Our row won the Palermo Pizza today, good thing it was free that is bad pizza.
Quote from: sailwi on December 28, 2013, 07:48:06 PM
Our row won the Palermo Pizza today, good thing it was free that is bad pizza.
Not sure how Palermo's pizza is now but back in the day it was the best in Milwaukee. Peter Falluca was the founder's son and was graduated from Marquette. I knew him back then and if Pete was in the kitchen we got the world's greatest 'za. Pity if it went down hill because it was superb.
Quote from: keefe on December 28, 2013, 07:57:19 PM
Not sure how Palermo's pizza is now but back in the day it was the best in Milwaukee. Peter Falluca was the founder's son and was graduated from Marquette. I knew him back then and if Pete was in the kitchen we got the world's greatest 'za. Pity if it went down hill because it was superb.
Still very good. Big supporters of Milwaukee and Marquette too.
This was the frozen version not from their restaurant which I don't think exists anymore.
Quote from: sailwi on December 28, 2013, 08:42:51 PM
This was the frozen version not from their restaurant which I don't think exists anymore.
Palermo Villa? It does not. Very disappointing, great pizza and pasta. I know they invested in the old brown bottle and that didn't go well...not sure if it put Palermo Villa under as well.
The frozen variety is not the greatest.
Palmero frozen pizzas are the worst.
Any of 'em paleo crusted?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on December 28, 2013, 09:30:34 PM
Any of 'em paleo crusted?
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Keefe, i am getting ready to take a big, monster, like they are so big, they have hair on them dump.
Would you like to bring your poop evaluation system over to help me with my colon health? ;D
Quote from: real chili 83 on December 28, 2013, 09:56:50 PM
Keefe, i am getting ready to take a big, monster, like they are so big, they have hair on them dump.
Would you like to bring your poop evaluation system over to help me with my colon health? ;D
Poop analysis is the perfect literary vehicle for Keefe.
Quote from: real chili 83 on December 28, 2013, 09:56:50 PM
Keefe, i am getting ready to take a big, monster, like they are so big, they have hair on them dump.
Would you like to bring your poop evaluation system over to help me with my colon health? ;D
4ever's evangelizing got me to thinking. The man knows his sh1t
It's bullsh!t that the winning row has been in the lower bowl most of the season so far. They used to be almost exclusively in the upper bowl.
I guess it isn't enough that the lower bowl already gets all of the t-shirts shot out of the cannon, all of the prizes floating down on parachutes, and all of the Kiss Cam appearances.
Quote from: warriorchick on December 28, 2013, 10:48:30 PM
It's bullsh!t that the winning row has been in the lower bowl most of the season so far. They used to be almost exclusively in the upper bowl.
I guess it isn't enough that the lower bowl already gets all of the t-shirts shot out of the cannon, all of the prizes floating down on parachutes, and all of the Kiss Cam appearances.
I didn't realize the Arena had a bowl...
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 12:18:23 AM
I didn't realize the Arena had a bowl...
Toilet bowl. In keeping with the theme of this thread.
This thread evolved nicely...lol
Quote from: real chili 83 on December 28, 2013, 09:56:50 PM
Keefe, i am getting ready to take a big, monster, like they are so big, they have hair on them dump.
Would you like to bring your poop evaluation system over to help me with my colon health? ;D
You should invest In a squatty potty. Look it up online. Endorsed by robin Quivers as the best way to completely empty colon. Made my own and it works great.
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on December 29, 2013, 10:54:11 AM
You should invest In a squatty potty. Look it up online. Endorsed by robin Quivers as the best way to completely empty colon. Made my own and it works great.
Having grown up in Asia I will say that the vast majority of the world's people squat rather than sit. Living in Hong Kong in the 90's there was a massive influx of Mainland Chinese looking to get out of the PRC through the British Colony prior to the handover in '97. The truest evidence of the Mainland Chinese presence in Her Majesty's Realm were the dirty footprints on toilet seats.
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My prior employer had a large number of east and west African immigrants in the production area. They did a lot of standing and squatting over the toilets. Men and women. They also did a lot of "washing" in the sinks. They kept the maintenance staff busy as a result.
They were damn good workers, but definitely brought some different habits with them.
This is fantastic. There isn't another site on the planet with the plethora of info Scoopers come up with. And some say this forum is in decline, bullsheet.
Fin de siècle witnessed Queen Victoria ruling over a third of the world's people. And nothing epitomized British cultural, technological, and scientific prowess better than Sir Thomas Crapper's most noble invention. From that moment forward, every Englishman ruled the waves from his own personal throne. But now, knowing the insidious dangers posed by a sitting evacuation, may we surmise that the End of Empire was wrought by the introduction of the Crapper Flush Toilet? Was British Imperialism washed away like so many leavings on a colonial shore? The world wonders.
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As a cheap frozen pizza expert in my MU days, Palermo's pizzas were usually just a viable alternative when you got tired of Jack's and were too hungry to just eat a Roma. The crust and sauce were fine but the toppings were poor. Roma were surprisingly good for the lowest price option, but everything was kind of thinned out so they were smaller.
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 02:43:15 PM
Fin de siècle witnessed Queen Victoria ruling over a third of the world's people. And nothing epitomized British cultural, technological, and scientific prowess better than Sir Thomas Crapper's most noble invention. From that moment forward, every Englishman ruled the waves from his own personal throne. But now, knowing the insidious dangers posed by a sitting evacuation, may we surmise that the End of Empire was wrought by the introduction of the Crapper Flush Toilet? Was British Imperialism washed away like so many leavings on a colonial shore? The world wonders.
So what exactly
is the harm in sitting while defecating?
Jacks > Tombstone > Palermo
Not good pizza.
Paleo/Atkins diet=hitting the laxative aisle at Walgreens.
Quote from: Stone Cold on December 29, 2013, 04:08:03 PM
Paleo/Atkins diet=hitting the laxative aisle at Walgreens.
Welcome back, Stone. Where you been? Everything OK?
Keefe is right, this is supposed to be the proper way per Stanford University
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http://www.youtube.com/v/pYcv6odWfTM
pshh..my legs will start tingling after the first paragraph is read.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on December 29, 2013, 04:19:18 PM
Welcome back, Stone. Where you been? Everything OK?
Thanks for the concern Lenny. Everything's great. Been following the boys. I guess after my first season coaching basketball (13-5) I'm a little more patient with coaching/errors. It will dissipate as the season goes on I'm sure.
Quote from: Stone Cold on December 29, 2013, 04:32:38 PM
Thanks for the concern Lenny. Everything's great. Been following the boys. I guess after my first season coaching basketball (13-5) I'm a little more patient with coaching/errors. It will dissipate as the season goes on I'm sure.
Glad to hear it. 13-5 is solid, but it wouldn't stop the world class second guessers from Scoop!
Quote from: Lennys Tap on December 29, 2013, 05:05:54 PM
Glad to hear it. 13-5 is solid, but it wouldn't stop the world class second guessers from Scoop!
lol, It's like emails from parents on steroids! (weird phrasing) Regarding coaching, now I know why Buzz yells all game, thought I was going to develop vocal nodules. It definitely helps keep guys focused, esp. defense, in my experience.
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 01:05:03 PM
Having grown up in Asia I will say that the vast majority of the world's people squat rather than sit. Living in Hong Kong in the 90's there was a massive influx of Mainland Chinese looking to get out of the PRC through the British Colony prior to the handover in '97. The truest evidence of the Mainland Chinese presence in Her Majesty's Realm were the dirty footprints on toilet seats.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fLfo0jPgV-k/US5J83hMLgI/AAAAAAAAAEM/naLRP3kaDgY/s320/toilet+seat.jpg)
Footprints? I thought that was the result of not hitting the target...collateral damage from carpet bombing.
I'll bet bidets are a popular item in Asia, hey?
Quote from: Stone Cold on December 29, 2013, 04:32:38 PM
Thanks for the concern Lenny. Everything's great. Been following the boys. I guess after my first season coaching basketball (13-5) I'm a little more patient with coaching/errors. It will dissipate as the season goes on I'm sure.
Really needed 14-4 to get off that bubble, per Lunardi.
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on December 29, 2013, 06:02:58 PM
Really needed 14-4 to get off that bubble, per Lunardi.
That's why I was throwing chairs and popcorn on the court the last game.
Quote from: Stone Cold on December 29, 2013, 06:57:02 PM
That's why I was throwing chairs and popcorn on the court the last game.
Rather than throwing that popcorn about you would be well advised to be digesting that fiber for its cleansing benefits.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on December 29, 2013, 05:37:51 PM
Footprints? I thought that was the result of not hitting the target...collateral damage from carpet bombing.
Combat toilets is no joking matter. Good men have been left behind.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exploding-toilet-leaves-brooklyn-man-afraid-flush-article-1.1481268
It amazes me that an 8-5 team record produces a thread about pizza and toilets.
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 07:23:26 PM
Combat toilets is no joking matter. Good men have been left behind.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exploding-toilet-leaves-brooklyn-man-afraid-flush-article-1.1481268
The dude may have just had some bad Mexican for dinner.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on December 29, 2013, 07:34:46 PM
The dude may have just had some bad Mexican for dinner.
Reminds me of some Real Chili and PBR morning afters...
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 07:23:26 PM
Combat toilets is no joking matter. Good men have been left behind.
Reminds me of the "Thunder Box" in Evelyn Waugh's Men at Arms which they try to keep Brigadeer commander Ritchie-Hook from using. Pretty funny war satire
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 07:23:26 PM
Combat toilets is no joking matter. Good men have been left behind.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exploding-toilet-leaves-brooklyn-man-afraid-flush-article-1.1481268
Wait, I saw that...isn't that Sergeant Murtaugh
http://www.youtube.com/v/vKePn-57zAA
Quote from: keefe on December 29, 2013, 07:23:26 PM
Combat toilets is no joking matter. Good men have been left behind.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exploding-toilet-leaves-brooklyn-man-afraid-flush-article-1.1481268
Leave no man behind, unless he just blew up his crapper and is cover in little pieces of dook.
First I read a thread about how the scoop is dying, and now I read this thread.
You can say one thing for the scoopers, when the chips are on the table, they respond. Nice work gang.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on December 29, 2013, 07:33:04 PM
It amazes me that an 8-5 team record produces a thread about pizza and toilets.
Seems like a natural response to me.
By the way, what's in everybody's beer fridge these days? I picked up some Dulle Teve and Oerbier from Discount Liquor on Oklahoma. Good stuff.
Quote from: GooooMarquette on December 30, 2013, 09:33:28 AMDiscount Liquor on Oklahoma.
When someone first referred to "the Mecca" in Milwaukee, I thought they were talking about this place.
Quote from: PTM on December 28, 2013, 09:23:44 PM
Palmero frozen pizzas are the worst.
Completely horrible. I truly wanted to like them because I was supporting a Milwaukee company, but there's a reason the grocer's freezer down here eventually remained stocked full of them after the (seemingly) bi-monthly 5/$10 sale. To this day, the occasional late-night or weekend afternoon cardboard pizza is still a weakness of mine, but even I can't stomach Palermo's anymore.
Quote from: chapman on December 30, 2013, 09:43:32 AM
When someone first referred to "the Mecca" in Milwaukee, I thought they were talking about this place.
Wait - there's another Mecca in Milwaukee?!?! ;)
This thread could just be renamed "my college experience" as it talks about crappy frozen pizza, discount liquor on Oklahoma, and dropping sh!ts
Quote from: Bleuteaux on December 30, 2013, 10:16:50 AM
This thread could just be renamed "my college experience" as it talks about crappy frozen pizza, discount liquor on Oklahoma, and dropping sh!ts
Just add "sleeping through class," and I think we've got it covered....
Quote from: Benny B on December 30, 2013, 09:44:26 AM
Completely horrible. I truly wanted to like them because I was supporting a Milwaukee company, but there's a reason the grocer's freezer down here eventually remained stocked full of them after the (seemingly) bi-monthly 5/$10 sale. To this day, the occasional late-night or weekend afternoon cardboard pizza is still a weakness of mine, but even I can't stomach Palermo's anymore.
Check out Milwaukee Pizza Company. They have greatly increased in availability during the last year and can now be found at most of the locally owned grocery stores (Outpost, Groppi's, etc). You might also be able to find them at Metro Market - no luck so far on Pick and Save. I know a bar owner who sells their pizza and he vouches that they are good guys to work with.
http://www.milwaukeepizzacompany.com/ (http://www.milwaukeepizzacompany.com/)
Really good stuff and more interesting flavors than the usual frozen brands.
Quote from: Bleuteaux on December 30, 2013, 10:16:50 AM
This thread could just be renamed "my college experience" as it talks about crappy frozen pizza, discount liquor on Oklahoma, and dropping sh!ts
I grew up 6 blocks from Discount. My old man visited every Friday when I was a kid right after grocery shopping with my mom down the street at Kohl's. I sometimes think he built our house on 57th because of the proximity. His 7 year MU degree made him a very wise man.
Quote from: akmarq on December 30, 2013, 10:33:06 AM
Check out Milwaukee Pizza Company. They have greatly increased in availability during the last year and can now be found at most of the locally owned grocery stores (Outpost, Groppi's, etc). You might also be able to find them at Metro Market - no luck so far on Pick and Save. I know a bar owner who sells their pizza and he vouches that they are good guys to work with.
http://www.milwaukeepizzacompany.com/ (http://www.milwaukeepizzacompany.com/)
Really good stuff and more interesting flavors than the usual frozen brands.
That's the problem with the great frozen pizzas: distribution is local and limited.
My all-time frozen favorite is from Joe's Fox Hut in Fond du Lac... but living in IL, I can't get MPC - let alone something from Fondy - from the local food-o-rama.
Quote from: elephantraker on December 29, 2013, 07:40:06 PM
Reminds me of the "Thunder Box" in Evelyn Waugh's Men at Arms which they try to keep Brigadeer commander Ritchie-Hook from using. Pretty funny war satire
I like Waugh but have not read that piece. I shall give it a read.
We order our frozen pizza from Lou Malnati's. Deep dish Chicago style and they usually have deals on 6-7 pizzas. that's when we stock up
Looks solid!!
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on December 30, 2013, 02:07:30 PM
Looks solid!!
So you launched a Ms Ideal as opposed to a Ms Runny?
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There is no good pizza in Milwaukee.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 31, 2013, 07:22:04 AM
There is no good pizza in Milwaukee.
Depends on what you're looking for in a pizza. I will say that from what I remember of my childhood in Waterbury there was some pretty decent pizza out there. Thursday night tradition in my family.
Balisteri's?
Quote from: CreightonWarrior on December 31, 2013, 10:39:32 AM
Balisteri's?
+1
Served on the big cookie sheet with fried eggplant as an appetizer.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 31, 2013, 07:22:04 AM
There is no good pizza in Milwaukee.
I think I mentioned that whenever I went back to CT from Asia during my GE Cap days my first meal was always some real east coast pizza. I would order the largest pie possible with everything on it. Nothing compares. (Especially not the stuff they call pizza in Chicago.)
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 31, 2013, 07:22:04 AM
There is no good pizza in Milwaukee.
ever try Marco's on 27th St just north of College Ave.?
Quote from: keefe on December 31, 2013, 06:55:52 PM
(Especially not the stuff they call pizza in Chicago.)
Watch yo self
Just finished a hangover curing meal of Lou Malnatis.
Quote from: Bleuteaux on January 01, 2014, 03:54:48 PM
Watch yo self
Just finished a hangover curing meal of Lou Malnatis.
Pizza is pizza. I'm not saying the stuff in Chicago is bad. It's not pizza.
Quote from: keefe on January 01, 2014, 03:56:54 PM
Pizza is pizza. I'm not saying the stuff in Chicago is bad. It's not pizza.
There is only one correct way to make a pizza: charred, cracker-thin crust with San Marzano tomatoes and mozz di bufala in a 900 degree brick oven. If you can't even replicate one component, then you're just not eating pizza.
But I'll still say it... Chicago-style pizza is bad. If I wanted pizza to taste like bread, I would simply order cheese on my garlic bread and dip it in marinara. Heck, I'd take Rocky Rococo's over Uno's, Malnati's, Giordano's, etc. three meals a day every single day of the week. If I'm going to eat something fake, I might as well be at a place that will give me nacho cheese with my breadsticks.
Quote from: Benny B on January 02, 2014, 10:15:37 AM
There is only one correct way to make a pizza: charred, cracker-thin crust with San Marzano tomatoes and mozz di bufala in a 900 degree brick oven. If you can't even replicate one component, then you're just not eating pizza.
But I'll still say it... Chicago-style pizza is bad. If I wanted pizza to taste like bread, I would simply order cheese on my garlic bread and dip it in marinara. Heck, I'd take Rocky Rococo's over Uno's, Malnati's, Giordano's, etc. three meals a day every single day of the week. If I'm going to eat something fake, I might as well be at a place that will give me nacho cheese with my breadsticks.
Benny, Then you'd love New Haven style pizza because you just described it excatly. The brick ovens are coal fired.
Has anyone tried Neapolitan style pizza?
My son works at a place called Punch Pizza in the Cities. It's pizza that is cooked for 90 seconds in an extremely hot, woodfired oven.
My opinion, it is average at best. However, I can't get over how busy this place is. On any given weekend, there is a line out the door literally.
A good New Haven vs. Chicago pizza story here as well as others on New Haven pizza from a documentry film.
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20110922/filmmaker-examines-new-havens-pizza-trinity
Filmmaker examines New Haven's pizza trinity
By Jordan Fenster, Entertainment Editor
Posted: 09/22/11, 12:00 AM EDT |
There's a story filmmaker Gorman Bechard says he heard from Rosa DeLauro. As the story goes, the congresswoman made a bet with Rahm Emanuel, when the Chicago mayor was a member of congress, that New Haven's pizza was better than pizza from Chicago.
So, DeLauro ships in a ton of pizzas from Sally's, and Emanuel sends for pizzas from his favorite spot in Chicago. They hand out the pizza, and congress actually votes on which is the best.
"Chicago only got two votes," Bechard said. And whatever his politics, Bechard agrees with that particular congressional vote. "I went to the three best pizza places in Chicago. I left there feeling pity."
It's because of stories like this, and "the passion about the pizza," Bechard said, that he decided to make a new, feature-length documentary called "Pizza: A Love Story," about New Haven's three best-known pizza joints -- Modern, Pepe's and Sally's -- and he needs your help.
There's no lack of content. Bechard has spoken to numerous local dignitaries on the subject, and he intends to speak with some high-level Yale graduates, as well.
"I want the two Clintons to talk together," he said. "I'd like to get the Bush twins."
And it might be possible. Another story: Then-president Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are in New Haven, and decide they want some pizza. An aide calls up Sally's and tells the proprietor, Flo Consiglio, that the president would like to come in before the shop opens, for a slice.
As Bechard relates the story, the aide was told, "We don't open early for anybody," so Clinton went to Pepe's instead.
But despite the diplomats, world leaders and other notables who could conceivably be interviewed for the film, there's a small piece missing. Bechard said his "holy grail" is a photo of Modern, pre-1954, when it was known by a different name.
"I would kill for a photo of State Street Pizza," he said.
Bechard -- a five-time novelist and award-winning filmmaker (last week was the New Haven screening for "Color Me Obsessed," his movie about the band The Replacements) -- is adamant that New Haven's pizza is the best in the world, and that the city is known throughout the nation as the place for the best pie.
"I've had pizza everywhere," he said. "Nothing even comes close. Ten-thousand years from now, we will be remembered as the pizza capital of the universe.
"What is it that makes presidents come back to Yale? What is it that makes Steven Spielberg get pizzas from Modern?"
He even offers an explanation. "It's all about the water," he said. Oh, yeah, and the ovens.
"You can't make ovens like that any more. It's not even legal," Bechard said. "You have three ovens with 80 years of pizza crud on them."
As a novelist, Bechard knows that good stories contain an element of conflict, and "Pizza: A Love Story" -- now about a third of the way through filming -- has its share. But, if he can be believed, there's little disagreement among the trifecta.
"They all respect each other. They all have lines out the door," Bechard said. "The conflict is in the people. New Haven is polarized. Not by politics, not by religion, but by which pizza place is better."
And, before you even ask, I'll tell you -- Bechard has his preference, and he's not shy about sharing it.
"If I was on on death row, my last meal would be Sally's," he said.
If you've got a photo of Modern Apizza, or State Street Pizza as it was known, from between 1934 and 1954, send an email to pizzaalovestory@gmail.com. For more information on the film, log on to pizzaalovestory.com.
Jordan Fenster is the entertainment editor at the New Haven Register. He can be reached by email at jfenster@nhregister.com. Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/NHRegBuzz or find us at Facebook.com/NHRegBuzz. To receive breaking news first - simply text the word nhnews to 22700. Standard msg+data rates may apply.
Quote from: Benny B on January 02, 2014, 10:15:37 AM
There is only one correct way to make a pizza: charred, cracker-thin crust with San Marzano tomatoes and mozz di bufala in a 900 degree brick oven. If you can't even replicate one component, then you're just not eating pizza.
But I'll still say it... Chicago-style pizza is bad. If I wanted pizza to taste like bread, I would simply order cheese on my garlic bread and dip it in marinara. Heck, I'd take Rocky Rococo's over Uno's, Malnati's, Giordano's, etc. three meals a day every single day of the week. If I'm going to eat something fake, I might as well be at a place that will give me nacho cheese with my breadsticks.
Haha Rocky Rococo's...tastes like my childhood
Quote from: real chili 83 on January 02, 2014, 10:29:53 AM
Has anyone tried Neapolitan style pizza?
My son works at a place called Punch Pizza in the Cities. It's pizza that is cooked for 90 seconds in an extremely hot, woodfired oven.
My opinion, it is average at best. However, I can't get over how busy this place is. On any given weekend, there is a line out the door literally.
This is exactly what I was describing above. I was actually at Punch with the family this past Friday night (Highland location)... bear in mind that most of their menu doesn't use the di bufala cheese, although it's available as an "upgrade" to any item. I ordered a doppio funghi y salame pizza for myself, and I will admit that it did seem average compared to what I made at home a few nights prior (recently discovered that Costco carries di bufala and San Marzanos); however, I still left with a happy face and stomach. It's the best pizza in Mpls, even when they're off.
Neo pizza may take some getting used to... the same way people have to get used to authentic Mexican cuisine after growing up with Chi-Chis and Taco Bell.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on December 29, 2013, 01:31:00 PM
This is fantastic. There isn't another site on the planet with the plethora of info Scoopers come up with. And some say this forum is in decline, bullsheet.
So this must make you a pooper scooper then?
Quote from: Benny B on January 02, 2014, 11:28:49 AM
This is exactly what I was describing above. I was actually at Punch with the family this past Friday night (Highland location)... bear in mind that most of their menu doesn't use the di bufala cheese, although it's available as an "upgrade" to any item. I ordered a doppio funghi y salame pizza for myself, and I will admit that it did seem average compared to what I made at home a few nights prior (recently discovered that Costco carries di bufala and San Marzanos); however, I still left with a happy face and stomach. It's the best pizza in Mpls, even when they're off.
Neo pizza may take some getting used to... the same way people have to get used to authentic Mexican cuisine after growing up with Chi-Chis and Taco Bell.
Didn't realize you lived in the cities. We will have to include you in our game watching activities this year.
Quote from: real chili 83 on January 02, 2014, 02:37:18 PM
Didn't realize you lived in the cities. We will have to include you in our game watching activities this year.
Was just visiting... business takes me up there about once a month, but this weekend was an MOA trip for the kids.
I have had pizza all over the US and Italy and nobody has the "best pizza" some are better than others and some are drech. . On occasion I like the greasy, oily New Yawk style but on others the wood fired crispy crusted is what I have the jones for. I buy Malnatti's because it is the best frozen I have found and does have San Marzanos on it .
The worst pizza I ever had was in Nebraska where it came out with American cheese all over the top. No buffalo there I guess or at least not water buffalo.
Quote from: elephantraker on January 02, 2014, 03:41:31 PM
The worst pizza I ever had was in Nebraska where it came out with American cheese all over the top. No buffalo there I guess or at least not water buffalo.
Where did you go?
Quote from: Benny B on January 02, 2014, 03:00:01 PM
Was just visiting... business takes me up there about once a month, but this weekend was an MOA trip for the kids.
If you are spending time at MOA, you are definitely a tourist! ;D
I've heard that the MOA is in the top 5 travel destinations in the country. That just floors me....a friggin' mall.
Hope you enjoyed your trip to the Cities.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 02, 2014, 10:49:02 AM
A good New Haven vs. Chicago pizza story here as well as others on New Haven pizza from a documentry film.
Nutmeg
Thanks for the insight. I always knew the CT pizza was a step or two better than what you get in NYC. What caught my eye in your article is that the New Haven pies are made in brick ovens with coal combustion. The place we go to in Stamford is The Coalhouse. As the name implies they also use coal-fired brick ovens. There is nothing fancy about the Coalhouse, even though they underwent renovation during my GE Cap days. But the pizza is phenomenal. As I said, it was always my first meal back in the States after flying in from Asia. Great, great pizza. Is it the best in the world? I think so.
http://coalhousepizza.com/home.html
Quote from: elephantraker on January 02, 2014, 03:41:31 PM
I have had pizza all over the US and Italy and nobody has the "best pizza" some are better than others and some are drech. . On occasion I like the greasy, oily New Yawk style but on others the wood fired crispy crusted is what I have the jones for. I buy Malnatti's because it is the best frozen I have found and does have San Marzanos on it .
The worst pizza I ever had was in Nebraska where it came out with American cheese all over the top. No buffalo there I guess or at least not water buffalo.
You obviously haven't had St. Louis pizza with Provel Cheese. It tastes like paste. They put that $hit on everything and it's f-ing disgusting. I have to go to the Lou for work about every 6 weeks and people try and push that crap. Vomit. I rather eat Top Ramen.
As for Milwaukee I always liked Classic Slice in Bayview. Crust was crispy yet chewy and they had a wide variety of toppings. Now in Chicago I pretty much eat Piece exclusively as they do New Haven Style Pizza.
Quote from: Chili on January 02, 2014, 05:12:42 PM
You obviously haven't had St. Louis pizza with Provel Cheese. It tastes like paste. They put that $hit on everything and it's f-ing disgusting. I have to go to the Lou for work about every 6 weeks and people try and push that crap. Vomit. I rather eat Top Ramen.
Love me some Imos. The square beyond compare
Some of the worst pizza I ever had was in Olongapo City. After a long, hard night of hammering San Miguel's we would slam into one of a number of pizza joints on Magsaysay Avenue to try and take the edge off of the next day's lager flu. The World Famous Iron Claws frequented both the Straw Hat and the Cork Room for their 0300 pizza fix. We knew the pizza was off and only then realized they didn't use cheese on the product in the Philippines. That didn't deter us going forward as we continued to patronize both restaurants.
http://bloggapo.blogspot.com/2010/12/1980s-pizza-war-of-olongapo.html
Outside the Straw Hat on Magsaysay
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2123/2425326896_9d98a7d1d7_o.jpg)
Quote from: Bleuteaux on January 02, 2014, 05:15:33 PM
Love me some Imos. The square beyond compare
Gross. Might be the single worst thing I have ever eaten.
The worst pizza on earth is at Swank's in Nassau. Trust me on this.
I will echo the comments about Provel cheese in St. Louis - that crap makes velveeta seem like a fine Saint Marcellin....
Quote from: keefe on January 02, 2014, 04:57:19 PM
Nutmeg
Thanks for the insight. I always knew the CT pizza was a step or two better than what you get in NYC. What caught my eye in your article is that the New Haven pies are made in brick ovens with coal combustion. The place we go to in Stamford is The Coalhouse. As the name implies they also use coal-fired brick ovens. There is nothing fancy about the Coalhouse, even though they underwent renovation during my GE Cap days. But the pizza is phenomenal. As I said, it was always my first meal back in the States after flying in from Asia. Great, great pizza. Is it the best in the world? I think so.
http://coalhousepizza.com/home.html
I'll have to visit the next time I'm in Stamford. Look's good. That's the deal in Connecticut, there's mom & pop New Haven style pizza place like the Coalhouse in most neighborhoods. My local one is Roseland Apizza which is 10 minutes closer than the New Haven Quinfecta.
I saw this article in Esquire that seems to mention some of the countrywide pizza places thrown out there in this thread.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/lou-malnatis-best-pizza-winner-1350398423
I'm in Boston this March. Will have drive to Stamford to try the za
Quote from: elephantraker on January 02, 2014, 08:25:51 PM
I'm in Boston this March. Will have drive to Stamford to try the za
It'll be worth the effort. The pizza is Brooklyn-style only better. Everything about it is stupendous. Like I mentioned, I would always get one of these pies first meal back in the States. Most guys wanted steak or 'Que but I always ordered something from the Coalhouse. My wife thought that was odd but then she thought Chicago style was actually pizza.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 02, 2014, 07:40:41 PM
I saw this article in Esquire that seems to mention some of the countrywide pizza places thrown out there in this thread.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/lou-malnatis-best-pizza-winner-1350398423
Interesting that CT placed so many places in the list. I also looked at the Fried Chicken list and was surprised to see Seattle's Ezell's on top. Ezell's is solid but another on that list, Gus' in Memphis, is a far better meal. Like pizza you have to ration out your fried chicken dinners.
In So Cal it's Roscoe's for chicken and waffles
Quote from: elephantraker on January 02, 2014, 08:25:51 PM
I'm in Boston this March. Will have drive to Stamford to try the za
Elephant,
While you would enjoy the Coalhouse, you want to visit New Haven first for pizza. There's the Holy Trinity plus 1: Pepe's, Sally's, Modern and the newcomer The Bar. New Haven is 45 minutes closer to Boston also.
Quote from: keefe on January 02, 2014, 08:38:22 PM
It'll be worth the effort. The pizza is Brooklyn-style only better. Everything about it is stupendous. Like I mentioned, I would always get one of these pies first meal back in the States. Most guys wanted steak or 'Que but I always ordered something from the Coalhouse. My wife thought that was odd but then she thought Chicago style was actually pizza.
Keefe,
My brother lives in the Twin Cities and his first request when he visits home "is can you please take us for some real pizza and some birch beer."
Quote from: real chili 83 on January 02, 2014, 04:07:02 PM
If you are spending time at MOA, you are definitely a tourist! ;D
I've heard that the MOA is in the top 5 travel destinations in the country. That just floors me....a friggin' mall.
Hope you enjoyed your trip to the Cities.
Ummmmm whenever you visit a city you don't live in you are a tourist. I never understood why people are insulted when they are called one.
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 03, 2014, 07:22:01 AM
Elephant,
While you would enjoy the Coalhouse, you want to visit New Haven first for pizza. There's the Holy Trinity plus 1: Pepe's, Sally's, Modern and the newcomer The Bar. New Haven is 45 minutes closer to Boston also.
Thanks. I've taken notes.
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on January 03, 2014, 09:34:42 AM
Ummmmm whenever you visit a city you don't live in you are a tourist. I never understood why people are insulted when they are called one.
Nate,
The joke is that no one from the twin cities shops at MOA. They have a reputation for violent crime on weekends and evenings.
Since light rail was extended to the mall, tons of juveniles take the train to hang out at the mall. MOA has introduced some tough trespassing rules for juveniles, but it has not stemmed all of the issues out there. They literally have a brigade of mall cops as a result of the issues associated with light rail.
Quote from: real chili 83 on January 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM
Nate,
The joke is that no one from the twin cities shops at MOA. They have a reputation for violent crime on weekends and evenings.
Since light rail was extended to the mall, tons of juveniles take the train to hang out at the mall. MOA has introduced some tough trespassing rules for juveniles, but it has not stemmed all of the issues out there. They literally have a brigade of mall cops as a result of the issues associated with light rail.
Chili 83 must live in the Naperville of the Twin Cities. I was at the mall all day Friday and early-afternoon to mid-evening on Saturday... the only violence I saw was parents forcing their kids to wear Vikings jerseys nearly seventeen weeks after they were eliminated from playoff contention.
on my last visit to the MOA I was mobbed by a gang...... of gals on a bridal party scavenger hunt. Merely because I was the first in line for the shuttle back to my hotel they surrounded me and demanded items on their list. I complied with a business card but had to disappoint them on the second item as I informed them I was not wearing any underwear. With a rousing cheer they descended on the Mall en masse. No doubt to assault more unwary tourists.
Quote from: real chili 83 on January 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM
Nate,
The joke is that no one from the twin cities shops at MOA. They have a reputation for violent crime on weekends and evenings.
Since light rail was extended to the mall, tons of juveniles take the train to hang out at the mall. MOA has introduced some tough trespassing rules for juveniles, but it has not stemmed all of the issues out there. They literally have a brigade of mall cops as a result of the issues associated with light rail.
Seemed pretty safe to me when I was there a year ago. But than again so does Mayfair on the days that the teens decide not to run wild.
Quote from: Bleuteaux on January 02, 2014, 05:15:33 PM
Love me some Imos. The square beyond compare
+1. When in St. Louis, Imo's cheese and onion is tops on my list. Two secrets--the provel, plus smoke flavoreds sauce of some sort. Mrs. Legs found a recipe and it came pretty close to that distinct flavor and umami feel of the provel.
"Provel" and "umami" should never be used in the same sentence. Provel: "It's not even legally cheese. It's melted plastic from the 80's."
Quote from: LloydMooresLegs on January 03, 2014, 12:17:16 PM
+1. When in St. Louis, Imo's cheese and onion is tops on my list. Two secrets--the provel, plus smoke flavoreds sauce of some sort. Mrs. Legs found a recipe and it came pretty close to that distinct flavor and umami feel of the provel.
Sausage and onion for me. With the melty provel that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Smokey goodness. On the cracker thin crunchy crust.
For everyone knocking provel....it is a Wisconsin creation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provel_cheese
Quote from: Bleuteaux on January 03, 2014, 01:15:13 PM
Sausage and onion for me. With the melty provel that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Smokey goodness. On the cracker thin crunchy crust.
For everyone knocking provel....it is a Wisconsin creation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provel_cheese
Calling Provel a Wisconsin creation is tantamount to inventing something in Illinois (like Chicago-style "pizza"), hiring a guy from Italy to bake it, and calling it authentic Italian cuisine.
Provel was a concoction developed in St. Louis... it just happened to be contract manufactured in Wisconsin. Nobody calls Coors a Wisconsin creation just because they brew it in Milwaukee.
F*ck me, I had pizza in St Louis this fall and was wondering WTF was wrong with it. They should put up a sign at the city limits "don't eat our sh!t-assed pizza unless you are a half-wit."
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on January 03, 2014, 02:39:41 PM
F*ck me, I had pizza in St Louis this fall and was wondering WTF was wrong with it. They should put up a sign at the city limits "don't eat our sh!t-assed pizza unless you are a half-wit."
What? You don't like processed cheese food products??
Why, why you're nothing but a food snob!
Quote from: Benny B on January 03, 2014, 02:09:59 PM
Calling Provel a Wisconsin creation is tantamount to inventing something in Illinois (like Chicago-style "pizza"), hiring a guy from Italy to bake it, and calling it authentic Italian cuisine.
Provel was a concoction developed in St. Louis... it just happened to be contract manufactured in Wisconsin. Nobody calls Coors a Wisconsin creation just because they brew it in Milwaukee.
That's not entirely accurate. It was a collaboration. A St. Louis grocer told a Wisconsin dairy manufacturer what they were looking for in terms of texture and taste, and the Wisconsin dairy manufactor developed it to match what they were looking for. The recipe was developed in Wisconsin.
The recipe for Coors was not developed in Milwaukee.
Quote from: elephantraker on January 03, 2014, 12:06:44 PM
I complied with a business card but had to disappoint them on the second item as I informed them I was not wearing any underwear.
Chicks dig me, because... I rarely wear underwear, and when I do it's usually something unusual.
Quote from: Bleuteaux on January 03, 2014, 03:22:35 PM
That's not entirely accurate. It was a collaboration. A St. Louis grocer told a Wisconsin dairy manufacturer what they were looking for in terms of texture and taste, and the Wisconsin dairy manufactor developed it to match what they were looking for. The recipe was developed in Wisconsin.
The recipe for Coors was not developed in Milwaukee.
Can we agree that absent the request of the grocer in St. Louis, the dairy in Wisconsin would not have come up with Provel on its own?
Although as luck would have it, both of my tangents within this thread have now converged... the recipe - if not the inspiration - for Coors was likely developed in, of all places, Naperville. So there you have it... Coors is apparently
the beer for people who won't venture outside their suburb because there might be trouble-making juveniles there... or maybe it's because those juveniles smell like Provel.
Quote from: Benny B on January 03, 2014, 04:10:36 PM
Can we agree that absent the request of the grocer in St. Louis, the dairy in Wisconsin would not have come up with Provel on its own?
Yes
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 02, 2014, 07:40:41 PM
I saw this article in Esquire that seems to mention some of the countrywide pizza places thrown out there in this thread.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/lou-malnatis-best-pizza-winner-1350398423
San Fran's Patxi's is known for their Chicago style deep dish (or whatever you want to call it)!
Sadly, SF and much of the west coast can't claim any style of pizza.
If you want to credit them with ANYTHING, you may have to go flatbread with non-traditional toppings...think salads on breads, seafoods on bread, etc. Think: ENTREE on pizza.
Like CPK: http://www.cpk.com/company/
Quote from: warrior07 on January 03, 2014, 03:32:26 PM
Chicks dig me, because... I rarely wear underwear, and when I do it's usually something unusual.
What!? No Pics?
Quote from: elephantraker on January 03, 2014, 05:11:25 PM
What!? No Pics?
Here ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTwIwfvNJLk
If anyone else misses my favorite pizza in Milwaukee - Mama DeMarinis - they will be opening again in Bay View soon on KK under the name Little DeMarinis. Can't wait.
Quote from: real chili 83 on January 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM
Nate,
The joke is that no one from the twin cities shops at MOA. They have a reputation for violent crime on weekends and evenings.
Since light rail was extended to the mall, tons of juveniles take the train to hang out at the mall. MOA has introduced some tough trespassing rules for juveniles, but it has not stemmed all of the issues out there. They literally have a brigade of mall cops as a result of the issues associated with light rail.
Here's a recent example.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/24318391/woman-18-charged-in-mall-of-america-attack-on-minneapolis-mayoral-candidate
Three great pizza place to visit in the Northland...
Red's Savoy Pizza. Go to the original on E. 7th in St Paul. Try the sauerkraut and sausage pizza. Seriously, and surprisingly good.
http://savoypizza.com/
Another good place ...unique taste to their thin crust. Carbone's Pizza.
http://www.carbonespizzeria.com/
From Hibbing and Duluth. Very, very good pizza. Sammy's Pizza.
http://mysammys.com/