Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The first annual Slicey Awards ceremony!

Pizza Month '08 is done, but who will win the coveted Slicey Awards?

We'll all find out at the Awards Ceremony. Here are the categories...

  • BEST PIZZA EXPERIENCE
  • BEST NEW DISCOVERY
  • BEST CHICAGO PIZZA EXPERIENCE
  • BEST NEW ORLEANS PIZZA EXPERIENCE
  • BEST IN SHOW

What "show?" you may ask...
In addition to the pizza place awards, 11 short pizza videos of Pizza Month will be screened. Each has been edited by someone other than me (I edited the other 20). Each audience member will be given a ballot on which he will vote for his favorite all-around selection of the screen videos. Here is a list of the editors that will be showing pizza day videos.

  • SHAWN AMARO
  • JASON CALICCHIA
  • TONY CARNEVALE
  • HANNAH CHASE
  • KEVIN CRAGG
  • KEVIN HINES
  • LOUIE PEARLMAN
  • ROBIN ROTHMAN
  • ERIK TANOUYE
  • SHAWN WICKENS


Free pizza!



Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008

Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: Parkside Lounge

Street: 317 E. Houston St.

City/Town: New York, NY


RSVP to here so I can make sure there's enough free pizza for everyone!

Monday, November 24, 2008

DAY 31: OCTOBER 31st, 2008 - NY Pizza Suprema


DAY 31: OCTOBER 31st, 2008

LOCATION: NY Pizza Suprema (8th Ave. and 31st St., NYC)

ORDER: 1 slice plain, 1 upside down slice, half of a fresh mozzarella

GUEST(S): Mark Grenier, Joe Thistle, Natalie Jeffers

PIZZA REVIEW:
Somethings never change, hopefully NY Pizza Suprema is one of them. For over 40 years, this Italian owned pizzeria has been importing high quality ingredients into their refrigerator and exporting them on each and every pie they make. And they make a lot of pies. During lunch, the line of folks trying to get a slice of Suprema stretches almost across the street into Penn Station. It moves quickly thanks to the folks behind the counter. They are a happy staff proud to be maintaining the legacy and recipes of the late Salvatore Riggio. My favorite slice is the plain cheese but I prefer a more savory than sweet tomato sauce.

If you like sweet though, try a slice of the Sicilian "upside down slice" - so named because the sauce is on top of the cheese. The ingredients are also of the highest quality but the thicker crust is much more filling. NY Pizza Suprema may look and charge like an ordinary slice place, but it tastes like your new favorite pizza joint. Stop by and try it, I'll meet you there.


MISC.:
1. Mark Grenier waves to the camera in the video.

2. Joe Thistle and Natalie Jeffers invite me into their apartment and let me wear a track suit for Halloween that I wear while doing the post pizza review.

3. Thus ends Pizza Month 2008. It was delicious!

VIDEO CLIP:


RATING:
4.67/5
  • VALUE:
    5/5

  • AMBIENCE:
    3/3

  • TASTE:
    8.5/10

  • SERVICE: N/A 0/0

16.5/18 = .917 x 5 = 4.583

DAY 30: OCTOBER 30th, 2008 - Viva Herbal Pizzeria


DAY 30: OCTOBER 30th, 2008

LOCATION: Viva Herbal Pizzeria (2nd Ave. and 12th St., NYC)

ORDER: 1 slice of Vegan Picante

GUEST(S): Heidi Handelsman

PIZZA REVIEW:
If it looks like pizza...it might be Viva Pizza. Viva Herbal Pizzeria is an exclusively vegetarian pizza joint that strives to offer even Vegans a pizza alternative. I found it more of an alternative to pizza but it tasted good. It is flat, round, edible and baked in a pizza oven but it tastes more like a Sloppy Joe than a pizza. The soy meatball, peppers, onions and tomato sauce when combined with an unbelievably strong whole wheat crust tasted like a Sloppy Joe and I hadn't eaten one in a long time. I suppose Viva Herbal Pizzeria has a better ring to it than Viva Herbal Sloppy Joe.

My pizza guest swears by the Zen pizza. It's much more green than my slice and has spelt crust and is loaded with "antioxidants." Ever have a slice of pizza with green tea herbed miso-tofu? or shiitake AND maitake mushrooms? I had a bite but it was not my cup of [green] tea [herbed miso-tofu]. If you are a vegan this pizza joint might be the only pizza option you have so Viva la Viva Herbal Pizzeria!



MISC.:
1. After pizza, Heidi Handelsman took me on a tour of East Village coffee places both past and present.

2. Viva is not only Vegetarian, but Kosher!

VIDEO CLIP:

Video edited by Louie Pearlman
Nominated for "Best in Show" at 2008 Sliceys

NOTE: This video is a part of the 2008 Pizza Video competition. 10 editors were given footage for 10 different "pizza days" and plenty of creative license. This video is for entertainment purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the views of the editor, Sean Taylor, or the pizza establishment.

RATING:
3/5

  • VALUE:
    4.5/5

  • AMBIENCE:
    2/3

  • TASTE:
    4.5/10

  • SERVICE: N/A 0/0

10/18 = .611 x 5 = 3