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Re: NYC Slice

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Post by craftkiller »

billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

> First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice

Unless you're in Bed Stuy. Most of the pizza here isn't worth the cardboard it comes in.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by yamtaddle »

dcow wrote: post #128
ethbr0 wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's only because Dominos infamously, sometime during the 2010s(?), ran a campaign that amounted to "Our current pizza sucked, but we've got a new recipe that's better."

Yeah I occasionally get caught in the trap of trying their Brooklyn crust and every time I come to the conclusion that it's a lackluster disappointing product that isn't in any way different from any of their other pizzas in terms of quality. I've maybe had dominoes 2 times in the last 5 years which is why I keep forgetting XD

They tricked me once. I was hoping for something akin to Pizza Hut's short-lived early-'00s "Big New Yorker", which wasn't really like NY pizza but was a lot better than everything else PH was serving at the time. Nope, just as bad as their regular pizza.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by jcpst »

LarryMullins wrote: post #96
ncallaway wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don’t need to apologize to them. We should be saying sorry to you. Someone who gets enjoyment out of a $5 pizza is in an objectively better position than someone who can only get enjoyment out of a $10 pizza. Sorry!

This is how I explain my refusal to learn anything about the varieties and nuances of "good coffee". If I learned to appreciate good coffee, would I still be able to enjoy common dinner coffee? I fear not.

This might be wise advice. I have spent a lot on gear, and I buy bags that are typically around $30/lb, although there are some great blends that can be picked up for around $15/lb.

It has ruined the cheap (Robusta) coffee for me. There are diners that make a great medium roast cup and use Arabica beans.

But the good coffee sure is good, and it’s fun to get familiar with the varieties.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by scoofy »

wahnfrieden wrote: post #155
scoofy wrote: post #125

I used to live above Best Pizza (Williamsburg) and lived there when they opened. In my opinion, the best heuristic for good pizza is just the quality of tomatoes they use. San Marzano or Roma for the east coast, but on the west coast you have a ton of local options. I'm not saying you can't have good pizza from processed tomato sauce, I'm just saying that a place that cares about the quality of tomatoes also cares ab…

the other nyc frank has good pizza advice on his instagram sometimes, on youtube anyway you can see his limone at least https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPVwdEmkco i also lived around the corner from best pizza from their first year and frequented there. (though my true love was saltie.) sometimes frank experimented with the dough/bake method and asked what i thought, friendly people. i love their sicilian. rip bill

>rip bill

Uff... yea. I think Bill and I might have been the two biggest bike nerds in the neighborhood. I always wanted to join him on RAGBRAI. Sadly, I waited too long.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by elteto »

nobody9999 wrote: post #146
hacker_newz wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're about a decade behind in neighborhood stereotypes there boomer.

I'm not a boomer, but fuck you very much for saying so. I say that not to be mean, but "boomer" has become a slur and I prefer not to be insulted unless it's actually accurate. I have been in Hipster doofus land[0] in the past few years and most of what I experienced reinforced my stance. I will continue to try to avoid it. [0] I'd love to say I made that nickname up, but I didn't. Works for me though. Edit: Touched…

You complain about being called boomer while simultaneously reducing an entire neighborhood to "hipster doofus land". That's some real boomer stuff.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by dclowd9901 »

billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

They're not hunting for the "best slice" because they want the best slice -- they just want a story to tell. Most people can't tell the difference between good and ok food.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by edavison1 »

craftkiller wrote: post #171
billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

> First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice Unless you're in Bed Stuy. Most of the pizza here isn't worth the cardboard it comes in.

This is absolute Seraghina slander. Maybe it's not Ops quality, but definitely better than Barboncino and one of the greats in the Roberta's-style lineage.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by acchow »

kasey_junk wrote: post #25
rcme wrote: post #15

Many who grow up in the NY area grow up on pizza. In childhood, it's often eaten as a quick meal that doesn't require cooking. In adolescence, pizza is one of the only foods you can afford to eat out with your friends after school. In college, there's nothing like a drunken slice of pizza at 1 am. It's hard to overstate what a satisfying comfort food pizza is. There's truly nothing like it.

That’s not just NY. I suspect it’s basically all of the US.

In Californian cities, we mostly eat tacos instead of pizza.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by nobody9999 »

elteto wrote: post #175
nobody9999 wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not a boomer, but fuck you very much for saying so. I say that not to be mean, but "boomer" has become a slur and I prefer not to be insulted unless it's actually accurate. I have been in Hipster doofus land[0] in the past few years and most of what I experienced reinforced my stance. I will continue to try to avoid it. [0] I'd love to say I made that nickname up, but I didn't. Works for me though. Edit: Touched…

You complain about being called boomer while simultaneously reducing an entire neighborhood to "hipster doofus land". That's some real boomer stuff.

One is an objective thing (boomers are those born between 1945 and 1962) and the other is subjective (Williamsburg, Billyburg, Hipster Doofus Land) labeling.

The first isn't the case (I was born after 1962) and the second is a matter of opinion.[0]

But please. Do continue to pile on. I don't want to take away one of your few pleasures in life.

Toodles!

[0] Here's another one for you: If you can't put New York, NY after your address, you don't live in New York.[1] Have at that one too, friend.

[1] As a NYC native, I note that I've lived in every borough except Stagnant Island (for obvious reasons) over the past 50+ years. As such (no Dunning-Kruger[2] effect necessary, can you make such a statement?), I am entitled to make such pronouncements.

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

I would not make such a claim. Outside of lunchtime it's hard to find a shop with a decent slice that hasn't been sitting for too long. Even then, lots are mediocre some, if not all of the time. You will find yourself constantly browsing the case for the least crappy pizza because the one you really want isn't going to be good.
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