NYC Tastes

One of my oldest and dearest friends, the Pitted Pruner, came down for his semi-annual visit this past weekend. I love when Pruner visits because he enjoys doing exactly what I love most; walking around the city and eating lots of food. He flew in Thursday night and we began our food weekend at NYC institution Lombardi's with a large pie, half Pepperoni and half Sweet Sausage. I love Lombardi's pie because it has a slightly sweet sauce, the perfect amount of cheese and the best pepperoni in the city. See how it's curled up at the edges? It's slightly charred and super crispy.  Last visit I thought the crust was slightly soggy in the middle, so I ordered it extra crispy. This time the dough was perfect, with a great foldable middle and wonderful crunchy exterior.  We decided to be a bit more adventurous with our second pie and chose Ricotta Cheese, Meatball and Garlic Spinach. Whoa, look at this pie! It looks like it's covered in little mounds of mashed potato. Those...

I had a fantastic food filled weekend with the family which ended at Lombardi's with a pie. So much food! So much more to come! Lombardi's Pizzeria