Pizza for Grownups
“I’m in Park Slope,” my son said when I called to assess his after-school whereabouts.
“What are you doing there?”
“Hanging.”
“What are you eating?”
“A slice.” Read more
A Multi-Layered Meal
Don’t let the name fool you—Angelina Pizza Bar offers more then just pizza. This family-friendly restaurant near West 105th Street not only has extensive Italian fare and a decent wine list but Chef Giancarlo Delanzo cooks his crazy creations in a brick oven with a rotating floor. As pies like the Bella Angelina (with zucchini flowers, smoked salmon and goat cheese, $18 or $24) or the Bianco Forte (with garlic, ricotta, mozzarella, spicy sausage and hot peppers, $16 or $22) circle the fire, Delanzo dishes up small bowls with various meats, cheese and vegetables. Read more
Remembering Sal
To the Editor:
When my son was in West Side Little League, at the end of the season we had a party in Riverside Park. I said I’d get pizzas. I ran up the hill to Sal & Carmine’s and brought back two pizzas. They were instantly devoured by the kids and the parents—probably more parents ate the pizza than the kids.
Everyone was astonished at how good the pizza was and asked me where I got it. Sal & Carmine’s of course! Where else could you get pizza like that? Read more
So Long, Sal Malanga
For all but 13 days a year for nearly 50 years, the door to Sal and Carmine’s Upper West Side pizzeria was open. In rain, snow and unbearable heat, through brownouts, blackouts and financial crises, Sal Malanga worked, building perfect no-frills pizza pies in his shop, currently on Broadway at West 102nd Street. Read more
A LUST FOR THE CRUST
Unassuming little Café Viva, with its jumble of nondescript tables set up across from the pizza oven, has been on Broadway for nearly as long as I can remember. The menu calls attention to the “Natural” and “Kosher” pizza, blessed by Rabbi Yaakov Spivak, so a sign says. These are not words that normally entice me. But the Napoletana slice with whole-wheat crust ($2.50) does entice me, every single time. Read more
