Monthly Archives: July 2013

TOPPINGS – Pizza Compass iPhone App

Now here is something neat that my son, The iPhone Kid, sent my way—an iPhone app that points you to the nearest pizza joint. If you don’t like the one that is closest, spinning the pizza slice icon reveals the names and distances of all the pizza within your range. Clicking on a name gets […]

Greetings from Asbury Park NJ’s Porta Pizzeria

My brother and I spent a nice spring day down the Jersey Shore.  I steered us first to Asbury Park, a place where I enjoyed the beach and boardwalk as a child then later followed its music scene. My last visit there was several years ago when I was shocked to see the overall decay […]

John’s of Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village–Coal-Fired Pizza Delight

Knowing that John’s of Bleecker Street would be closing at 11:30 p.m., Music City Mike kept an eye on his watch during the final moments of the Dave Alvin show at the City Winery. Unable to find a phone booth, I hurriedly transformed into my Pizza Snob identity during my brisk walk through the Village. […]

Patsy’s Pizzeria – Legendary Pizza Perfection in East Harlem

After finishing our business meeting midday in Manhattan, it was easy to entice my business associate from Tennessee into a New York City pizza experience for dinner. Since we would be attending the Yankee game that evening, my bucket list indicated it was finally time for me to visit the legendary Patsy’s Pizzeria in East […]