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”
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Expanding on the Cheesesteak Theme
It’s been a few months since my last cheesesteak post, so I already felt due for one when I came across an online rave for the steaks at Antica Pizza Co. of Warrington, Pennsylvania. That was all the enticement I needed to head north to Bucks County and check them out along with friends JohnContinue reading “Expanding on the Cheesesteak Theme”
An Unlikely Place for an Elite Cheesesteak
Alessio’s Seafood Grille of Warrington, PA, doesn’t look anything like the sandwich shops and pizzerias I visit for the vast majority of the cheesesteaks I post about here. I’ve noticed it plenty of times while driving by – in part because it stands out from the crowd on busy Route 611 by having an unusuallyContinue reading “An Unlikely Place for an Elite Cheesesteak”
Finally Getting My Santucci’s Pizza Fix
On more than one occasion, when discussing sauce-on-top – or upside-down – pizza, I’ve mentioned a Philly-area chain of pizzerias called Santucci’s. While it’s taken much longer than it should have, I’m finally getting around to devoting an entire post to them. It’s actually incorrect to refer to them as a single chain. There areContinue reading “Finally Getting My Santucci’s Pizza Fix”
Silvio’s Strombolis and the Price of Procrastination
When I last wrote about Silvio’s Deli, which sits in the charming little town of Hatboro, PA, I closed by saying I would return there soon for one of their cheesesteak strombolis and that I’d let you know about it when that happens. After passing on it in favor of sandwiches the last couple timesContinue reading “Silvio’s Strombolis and the Price of Procrastination”