Author Archives: mbodayle
TOPPINGS – October is “National Pizza Month”
I promise I won’t remind my readers of this every year, but I just thought you would like to know that according to pizza.com, October is National Pizza Month! Further research indicates it was designated as such by Congress in 1987. (Don’t these guys have anything better to do–like trying to balance the budget instead?) […]
UPDATE – Famous Roio’s Pizza Owner Mario DiRienzo Dies
The Snob has sad news to report: Mario DiRienzo, the owner of The Famous Roio’s Pizza in New York City, died on September 17, 2012 in Morristown, NJ at the age of 71. He is certainly a true pizza legend as founder of New York City’s original Ray’s Pizza. Sources have it that Mr. DiRienzo […]
Jersey City NJ Redux – Paulus Hook Brick Oven Pizza
It is a gross understatement to say that Jersey City has changed from my high school days in the Seventies. Once a predominantly rough and tough urban locale, a large section of the city near the waterfront has been totally transformed over the last few decades. It’s as if lower Manhattan drifted across the Hudson […]
TOPPINGS – Five Points Pizza Tops 2012 Nashville Scene Readers Poll
East Nashville’s new Five Point Pizza topped the 2012 Best of Nashville Readers Poll published this week by local alternative weekly, the Nashville Scene. Last year’s winner, Pizza Perfect moved down one spot which in turn pushed the local’s favorite Neapolitan pizza place, Bella Napoli, down to number three. While both Five Points Pizza and Pizza Perfect […]
Pizza in the Movies
As possibly America’s most favorite food, it’s no surprise that there have been many great pizza moments on the silver screen. Here are some of the Snob’s favorites from some classic comedies: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Who can forget this classic scene where surfer dude Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) orders a double-cheese and […]
Still Great After All These Years: Pizza at Jersey City NJ’s Three Guys from Italy
It’s time to admit that the Snob was once a preppie, having attended St. Peter’s Preparatory High School in Jersey City, NJ. I somehow managed to overcome those trying years and become the interesting albeit eccentric person that I am today. Four years of my life, nevertheless, were connected to the northern New Jersey metropolis […]
TOPPINGS – The Daily Meal presents America’s 35 Best Pizzas Slideshow
http://www.thedailymeal.com/americas-35-best-pizzas As you will see, this selection includes a lot of what the Pizza Snob calls “fu-fu” pies, but I do give them a big thumbs up for their inclusion of New York City’s Joe’s Pizza, one of our 5-slice honorees – #6 on their list. Thanks to the fun-loving Roger the Roof Guy for […]
TOPPINGS – America’s Test Kitchen Visits Brooklyn’s Di Fara Pizza
At the very top of the list of places the Snob has yet to visit is the legendary Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn. Depending on who is doing the talking, this place is either the best in Brooklyn, all of New York or the entire world! I can’t wait to go, but for now, here’s […]
Florida’s 30-A – Pizza on the Panhandle
The Snob can never take a total vacation, so when he and Mrs. Pie headed south to the Florida Panhandle for a week’s stay, he naturally saw it as an opportunity to explore the local pizza joints. After 15 years of vacating to this beautiful place, we are convinced that there are no finer beaches […]
Searching for Pie in Columbus, Ohio – Adriatico’s New York Style Pizza
There was a time in the Snob’s real job where his co-workers called him the “Traveling Treasurer.” However, in these days of e-mail, internet and pricy airfares, my business travel has certainly been reduced. (Oh, the adventures the Snob could have had!) Fortunately, duty recently called, and I made a last minute trip to Columbus, […]
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