One of my most common cheesesteak-related assertions on this blog has been that proportion and moderation are preferable to a more-is-better approach to meat and cheese. That preference led me to leave several very popular steak shops – each of which is known for using a huge amount of meat and cheese – off ofContinue reading “Returning to South Jersey for Another Steak and Pie”
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My Favorite Philly Pizzeria Tinkers With Their Crust
It was in the fall of 2024 that I proclaimed the New York cheese pizza at Pizzeria Salvy to be my favorite pie in Philadelphia. I’ve been back there a couple times since then and that judgement has held firm. So it was a bit of a jolt to check out Salvy’s current menu andContinue reading “My Favorite Philly Pizzeria Tinkers With Their Crust”
Steaks and Pizza of West Chester, PA
Two cheesesteak purveyors in West Chester, Pennsylvania, made my top 20 list – Steaks, which is in the five slot, and Lorenzo’s Steaks and Hoagies at number 15. As part of the preparation for putting out a revised list, I headed toward West Chester with the intention of visiting one of the two along withContinue reading “Steaks and Pizza of West Chester, PA”
My Latest Cheesesteak – and Pizza for the Big Game
The slow ice and snow melting process and the impact it had on driving and especially parking kept me relatively close to home during late January and early February. For this week’s post, I checked out out Prime Steaks of Glenolden, Pennsylvania, which is only 10-15 minutes from me. The cold may have impacted myContinue reading “My Latest Cheesesteak – and Pizza for the Big Game”
Northeast Philly’s Hottest Steak and Pizza Shop
Maintaining this blog requires me to keep up with the hottest new purveyors of cheesesteaks in the Philly region. One that has been getting an increasing amount of attention and raves lately is La Nova Pizza and Steak, which opened about a year ago and sits on Frankford Avenue – or US-13 – in NortheastContinue reading “Northeast Philly’s Hottest Steak and Pizza Shop”
New Pizza and Steak Shop Earns High Marks
As I’ve alluded to periodically, I keep a list of steak shops, pizzerias and other restaurants that I plan on visiting and posting about at some future point. One of the places that’s been on that list for a fairly long time is Gentili’s Pizza and Steaks of Exton, Pennsylvania. Exton is a bit ofContinue reading “New Pizza and Steak Shop Earns High Marks”
Cheesesteak and Pizza Outing Cut in Half
Back in the spring of last year, I posted on what was then the hottest purveyor of cheesesteaks in the Philly region – Johnny’s Pizza of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The steak I had there was good enough for me to rank it in the upper half of my top twenty list. Yet in light ofContinue reading “Cheesesteak and Pizza Outing Cut in Half”
The Pizza Crew Ventures to South Philly
My pizza crew – friends and former colleagues, Nancy, Craig and Francisco – joined me again last week as we resumed our tour of Philly’s elite pizzerias. This time around, our destination was Pizzata Pizzeria and Birreria. I initially came across drool-worthy photos of the pizza at PIzzata’s Center City location a while back, butContinue reading “The Pizza Crew Ventures to South Philly”
A Taste of New Haven in Philly
I’m sure I’ve made clear in at least one old post that I consider Connecticut – especially the New Haven area – to be the pizza capital of the United States – and probably the world. They serve well-done pies with thin crust that is crispy to the point of brittleness while also providing aContinue reading “A Taste of New Haven in Philly”
Heading to the Lehigh Valley for Neapolitan Pizza
My in-laws live in the Lehigh Valley and we celebrate the majority of our family birthdays and some holidays there. That’s given me the opportunity to post on several restaurants in that area. Our most recent outing was to celebrate the birthday of my brother-in-law, Mike, and for the second time in the past yearContinue reading “Heading to the Lehigh Valley for Neapolitan Pizza”
BZ Maestro Eats 