NYC Tastes

Years ago I used to work out in Sheepshead Bay about once a month and I absolutely hated it.  The morning commute was long, things of convenience like banks and Duane Reade's were strangely situated avenues apart instead of every street corner and even my excitement of the nearby beach quickly diminished when I found the peaceful spot filled with large Russian men fueled on weekday vodka shots. But then I found Di Fara's just subway stops away and the perfection of their incredible pies and the love that went into each and every one made me look forward to these trips on the Q train. Everything about the surrounding neighborhood seemed to get brighter.  I started finding cute little bodegas that had much cooler stuff than the boring Duane Reade and even those large Russian men were really quite a friendly bunch (and very open to sharing their vodka).  I stopped working out there about 5 years ago so when the opportunity arose for a random weekday meeting I jumped at th...

I happened to be in Midwood last week for work and was heading back to the office to grab some lunch. For some reason I happened to think of DiFara's and decided to google where it was in relation to me. When the map came up I realized I was only two avenues away! I literally ran over the two avenues and got there right around 11:45 and was only the third person in line outside. I must have hit the timing just right because within 5 minutes the line was over 30 people long. It was funny waiting in line. In the front were two classic Brooklyn guys who were arguing about the Yankees while every so often touting their pride at being the first in line and finally being able to sit down for their pizza. Behind me was a middle aged man who had brought his mother for the first time. She just stared in wonder as more and more people piled into the line behind her. The rest of the people were a mish mash of local firemen, construction workers and a whole bunch of locals and tourists alike. ...