Here is a preliminary list of places I plan to eat at in the coming months. Some of these places I've tried before (pre-resolution), others have come from personal recs or google. Please leave a comment with additions for the list.
Thanks!
1) Pizza Paradiso (Georgetown and Dupont)
2) Red Rocks (Columbia Heights)
3) Pete's Apizza (Columbia Heights)
4) Two Amy's (Tenleytown...ugh, that will be a trek)
5) Ella's Woodfired Pizza (Penn Quarter)
6) Mama Lucia's (local chain, closest one is right up the street in C.P.)
7) Ledo's pizza (chain)
8) Ratsie's (College Park)
9) Famous Luigi's (Dupont)
10) Radius Pizza (Mt. Pleasant)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
One of my favorite things is finding hilarious moments on wikipedia--argumentative edits, strange random facts, etc--looking up regional foods is often great for finding such moments.
You guys, the wikipedia article for pizza is hilarious. A precursor to pizza was the roman dish placenta? Perhaps a stretch, but we'll roll with it. Thank goodness the name's changed.
But here is my favorite part, taken from the section on pizza around the world:
You guys, the wikipedia article for pizza is hilarious. A precursor to pizza was the roman dish placenta? Perhaps a stretch, but we'll roll with it. Thank goodness the name's changed.
But here is my favorite part, taken from the section on pizza around the world:
Pizza in India
Pizza is a emerging fast food in Indian urban areas. With the arrival of branded pizza, it has reached to many cities.[citation needed]
Pizza outlets serve pizzas with several Indian based toppings like Tandoori Chicken and Paneer. Indian pizzas are generally made more spicy as compared to their western counterparts, to suit Indian taste. Along with Indian variations, more conventional pizzas are also eaten.
Pizza in Pakistan
Pizza was introduced in Pakistan in 1993. A Mr. Manzar Riaz from Lahore is credited with introducing it to Pakistan when he opened up the country's first pizza outlet.[citation needed] Pizza Hut opened its outlets in Pakistan in 1993 which was three years before India had its first Pizza Hut outlet in 1996. Unlike in India where the pizza has become widely popular, the pizza in Pakistan is only popular and well known only in the liberal provinces of Punjab, Sindh and Kashmir. The pizza is still virtually unknown in the conservative provinces of North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan.[6]
Background Information: blog tags, and what counts as pizza?
First, to organize my reviews and thoughts, I'll be tagging my reviews with one of the following categories: frozen pizza, pizzeria, surprise pizza, bar or restaurant pizza, and pizza-esque. This satisfies that old goal of being more organized, too. You see what happens when you resolve to eat more pizza? All of your problems are solved.
Most of these tags are self-explanatory, but I'll explain them anyhow.
Frozen pizza will include any pizza I bring home from the supermarket. It will come with a sub tag to explain if the pizza was prepared in the oven or in the microwave.
The Pizzeria tag will indicate pizzas eaten at restaurants who's primary focus is preparing and serving pizzas. These places may have other options on the menu, but nobody ever goes there for these items.
Surprise Pizza refers to pizza found in places or situations where I didn't expect to eat pizza. For example, I ate pizza at Ikea recently. You just never know where it might turn up.
Bar or Restaurant Pizza refers to pizzas eaten in dining and drinking establishments who's primary focus is not preparing and serving pizzas, but they have pizza on their menu.
Finally, Pizza-esque refers to pizza-like foods that I may elect to eat and review as well. Pizza rolls, flammkuchen, pizza bagels, etc, fall into this category. If you point out something from another food culture that is reminiscent of pizza, I'll eat it (uh, the vegetarian clause, of course, applies. Sorry lahmacun) .
I will also try to categorize the pizzas based on their style (most of which appear to be named after regions...) : new york, sicilian, new haven, chicago, detroit, deep dish, thin crust, etc.
Most of these tags are self-explanatory, but I'll explain them anyhow.
Frozen pizza will include any pizza I bring home from the supermarket. It will come with a sub tag to explain if the pizza was prepared in the oven or in the microwave.
The Pizzeria tag will indicate pizzas eaten at restaurants who's primary focus is preparing and serving pizzas. These places may have other options on the menu, but nobody ever goes there for these items.
Surprise Pizza refers to pizza found in places or situations where I didn't expect to eat pizza. For example, I ate pizza at Ikea recently. You just never know where it might turn up.
Bar or Restaurant Pizza refers to pizzas eaten in dining and drinking establishments who's primary focus is not preparing and serving pizzas, but they have pizza on their menu.
Finally, Pizza-esque refers to pizza-like foods that I may elect to eat and review as well. Pizza rolls, flammkuchen, pizza bagels, etc, fall into this category. If you point out something from another food culture that is reminiscent of pizza, I'll eat it (uh, the vegetarian clause, of course, applies. Sorry lahmacun) .
I will also try to categorize the pizzas based on their style (most of which appear to be named after regions...) : new york, sicilian, new haven, chicago, detroit, deep dish, thin crust, etc.
Welcome to the *official* pizza blog
So, every year I make the same resolutions, based on vague concepts and difficult to actualize goals: be healthier, be happier, be neater, write more, etc.
This year, I decided to be more concrete in my focus. I officially have resolved to eat more pizza in 2010. I also resolve to write about it here.
I've already started this project, and I'd been posting my reviews to my other (more personal) blog, but I decided I wanted to filter out the pure pizza stuff from the every day personal sagas. I'll work on importing those reviews into this space soon.
Anyhow, this resolution has a few simple rules.
1) No pizza shall be denied. If I'm out and I'm hungry, and the menu has a (vegetarian) pizza on it, that's what I'm eating. And you'll hear about it here.
2) Once I've eaten a pizza, it's crossed off the list. No repeats. This is a rule I'm still working out the fine print on (for instance, jumbo slices may be exempt, because sometimes it's 2am and you're on U street and you just need a slice of pizza that could double as a bed sheet.) The idea behind this rule is to avoid falling into a pizza rut or comfort zone, and to push myself to continue to seek out new and exciting pizza options. It's also an effort to stop buying so many frozen pizzas at Trader Joe's.
3) When possible, pizza dining should be a social event. While I can eat an entire pizza on my own, it's more fun and probably better for me to share. So, if you want to eat pizza with me this year, you should let me know. I will always be down.
I'm also going to try to make a score sheet up for pizzas at some point. My co-worker, Matt, came up with the brilliant idea that I focus on just reviewing the pizzas now, and then by years end, develop an official score card and revisit the "best of the best" and use the score card to determine a winner. I like the way he thinks.
Anyhow. It's time for a year of pizza. Join me. You know you wanna.
This year, I decided to be more concrete in my focus. I officially have resolved to eat more pizza in 2010. I also resolve to write about it here.
I've already started this project, and I'd been posting my reviews to my other (more personal) blog, but I decided I wanted to filter out the pure pizza stuff from the every day personal sagas. I'll work on importing those reviews into this space soon.
Anyhow, this resolution has a few simple rules.
1) No pizza shall be denied. If I'm out and I'm hungry, and the menu has a (vegetarian) pizza on it, that's what I'm eating. And you'll hear about it here.
2) Once I've eaten a pizza, it's crossed off the list. No repeats. This is a rule I'm still working out the fine print on (for instance, jumbo slices may be exempt, because sometimes it's 2am and you're on U street and you just need a slice of pizza that could double as a bed sheet.) The idea behind this rule is to avoid falling into a pizza rut or comfort zone, and to push myself to continue to seek out new and exciting pizza options. It's also an effort to stop buying so many frozen pizzas at Trader Joe's.
3) When possible, pizza dining should be a social event. While I can eat an entire pizza on my own, it's more fun and probably better for me to share. So, if you want to eat pizza with me this year, you should let me know. I will always be down.
I'm also going to try to make a score sheet up for pizzas at some point. My co-worker, Matt, came up with the brilliant idea that I focus on just reviewing the pizzas now, and then by years end, develop an official score card and revisit the "best of the best" and use the score card to determine a winner. I like the way he thinks.
Anyhow. It's time for a year of pizza. Join me. You know you wanna.
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