficiency Center It’s Italian for Scooter No Pizza Box Is Safe World’s Greatest Pizza Comedian John’s of Elmhurst The Greatest Thing Since . . . The Pizza Net Pizza Reviews The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island IndexReviewsA comprehensive guide to pizza in the Big Apple. A brief history of pizza and pizzerias in New York City is followed by interviews with some of the city's most interesting and, sometimes famous, names in pizza. A nonfussy, fun guide for New Yorkers and tourists alike who are looking for a good slice in the city. Recommended. -- Library Journal Pizza City is one mouthwatering book, no matter how you slice it. --Sam Roberts New York Times Pizza City tells the tale of New York City's favorite dish by defly kneading together the stories of the people who make it, who eat it, who chronicle it, who obsess over it. . . . a fine addition to the growing trove of NYC pizza intel. --Adam Kuban founder of Slice blog This is the definitive guide to pizza in the most pizza-centric city on the planet. For a complete understanding of how the current pizza landscape in NYC came to be, Pizza City is a must-read. --Jason Feirman I Dream of Pizza blog Pizza City tells the tale ofNew York City's favorite dish by defly kneading togetherthe stories of the people who make it, who eat it, who chronicle it, who obsess over it. . . . a fine addition to the growing trove of NYC pizza intel. --Adam Kuban founder of Slice blog (01/08/2013) This is the definitive guide to pizza in the most pizza-centric city on the planet. For a complete understanding of how the current pizza landscape in NYC came to be, Pizza City is a must-read. --Jason Feirman I Dream of Pizza blog (01/09/2013) Pizza City is one mouthwatering book, no matter how you slice it. --Sam Roberts New York Times (06/02/2013) This is the definitive guide to pizza in the most pizza-centric city on the planet. For a complete understanding of how the current pizza landscape in NYC came to be, Pizza City is a must-read. --Jason Feirman I Dream of Pizza blog (01/09/2013) Pizza City tells the tale of New York City's favorite dish by defly kneading together the stories of the people who make it, who eat it, who chronicle it, who obsess over it. . . . a fine addition to the growing trove of NYC pizza intel. --Adam Kuban founder of Slice blog (01/08/2013) Pizza City is one mouthwatering book, no matter how you slice it. --Sam Roberts New York Times (06/02/2013) Pizza City tells the tale ofNew York City's favorite dish by defly kneading togetherthe stories of the people who make it, who eat it, who chronicle it, who obsess over it. . . . a fine addition to the growing trove of NYC pizza intel. --Adam Kuban founder of Slice blog (01/08/2013) Pizza City tells the tale of New York City's favorite dish by defly kneading together the stories of the people who make it, who eat it, who chronicle it, who obsess over it. . . . a fine addition to the growing trove of NYC pizza intel. --Adam Kuban founder of Slice blog (01/08/2013) Author InformationPETER GENOVESE is a feature writer at The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey). He is the author of ten books, including Jersey Diners, Roadside New Jersey, The Great American Road Trip: U.S. 1, Maine to Florida, and The Jersey Shore Uncovered: A Revealing Season at the Beach (all Rutgers University Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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