EAT PIZZA

New York, New York

About Me:

Eat Pizza is the serendipitous outcome of countless slices, endless emails, and infinite bottles of Lambrusco condensed into a single blog. Founded by its commander at large, Charles Scicolone a self proclaimed magherita maven as well as co-author of Pizza, Any Way You Slice It, and Louis Coluccio, a third generation Italian foods purveyor whose family has been importing Italian foods to America since 1962. Charles has spent many nights in Naples (some 26 trips in 20 years) the birthplace of the pizza in search of the perfect pie. After many years and countless frequent flyer miles, Charles continues to travel abroad to experience la dolce vita via pizza. Agreeing to disagree, Louis Coluccio is on a quest to find the perfect pie here in New York City, one with American ideals and Italian sensibility. Working directly with the raw ingredients that makes pizza so sublime, Louis tries to understand pizza from the inside out. In 2004 Charles and Louis embarked on a pilgrimage to Naples in search of the perfect pie. Since that fateful trip hey have digested, discussed, and debated pizza across the globe. Together, with Eat Italian, they founded EAT PIZZA and share their journey with you, as pizza should be.

My Interests: Italian foods, wines, culture, and yes pizza

Favorite Foods: Do you even have to ask?

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When New Friends Meet at an Old Favorite

Posted: July 24, 2011

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When New Friends Meet at an Old Favorite I have been to Di Fara more times than I could remember. For a short while I would go at least once a week, sometimes more. During the years I have seen it all, long lines, celebrity sightings, heated arguments, even people sharing their pies with strangers. Recently, when...

PizzArt - The Restaurant

Posted: July 21, 2011

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Michele and I were returning from an early trip to the Bronx Botanical Gardens to see the Alhambra exhibit. It was 1:30 and the Oyster Bar in Grand Central looked very inviting on a hot summer day, but we really wanted pizza. PizzArte, the new pizza place which combines pizza with modern Neapolitan art was not that far away, so off we went....

Che Racchetta!

Posted: June 26, 2011

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In anticipation of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the New York Times compared the rackets used by the top three men's tennis players. More important to us pizzaficionados, though, is another "racket" recently sampled by the publication's Frugal Traveler when traveling in Napoli. This racchetta, served at Pizzeria Starita, was...

Roberto Caporuscio of Keste a True Pizzaiolo

Posted: June 05, 2011

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We were shopping on Bleecker St in the Village because Michele needed ingredients for a recipe she was testing for her book The Italian Slow Cooker and passed the newly opened Keste Pizzeria & Vino. Always on the lookout for new pizza places we stopped in and ordered a pizza Margarita. It seemed like only a few moments passed between...

Wine with Pizza but not Pizza Wine

Posted: May 18, 2011

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When it comes to beverages to accompany pizza, Neapolitans prefer drinks that sparkle. Beer, soda, and acqua minerale gassata are the most popular choices, but for those who prefer wine, it is likely to be Gragnano and Lettere local inexpensive sparkling reds made from piedirosso, sciascinoso, and a little aglianico. The late Sheldon...

In Brooklyn, a Pizza thats all Heart

Posted: May 09, 2011

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Much acclaim has been given to Di Fara Pizzeria, and thankfully little has changed Hiding in plain sight, on a remote corner in Midwood Brooklyn, surrounded by bodegas, and nondescript chain stores stands the heart of pizza in America. It was hardly an overnight success, but few can remember a time when Di Fara Pizzeria wasn...

MAKING PIZZA at HOME- STEP by STEP

Posted: April 19, 2011

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MAKING PIZZA at HOME – STEP by STEP Over the last year or so it seems like pizza has taken over NYC. New pizza places are opening up all over and everyone is giving their opinion and listing places that make the best pizza. The New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out all have had their say, along with the many...

The Best Pizza In New York May Be Your Own (for real)

Posted: April 13, 2011

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The Best Pizza In New York May Be Your Own (for real) To most, the idea of making pizza at home, the kind your guest will rush franticly to post pictures of on Face Book, seems like an impossible feat. The harsh reality is the majority of us do not possess the skills, equipment, or training of a seasoned pizzaiolo, leaving us stranded...

Eating Pizza in Naples

Posted: April 04, 2011

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Pizza in Naples When asked for directions to Da Michele, one of Naples' most famous pizzerias, the hotel concierge told us, “I would not go there,” implying that it was not in a good neighborhood. Of course, we went anyway. True, the neighborhood was run down, but outside...

Agent '00'

Posted: March 31, 2011

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EAT PIZZA Ingredient List Ingredient List is a new series that will focus on uncovering the secrets behind traditional ingredients, products, and terminology used in the world of pizza. First up, Double Zero Flour. Product: Farina Doppio Zero Other Aliases: ’00’, double O...

Why I love Margherita and Naples

Posted: March 25, 2011

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Pizza Margherita - The Perfect Food I went to Naples for the first time in 1970 on my honeymoon and did not think much of the city or the food. Michele, my wife and I visit Italy three or four times a year, for business, pleasure and just because we love it. But after our first visit to Naples, I refused...

EAT, PIZZA, LOVE

Posted: March 16, 2011

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Eat Pizza Love, what's your pizza story? Ask any New Yorker where to find the best pizza in New York, and chances are you will get a story. About a place in the neighborhood where they grew up, or a pizza topped with caviar and truffles on the upper east side, or one about the Neapolitan guy who imports water from Naples to ensure...