Wow. Funny that you mentioned this. I just watched two episodes of their Travel Channel show last night. Funny stuff. It sounds and looks like an interesting tour. I had hoped they might go to a couple more pizzerias but it sounds like they give a lot of local history with a dash of Brooklyn attitude as well.
Posted by
billyboy on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 10:32 AM
Sorry but that Pizza looks like Stouffer's
Posted by
chewingthefat on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 4:49 PM
CTF, those slices are anything but! I was with Bill when he took that photo and it was FABULOUS.
Posted by
ayersian on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 7:24 PM
CTF, looks can definitely be deceiving. I crave L & B daily and I never tire of eating it. I ate my share of Stouffer's as a kid and this is most assuredly nothing like it!
Posted by
billyboy on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 8:28 PM
Yum!
Posted by
ann peeples on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 8:35 PM
Bill, we've never been to L&B. As someone who knows and appreciates Utica tomato pie, would you say it's similar? Or is it more like old-fashioned NYC Sicilian?
Posted by
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 8:39 PM
Never had Utica tomato pie, but this is a different animal than the typical NY Sicilian slice. Much lighter, more airy crust. It is pretty unique for the area, but very good!
Posted by
Tony Bad on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 9:36 PM
Bruce, this is definitely like old Sicilian (note to self: must test market "Old Sicilian" brand cologne. Brilliant name!!). The slices at L & B have mozzarella under the sauce. Utica style tomato pie is just crust, sauce and pecorino romano and is usually served at room temp.
Posted by
billyboy on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 9:51 PM
Mutz under the sauce - it's barely visible - like they do here in Trenton with their tomato pies. There's a very good chain of hoagie shops in the Philly area called Primo, and they have hoagies named Italian, Old Italian, Mild Italian, Mild Sharp Italian, Sharp Italian, Sicilian... but, alas, no Old Sicilian.
Posted by
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle on Friday, Mar 9, 2012 11:19 PM
Thanks for posting this info. I'm going to NYC next month, and have booked tickets for this tour. I'll let y'all know how it is.
Posted by
catosaurus on Sunday, Mar 11, 2012 5:15 PM
My husband and I took this tour a couple of years ago and it was a lot of fun. If you're a movie buff you'll get a kick out of many familiar locations (always accompanied by the scene of the movie in question). The pizza was awesome as well. Our tour was full of Australians and I was proud to show them the New York fold! Only drawback--there's a brief stop at Coney Island but much too brief to snag a hot dog from the original Nathan's.
Posted by
MandalayVA on Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 8:30 PM
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