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New York Style Pizza

Monday, October 26th, 2009

A trip to New York can be one of the most exciting times of your life.  There’s something here for everyone, and something that will appeal to guests of all ages.  New York has a broad and wide range of attractions, from zoos to museums to amusement parks, that will keep everyone smiling.  It also has some of the best shopping in the world, where you can pick up some of the latest fashions, and watch the amazing throngs of people.  It’s always stunning to see the rich display of cultures and personalities in the streets of New York City.  There are also magnificent restaurants, which create and set the international standards for fine dining, but also economical places that serve authentic foods of all types.  If you can’t find it in New York, it probably isn’t anywhere.  There’s everything in New York.  Hotels included.

New York almost invented the tradition of hospitality, or at least, it borrowed the best from everywhere else and made it its own.  There is an elegance and an energy to the lodgings that suits the city.  They feel cosmopolitan, and they also offer a splendid rest from the time in the big city, so you can wake up and have a new adventure the next day.  You’ve no doubt heard about New York style pizza, and probably had it a dozen times, but when you’re here, you might enjoy spending some time looking for the best slice in town.  You’ll meet a lot of interesting people with some very sincere, if not downright fanatical, opinions.  You may have heard that New Yorkers have opinions.

It’s important to remember a few things about New York style pizza so you can sound like a local, or at least sound like you’re trying.  New York pizza is thin.  The crust is characteristically thin, less than 1/4 inch thick, and should also have bubbles from the cooking process.  The style is as close to Naples as any pizza in the country.  If you really want to look like you know what you’re doing, fold it in half and eat it while you’re walking, just like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.  It’s how they still do it here, and how it’s done in Italy.  Real buffalo mozzarella should be in the ingredients, but until you get used to the city, don’t ask, because it could cause an outrage from the owner, who prides herself or himself on using only the right everything.  You get the idea.  There are lots of lists of best pizza in the city, so check out the ones you trust, and eat where it looks interesting.