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My friend is italian and his house is the best place to be for dinner. I don't even mind that I don't understand most of the conversations since they're in Italian, and there's always lots of family there, it just feels like home. They have a pizza oven, make their own crust and sauce, etc. and it's the best thing on earth to enjoy. Make friends with an Italian. Trust me. Awesome humans.
One of my oldest friends is an Italian immigrant. Came over when he was maybe five or even younger. His mom is the BEST cook in the world. Her lasagna is outrageous. Funny thing, he and his Dad worked at pizza places. Both places they worked at were "legendary" in my area of Scranton Pa. They were both the pizza chefs at these places. One day he invited me in for pizza. Not his. Not his Dad's, but his MOM'S. OMG... Best pizza I ever had. SOOOO different than any American pizza. I loved it and became addicted to it. Talking about this is making me want to drive home and make his 90 year old mom make me a pie. LOL Well... ask her kindly. She'd probably do it. Nicest woman i've ever met.
My childhood friend Giacomo Ciniscalli would have me over to his house for dinner often His Gorgeous mom Vincenza was a great cook and loved to feed me, she taught me the fork and spoon method for spaghetti and every time I use it I think of that day she schooled me 😋
@@Alex-ye1br Did it for brevity, ease of making a video. I just wanted a sampling of NYC pizza. Wasn't a contest per say of what's best, just my local choices.
@W N Lol I had an elderly cat who would only sleep in San Marzano tomato boxes.He was the proto food snob.Yes,I've been to Italy(Genova to Palermo).It's no wonder Italy is so legendary food wise. They're true masters.
I have to disagree. I got a slice at Costco and tossed it in the trash after three bites. Inedible pizza is served at schools, all-you-can-eat salad bars, truck stops, 7-11, Domino's, Sbarro's, Little Caesars, ALL frozen pizza, LA, most of the Midwest and even many places in NYC. It's not worth eating the empty calories and fat if it's too salty or just plain sucks. Why would anyone ever say something is "pretty good"??? Either it is or it isn't. More importantly, is it a repeat purchase?
@@riproar11 Digiorno rising crust pizza is really good. And Papa Johns is really good. And most places where the workers are talking in italian are good.
it's a good saying and it's almost always true but they're actually is a time when I actually once had truly awful Pizza that was so bad I would never go to that place ever again.my wife actually cried and felt sorry that I wasted my money on such an awful Pizza.I think she also felt a little worse about it because this was in late 2019 up here and Wine Country when for a third consecutive year fires happened in the area and this time we had to be evacuated out of our home.
I have tried pizza in Italy. It is phenomenally good. I can understand Gianni’s measured reactions to the NYC pizza experience. Having said that, I am looking forward to Bleecker St Pizza next month when I visit.
I was in Naples Italy n lived there for two years n their pizza was simply the greatest without question pizza in the world I also lived close to NYC n there isn’t any comparison
@@benjamindouglas862 What does moving to another country have to do with anything. I don't think you realize that switching places won't automatically make you the best. I bet you never been to Italy, yet you have the audacity to claim something so bold and isn't true.
@@paulinalaratta7799 sad to hear that,there so many flavors for the Roman one,my favorite is Gorgonzola,pear and speck. About the pepperoni (we call that salame unless you mean peperoni the vegetables) we have one like that and is called diavola the pizza that has those on top here,you can ask for chili salame or normal one and I love that too!!
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I think that NYC style pizza is similar to the one we often find in our (italy) malls or shopping centers. Big slices, thin dough and a cheese similar to mozzarella (similar but not as good). Very oily, often salty and crunchy pizza. I like it for a quick snack.
Thanks for the recommendation, I went to bleecker street and took my mom and we absolutely loved it. Best pizza I’ve ever had. We talk about how we can’t find pizza that good in our city.
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That was so much fun! I think Bleecker Street Pizza is going to be extra busy for the next few days. I'm going to try the Nonna Maria the next time I'm in the Village and look for you guys on the wall!!
Thanks for making these videos, my girlfriend and I have been planning a trip to New York for a while now and your videos really helped us find things that actually interested us unlike travel websites and stuff like that. The only thing we don’t know is when we should go, like go during fall, winter, or wait till next summer. But thank you for helping us!!!
Summer ( July/ Aug ) is quite hot in NYC. If you are from a hot country then it might not bother you however NY is all about walking so you will not be sweating as much the rest of the year.
@@nasdaqua Huh. NYC is so fucking hipster now. I doubt it. Fake as fuck. Probably still have some small pockets left. But, I'd rather people think l what you think, so they stay in NYC lol.
Nice video Jon. I used to live on Charles St, between Bleecker and West 4th so your video brought back fond memories. Am wondering if you have done a review of pizzerias in the other boroughs? My own findings are that the best pizza is actually outside of Manhattan in Brooklyn, Queens, etc., where places don't have to deal with the same level of volume (in most cases) and the quality and oversight is really good. Also, some places make really thin crust pizza that has to be eaten when it comes right out of the oven as it doesn't reheat well. Great work on your part and a nice video done with your friend from Italy.
I think the taste of the crust is something often overlooked. I was told that one of the main reasons the NYC is among the best tasting pizzas in the world is that the city water they use which comes from upstate NY. I don't know if that's true or not, but I can say, having tried pizza all over the USA, that NYC pizza is the best by far.
That water thing IMHO is a myth. The most important part is cooking at higher temperatures for a shorter period of time. If you go to some pizza chain restaurant, they'll cook it at 500 degrees for 10 minutes. New York places sometimes do 900 degrees for 90 seconds.
I’m Italian but I’m in Australia and never tried a New York pizza before, those are huge 😳 they do look delicious, but he is from Italy and as you said the pizza originated from there so he is going to be critical. He was fair I believe. That last pizza looked amazing 😍😍
I just found your channel... The first video I watched... I am not going to lie I was mortified you to Johnny to a dollar slice place.. 😂 Very Bold...great video!
For this video How could you not have visited Lucali pizza? Were you concentrating on the quick takeout slice places? Or perhaps you just never heard of Lucali.
Yeah, “Italian” and “disciplined” are two words that don’t go together often. Italians are not known for their discipline and work ethic. Energy, passion, and food, however.....hard to beat ‘em. :)
@@exeuroweenie As a culture, they really aren't disciplined at all, hence the "PIGS" insult everybody calls them. But they are a fun-loving people who know how to live and eat!
I know you were limiting it to slices, but it would have been interesting to take him to Lombardi's or Totonno's in Brooklyn. These are New York Traditions. It was a very interesting piece none the less! Thanks, Mike
98hfcblack I guess a lot of things are super exaggerated in media, maybe seeing it be an actual representation rather than be fabricated can surprise people.
I think Joe's makes the most authentic NYC slice in Manhattan. Growing up in Brooklyn, it was hard to find a good slice when I moved to the city (Manhattan), but Joe's is up there.
Wouldn't have made any difference in the determination. First two slices looked like cardboard with tomato sauce and melted crayons. The 3rd slice LOOKED like actual pizza. I feel sorry for New Yorkers if you eat that trash and think that's what pizza is supposed to be. I'm not from Chicago either. I've just had good pizza and bad pizza and it was obvious those first two slices were garbage. I like all kinds of pizza styles when it's actually good. I was surprised by the looks of those first two slices.
Say hi to Gianni from me! We're trying to catch each other somewhere around the world but it's quite hard for two travellers like us 😔 Also, I just released a video as well where I talk about Kesté and thank you for letting me know about the place :)
@@thyslop1737 The last time I went there was 2004 with friends on a weekday after lunch hours so the wait wasn't like it is now. It was one of my favorite slices but our tastes change with time. Many good pizza joints I liked went out of business like Two Boots in G Central and SOHO and Carnegie Pizza across from the hall. Carnegie was around for decades.
@@riproar11 Yeah, well it was awhile back when I went. Somewhere btw 2010-2011. They were still raving about it then. It is an odd story. I am always on the hunt for good food. Scoured NYC for pizza, pastrys, hot dogs, coffee, sushi, CHINESE FOOD-especially Chinatown Queens, etc., during the time wife and I lived there, but no longer live in Brooklyn. The day I was there at DiFara's the film crew from O Globo was there. A major media outlet from Brazil. They came specifically to review pizza joints. Got to know their crew, especially the knockout female reporter. We chatted for awhile, since I speak Portuguese fairly well. Had waited over two hours for my pizza. The place was packed. They wanted to film me and my reaction. Pie comes out. I take a bite. Camera in my face. I lookup and 50 people are staring back at me in anticipation. The first thought running through my head is if I tell the people what I really think about the pizza they will tear me from limb to limb. So, I lied and told them in English and Portuguese how great it was. I was shocked and disappointed. It was good but not great. Will say I was just in NYC. Stopped by the Whole Foods at Bryant Park. First floor on your right is the coffee and pastry section. Walk in on your right, middle section probably mid way up in the bins, I think it was the Sticky Bun I got. That thing was to die for. Not made by a Whole Foods, but an outside vendor from Brooklyn.
I'm from NY and pizza is a three combination. Good crust, cheese and it has to have great sauce. So when you bit into a slice you have to taste the good crust, cheese and sauce.
It's not like that at all, here we use fork and knife as a preference. Usually when the centre of the pizza is soggy u will eat that part with fork and knife and u fold the rest of the slice
bulls* Pizza al taglio is pizza "to go" and u don't use cutlery for that. When you go to a restaurant you will be given fork and knife ofc but some people still fold it and eat it with their own hands
@@MargaritaOnTheRox Soy chomping is on your side of the isle, Trump eats Steak with ketchup. Hardly Soy. You Extreme lefty Vegan Commies get to wear the Soyboy title, wear it with pride losers!
I’m Italian and I have tried ny pizza. Maybe I’ve not tried the best one but it’s a completely different from Italian one. It’s not only the taste. It’s an other way way to be. The key issues are completely different. And also the way to judge is different. An American usually judge positively a large amount of cheese and toppings. An Italian usually judge positively a well done, well lit and well cooked dough and the good quality of 2-3 poor ingredients on the top. That’s all. It’s not the pizza itself. It’s the culture of food completely different. Sorry for my English.
exeuroweenie good for you! I personally think that conversations as “this is the best, this is better than that” are worthless because it all depends on people tastes and cultural differences.
exeuroweenie well maybe the only thing where the Italian food snobbery (maybe it’s better idea of food supremacy) is justified is the quality of the food ingredients. I have travelled a bit and trust me when I say that the taste of a south Italian fresh tomato, a mozzarella di bufala campana or the quality of the flower is quite impossible to find in other places. Or maybe you can find it but paying it 10 times more.
Your English is excellent,no need to apologize.And you're right,you Italians know balance better.We Americans overdo everything sometimes.As much as I like NY pizza,if I had to choose,I'd live off the Napoli version.And yes,your groceries are much better.
Jēmuzu Otoko Almost all of the great foods came from the most humble beginnings. Pizza. Lobster. Tacos. Butter Chicken. On and on, poor people have *made* cuisine.
My impression of the American interpretation of Italian food is to add loads of tomato sauce. In Italy they are actually quite restrained with the amount of sauce on things.
Yeah and they also don't put that much cheese ! I have been on Italy and saw a classic original pizza had everything in a right amount not more not less that's what made it fantastico
The best pizza I’ve ever had was at The Mav Kitchen & tap house in Fort Morgan Colorado. It sounds crazy, but a little indian reservation town out in the middle of nowhere nailed it. Best tasting pizza ever!
I've got the chance to eat a slice of new york pizza en july and the one i tried was en 44 et 9 avenu at city pizza... I don't know id it's the best.. but it was really good !!!
There is nothing like a New York pizza. I was born and raised in Brooklyn and moved in the late 70s. There was a Tony Kings pizza on 5th ave and 52nd street next to the fire station. They had the best pizza. I live in Ohio and there is nothing even close to New York style pizza. I visited New York and spent a week there. All I ate was pizza and kinishes.
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My friend is italian and his house is the best place to be for dinner. I don't even mind that I don't understand most of the conversations since they're in Italian, and there's always lots of family there, it just feels like home. They have a pizza oven, make their own crust and sauce, etc. and it's the best thing on earth to enjoy. Make friends with an Italian. Trust me. Awesome humans.
One of my oldest friends is an Italian immigrant. Came over when he was maybe five or even younger. His mom is the BEST cook in the world. Her lasagna is outrageous. Funny thing, he and his Dad worked at pizza places. Both places they worked at were "legendary" in my area of Scranton Pa. They were both the pizza chefs at these places. One day he invited me in for pizza. Not his. Not his Dad's, but his MOM'S. OMG... Best pizza I ever had. SOOOO different than any American pizza. I loved it and became addicted to it. Talking about this is making me want to drive home and make his 90 year old mom make me a pie. LOL Well... ask her kindly. She'd probably do it. Nicest woman i've ever met.
My childhood friend Giacomo Ciniscalli would have me over to his house for dinner often
His Gorgeous mom Vincenza was a great cook and loved to feed me, she taught me the fork and spoon method for spaghetti and every time I use it I think of that day she schooled me 😋
Why limit it to the Village? Countless other joints in the city I would've like to see him try.
@@Alex-ye1br Did it for brevity, ease of making a video. I just wanted a sampling of NYC pizza. Wasn't a contest per say of what's best, just my local choices.
I love Italians.They're such a down to earth people,yet such incredible food snobs.They can analyze a plain espresso like a molecular biologist.
But this video proves that USA has better pizza then in Italy.
@W N I never went to Italy but i went to NYC 1 time and i got pizza at a place there so i know about good pizza.
@W N Lol I had an elderly cat who would only sleep in San Marzano tomato boxes.He was the proto food snob.Yes,I've been to Italy(Genova to Palermo).It's no wonder Italy is so legendary food wise.
They're true masters.
Go to Naples and try the Pizza and an Espresso, then you'll know why.
I'm italian 😂😳
There is an old saying. Even when pizza is bad, it’s still pretty good . . .
Just like hair pie ......
I have to disagree. I got a slice at Costco and tossed it in the trash after three bites. Inedible pizza is served at schools, all-you-can-eat salad bars, truck stops, 7-11, Domino's, Sbarro's, Little Caesars, ALL frozen pizza, LA, most of the Midwest and even many places in NYC. It's not worth eating the empty calories and fat if it's too salty or just plain sucks. Why would anyone ever say something is "pretty good"??? Either it is or it isn't. More importantly, is it a repeat purchase?
@@riproar11 Digiorno rising crust pizza is really good. And Papa Johns is really good. And most places where the workers are talking in italian are good.
it's a good saying and it's almost always true but they're actually is a time when I actually once had truly awful Pizza that was so bad I would never go to that place ever again.my wife actually cried and felt sorry that I wasted my money on such an awful Pizza.I think she also felt a little worse about it because this was in late 2019 up here and Wine Country when for a third consecutive year fires happened in the area and this time we had to be evacuated out of our home.
I think that saying was actually about sex, not pizza.
When I was a kid and lived in Manhattan there was a family pizzeria in my neighborhood where a slice was just 25 cents.
Wow,it mean 2-4 Dollar for a whole pizza
Inflation is a thing 🤧
Yep manhatten is the only place where you can buy a dolla slice now a days
I remember paying 15 cents a slice on the boardwalk in Keansburg, New Jersey. This was in the late 40s.
You lived in Manhattan? Lucky!
The first pizza looks like something that American school lunches would give you
No, American schools give out Red Baron frozen pizza. That pizza looks 100% better.
@Vash Lash no, public in FL
Are school makes it homemade
Ny pizza focuses more on taste than looks
it's a dollar what do you expect honestly.
Pizza is a work of love and art. A MASTERPIECE of food and Italian culture.
I have tried pizza in Italy. It is phenomenally good. I can understand Gianni’s measured reactions to the NYC pizza experience. Having said that, I am looking forward to Bleecker St Pizza next month when I visit.
Ervin Vice you should try prince st. Pizza as well.
Da farows
"It is good but it is not that good"... this is how good people say "man, wtf!"
I was in Naples Italy n lived there for two years n their pizza was simply the greatest without question pizza in the world I also lived close to NYC n there isn’t any comparison
I get what you're saying. Napoli is where it all started for sure. But I prefer some crisp in my crust.
@@benjamindouglas862 What does moving to another country have to do with anything. I don't think you realize that switching places won't automatically make you the best. I bet you never been to Italy, yet you have the audacity to claim something so bold and isn't true.
@@mrtyreus0 Italian here,then you’ll love Roman style pizza,and yes I’m from Naples but I do love some extra crispness from time to time
@@frankborr3395 I hated roman pizza found it flavorless and boring. Naples is the only pizza I found good but also I really love Pepperoni
@@paulinalaratta7799 sad to hear that,there so many flavors for the Roman one,my favorite is Gorgonzola,pear and speck. About the pepperoni (we call that salame unless you mean peperoni the vegetables) we have one like that and is called diavola the pizza that has those on top here,you can ask for chili salame or normal one and I love that too!!
Lovin' the Italian accent. And now I'm dying for pizza, like everyone else.
There's a guy constantly eating pizza and rating them all over NY. Look up for Barstool pizza reviews.
Anyway his accent is not 100% Italian could be worse 😂
Traveled from Ohio, stayed in Times Square, but our first pizza was at Bleeker Street. SOOOOOOOOO glad we watched the videos. It was AWSOME!!!!!
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Nop roblem !!
Aww, so nice that the owners recognized you! Congrats on getting on their wall of fame! Great vid - so interesting to hear an Italian's pov on pizza!
You definitely deserve to be on the wall of fame there
Yes, let's see !
I think that NYC style pizza is similar to the one we often find in our (italy) malls or shopping centers. Big slices, thin dough and a cheese similar to mozzarella (similar but not as good). Very oily, often salty and crunchy pizza. I like it for a quick snack.
And the airports.
It's not similar to mozzarella it is mozzarella its low moisture mozzarella, not fresh mozzarella thats used on a Neapolitan pizza
@@letsgomets002 low moisture mozzarella was invented in the US too
I love your style, your videos are so down to earth! Thumbs up.
1:43....'I gotta be polite cause this sucks'.
It was a set up, the pizza was bad when I ate there.
"It's good..."
Yeah I think we all know what that means. But then again it is a ONE DOLLAR pizza.
This is nice Italian,he still respect the food even it's not as good as in italy,thumbs up from me
Started starving because of this video.
Will visit NYC soon as this pizza will be a must stop.
The Italian Gentleman is adorable!
Thanks Jon. You did a great job, showing us the best places to find pizza in New York. Have a great day.
Thanks for the recommendation, I went to bleecker street and took my mom and we absolutely loved it. Best pizza I’ve ever had. We talk about how we can’t find pizza that good in our city.
Sitting at Bleecker St Pizza now enjoying a slice of the Nonna Maria. This 🇨🇦 thanks you for the great recommendation John! 🍕
11:21 at night, trying to fall asleep and suddlenly im considering going out for pizza.
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That was so much fun! I think Bleecker Street Pizza is going to be extra busy for the next few days. I'm going to try the Nonna Maria the next time I'm in the Village and look for you guys on the wall!!
One bite everyone knows the rules
One nibble, everyone knows the laws..julian Edelman
One bite, everyone knows Purely Patricia gives all pizzas a 6.9
Based asf
Yup.lets ask the prez
The last one was the only one that looked good. The others looked like frozen pizza from Walmart lol
More like someone sat on them, the crust was super flat
You have obviously never been to nyc lol
Go Bucks never wanna go now lol
if you wanna try NYC pizza, just go to whole foods lol
@Tom Pryor Just a suggestion hehe
Thanks for making these videos, my girlfriend and I have been planning a trip to New York for a while now and your videos really helped us find things that actually interested us unlike travel websites and stuff like that. The only thing we don’t know is when we should go, like go during fall, winter, or wait till next summer. But thank you for helping us!!!
Summer ( July/ Aug ) is quite hot in NYC. If you are from a hot country then it might not bother you however NY is all about walking so you will not be sweating as much the rest of the year.
Saw your video and I loved it. Never been to NYC but I really would love to go. Definitely will try some NYC pizza.
Chris Moore Homie, skip NYC and come to Chi town. Lol. NYC, that ship long since past.
@@atonegames In your dreams...NYC is past, present and future...Chi town is past. NYC is wayyyy better in every single direction than the windy city.
@@nasdaqua Huh. NYC is so fucking hipster now. I doubt it. Fake as fuck. Probably still have some small pockets left. But, I'd rather people think l what you think, so they stay in NYC lol.
Introducing an Italian to pizza in American is like taking an American to Italy and trying their version of American-style food. It's not the same.
Nice video Jon. I used to live on Charles St, between Bleecker and West 4th so your video brought back fond memories. Am wondering if you have done a review of pizzerias in the other boroughs? My own findings are that the best pizza is actually outside of Manhattan in Brooklyn, Queens, etc., where places don't have to deal with the same level of volume (in most cases) and the quality and oversight is really good. Also, some places make really thin crust pizza that has to be eaten when it comes right out of the oven as it doesn't reheat well. Great work on your part and a nice video done with your friend from Italy.
What was/is your fav spot in Brooklyn?
I love this guy from Italy!!! He's awesome !!!
5:26 "It's like one of the popular slices ever."
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What is right is not always popular. What is popular is not always right.
theraque1 You must have a lot of friends.
What is not popular is not always right
Amaaaaaazing!!!! great job Job and GIanni!!!
First location: "This is my FAVORITE pizza!"
Third location: "This is my FAVORITE pizza!"
I think he said #1 was his go-to place for a cheap $1 slice, not his favourite overall.
@@MartinIbert he said my favorite $1.00 🍕
I think the taste of the crust is something often overlooked. I was told that one of the main reasons the NYC is among the best tasting pizzas in the world is that the city water they use which comes from upstate NY. I don't know if that's true or not, but I can say, having tried pizza all over the USA, that NYC pizza is the best by far.
That water thing IMHO is a myth. The most important part is cooking at higher temperatures for a shorter period of time. If you go to some pizza chain restaurant, they'll cook it at 500 degrees for 10 minutes. New York places sometimes do 900 degrees for 90 seconds.
The power of a good pizza could be used to make world peace happen.
I’m Italian but I’m in Australia and never tried a New York pizza before, those are huge 😳 they do look delicious, but he is from Italy and as you said the pizza originated from there so he is going to be critical. He was fair I believe. That last pizza looked amazing 😍😍
It sure is :)
I’m sooo friggin hungry now for a slice and it’s only breakfast time. Jon, you are the man
IKR .....I have a frozen Newman's in the freezer ., I'm going to have to have some now
I would agree, that last slice with the mozzarella and fresh tomato! Yuu,uummy!
I respect the low, medium,high concept.
Good video.
oregano is better when its cooked in the pizza not put on dry
Agreed
Why not both 🤷
@@nikolasmakarios904 That explains it lol, I have strong Portuguese heritage.
@@nikolasmakarios904 Yeah, fresh is better but dry is alright.
Totally agree.
Fresh ingredients always win. Everybody on this planet knows.
100%
Nope.
I just found your channel... The first video I watched... I am not going to lie I was mortified you to Johnny to a dollar slice place.. 😂 Very Bold...great video!
For this video How could you not have visited Lucali pizza? Were you concentrating on the quick takeout slice places? Or perhaps you just never heard of Lucali.
Its takes hours to be seated at Lucali, so it is not convenient. Especially for the video since they are going to many pizza joints in one day
That Italian personality. So energetic kind yet strong willed and disciplined.
Despite being asocial,I love them.
Yeah, “Italian” and “disciplined” are two words that don’t go together often. Italians are not known for their discipline and work ethic. Energy, passion, and food, however.....hard to beat ‘em. :)
Yep,they have their own form of discipline,which is awesome.
@@exeuroweenie As a culture, they really aren't disciplined at all, hence the "PIGS" insult everybody calls them. But they are a fun-loving people who know how to live and eat!
@@latinolawdog5067 Lol that's what I always admired about them.Their sense of food,freedom,and knowing rules have their limits.
I know you were limiting it to slices, but it would have been interesting to take him to Lombardi's or Totonno's in Brooklyn. These are New York Traditions. It was a very interesting piece none the less!
Thanks,
Mike
Love the small size of the first place. The sauce and crust are the two factors I look for in a pizza.
I'm amazed he has the classic Italian accent.
98hfcblack I guess a lot of things are super exaggerated in media, maybe seeing it be an actual representation rather than be fabricated can surprise people.
Best pizza I've ever had was in Livorno, Italy at a family owned restaurant which a local was very kind enough to introduce my friends and I to.
I want to ask you a serious question, do you judge a pizza on it's base or topping?
Loved the video! You've sold me, I'm deffo heading to Bleecker's street for a Nonna Maria slice!
Try a few places for sure. But yeah them of course.
@@HereBeBarr for sure, got a few on my list! so many slices so little time..
I think Joe's makes the most authentic NYC slice in Manhattan. Growing up in Brooklyn, it was hard to find a good slice when I moved to the city (Manhattan), but Joe's is up there.
Not a fair review as should have been same traditional cheese slice (like the other 2) at Bleecker- not the nonna. - apples to oranges
Exactly!
Well they had to give him a decent pizza with decent ingredients at some point.
I was about to write the same.
Dammit, you stole my thunder!
Totally not fair!
I sense a conspiracy..
Wouldn't have made any difference in the determination. First two slices looked like cardboard with tomato sauce and melted crayons. The 3rd slice LOOKED like actual pizza. I feel sorry for New Yorkers if you eat that trash and think that's what pizza is supposed to be. I'm not from Chicago either. I've just had good pizza and bad pizza and it was obvious those first two slices were garbage. I like all kinds of pizza styles when it's actually good. I was surprised by the looks of those first two slices.
Just looking at the 3rd piece it's a work of art...it already tastes better.
Say hi to Gianni from me! We're trying to catch each other somewhere around the world but it's quite hard for two travellers like us 😔
Also, I just released a video as well where I talk about Kesté and thank you for letting me know about the place :)
I'll try to watch later. And wow almost 5K subs congrats !!
Here Be Barr No worries I’m sure I don’t mention any new place to you 🙂
Thanks!
The outtake at the end makes you a pro 😊
😂😂😂😂😂
6:04 „I think it might be a little overrated at times“
Dude in the background:
Did he really just say Joe‘s overrated??
😂
This just inspired me to find and to film my search for the closest thing to New York pizza here on the west coast. I’m gonna need lots of luck!
Send it my way if you find it.
Man should have taken him to Da Fara's, Lucali, John's, or even Prince St Pizza.
Da Fara is a long trip and wait but worth it. Don't forget Don Giovanni and Grimaldi's.
@@riproar11 Grimaldi's isn't the real Grimaldi's...it's next door at Juliana's that Grimaldi is making his famous pizza in DUMBO town.
@@riproar11 Went to DiFara's and thought it was overrated and if you have no life to wait for your pie.
@@thyslop1737 The last time I went there was 2004 with friends on a weekday after lunch hours so the wait wasn't like it is now. It was one of my favorite slices but our tastes change with time. Many good pizza joints I liked went out of business like Two Boots in G Central and SOHO and Carnegie Pizza across from the hall. Carnegie was around for decades.
@@riproar11 Yeah, well it was awhile back when I went. Somewhere btw 2010-2011. They were still raving about it then.
It is an odd story. I am always on the hunt for good food. Scoured NYC for pizza, pastrys, hot dogs, coffee, sushi, CHINESE FOOD-especially Chinatown Queens, etc., during the time wife and I lived there, but no longer live in Brooklyn.
The day I was there at DiFara's the film crew from O Globo was there. A major media outlet from Brazil. They came specifically to review pizza joints. Got to know their crew, especially the knockout female reporter. We chatted for awhile, since I speak Portuguese fairly well. Had waited over two hours for my pizza. The place was packed. They wanted to film me and my reaction. Pie comes out. I take a bite. Camera in my face. I lookup and 50 people are staring back at me in anticipation. The first thought running through my head is if I tell the people what I really think about the pizza they will tear me from limb to limb. So, I lied and told them in English and Portuguese how great it was. I was shocked and disappointed. It was good but not great.
Will say I was just in NYC. Stopped by the Whole Foods at Bryant Park. First floor on your right is the coffee and pastry section. Walk in on your right, middle section probably mid way up in the bins, I think it was the Sticky Bun I got. That thing was to die for. Not made by a Whole Foods, but an outside vendor from Brooklyn.
I pray these pizza shops are still in business. I would have loved to have accompanied these guys and joined in. Looks SO good!
Almost every italian never disappoint their stereotypes
Thanks I really enjoyed this episode and I soooooo miss NYC pizza! I live in CO now and forgetaboutit...it just cant compare!
I feel my inner Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle awakening when watching this clip.
I need a Pizza, Cowabunga!
😂😂😀
Bleeker st is even mention I. TMNT 1990 the superior first film.
@@marlonsanchez3141 It's also mentioned and depicted in the 2012 series, which also is something worth watching.
Awesome comment BRO! I relate to Mikey!
You did a nice job with the order of these slices
Yep, best for last.
Agreed with previous comment that it's not fair to compare a nonna pizza to cheese pizza. Also it's pronounced no-nah not naw-nah 😊
Buck a slice... Italian or Australian, what would you expect... seriously🤔
If the guy tasting pizza is a true Italian, then I am the pope. Bless you all!
You haven’t had a pizza, if you have not had a Hot and Ready.
True, yeah that is true, pretty true
You haven't had pizza until you start with a cup of flour!
Fun fact, tomatos are a new world vegetable . So Italy didn't have Pizza or tomato sauce before North and South America were discovered
#TeamJon- Take Gianni to multiple Sicilian or/and Grandma pizza spots in NYC. 👍🍕
The last pizza place looks amazing😍
Okay, Bleecker Street Pizza is on my list of places to visit next weekend. :D
I got to go there 3 weeks ago
Also check out Di Fara's in Brooklyn. Cash only
Great video! This video makes me hungry and miss nyc LOL! Going to have to head down next month
I think it’s hilarious how people stare at you guys filming like they’ve never seen that before in one of the biggest cities in the world.
hahahah. We had more cameras than normal as he was filming for his channels as well.
My god that last pizza looked so good, gotta try it next time im in NYC
You should have taken him to Lombardi's or John's Pizza. Coal oven pizza tastes so much better than gas.
Lombardi's and John's are pizza restaurants...no individual slices served.
Preferably no gas, no conveyors.
Wood or coal.
@@roberthuttle wood or coal gives you GAS...LOL
I’ll be in NY next year and all your videos have been fantastic and very helpful!! Heading to Bleeckers for sure to grab a slice!!
Take him to the old Italian
neighborhoods
In NJ...Newark, Trenton etc.
NY is good, but Jersey pizza is the best🍕
I'm from NY and pizza is a three combination. Good crust, cheese and it has to have great sauce. So when you bit into a slice you have to taste the good crust, cheese and sauce.
It’s so different in Italy where each person eats their own pizza with knife and fork.
It's not like that at all, here we use fork and knife as a preference. Usually when the centre of the pizza is soggy u will eat that part with fork and knife and u fold the rest of the slice
bulls* Pizza al taglio is pizza "to go" and u don't use cutlery for that. When you go to a restaurant you will be given fork and knife ofc but some people still fold it and eat it with their own hands
If you eat pizza with a fork you're a soyboy
@@JMD215 Like Trump?
@@MargaritaOnTheRox Soy chomping is on your side of the isle, Trump eats Steak with ketchup. Hardly Soy. You Extreme lefty Vegan Commies get to wear the Soyboy title, wear it with pride losers!
Of course I'm getting around to watching this video hours before I head to Laguardia and fly back home.
I’m Italian and I have tried ny pizza. Maybe I’ve not tried the best one but it’s a completely different from Italian one. It’s not only the taste. It’s an other way way to be. The key issues are completely different. And also the way to judge is different. An American usually judge positively a large amount of cheese and toppings. An Italian usually judge positively a well done, well lit and well cooked dough and the good quality of 2-3 poor ingredients on the top. That’s all. It’s not the pizza itself. It’s the culture of food completely different. Sorry for my English.
I make my own,it's kind of a fusion of authentic Italian and Italo American.Don't worry,your English is excellent.
exeuroweenie good for you! I personally think that conversations as “this is the best, this is better than that” are worthless because it all depends on people tastes and cultural differences.
@@rich8713 You're so right.Maybe it's all good.I get tired of food snobbery.
exeuroweenie well maybe the only thing where the Italian food snobbery (maybe it’s better idea of food supremacy) is justified is the quality of the food ingredients. I have travelled a bit and trust me when I say that the taste of a south Italian fresh tomato, a mozzarella di bufala campana or the quality of the flower is quite impossible to find in other places. Or maybe you can find it but paying it 10 times more.
Your English is excellent,no need to apologize.And you're right,you Italians know balance better.We Americans overdo everything sometimes.As much as I like NY pizza,if I had to choose,I'd live off the Napoli version.And yes,your groceries are much better.
My nyc friends come to Buffalo and pass out with joy over how good our pizza is.
Though I do love nyc pizza more. Personally.
Not surprised Gianni liked the Nonna Maria best!
I'm not gonna mention the way you took that bite from the last slice.. I'm gonna say that pizza looked delicious
You should have taken him to Amore pizza in flushing queens. It’s Iconic and ridiculously delicious.
Ahahahaha that was a great title idea and I'm glad you did it first. I wouldn't have wanted to steal the premiere 🙊
I would have done it with you, but you were in NYC before !
Here Be Barr I’ll probably come back in November, we should make a video together then!
@@WhatashameMaryJane Sure
Pizza started as a poor mans way of stretching his check , so yeah it’s always gonna be good.
Jēmuzu Otoko Almost all of the great foods came from the most humble beginnings. Pizza. Lobster. Tacos. Butter Chicken. On and on, poor people have *made* cuisine.
Jaasau agreed.
Italian here,yes almost all our food recipes where made by poor people,simple,fresh and common ingredients and good,that’s all about it!
Never had pizza when we visited NYC. Now, I can't wait to try some. 🍕
how do you manage that one? 11th deadly sin?
My impression of the American interpretation of Italian food is to add loads of tomato sauce. In Italy they are actually quite restrained with the amount of sauce on things.
Yeah and they also don't put that much cheese ! I have been on Italy and saw a classic original pizza had everything in a right amount not more not less that's what made it fantastico
It's true. I do like my tomato sauce.
Yooo.... I totally agree with Bleecker Street Pizza being the BEST in the city! U are killing it John.
You cant beat the Nona!
Ok, you take a guy to eat pizze in NY and all in all he's quite happy with what he's eating?
He must be from Milan.
tu hai capito tutto dalla vita, complimenti.
my mouth is watering!!!
Actually when go to INDIA, for $3.60 you wud get an entire Pizza that too with Indian flavour....but this too seems good...
Love your content
The best pizza I’ve ever had was at The Mav Kitchen & tap house in Fort Morgan Colorado. It sounds crazy, but a little indian reservation town out in the middle of nowhere nailed it. Best tasting pizza ever!
Tourist to a dollar slice? This guy can’t be from New York.
They should have gone to Cross Bay Blvd in Queens or 86st in Brooklyn
This was like 6-7 months before covid. No one would imagine how restaurants, NYC and the world would change
I've got the chance to eat a slice of new york pizza en july and the one i tried was en 44 et 9 avenu at city pizza... I don't know id it's the best.. but it was really good !!!
There is nothing like a New York pizza. I was born and raised in Brooklyn and moved in the late 70s. There was a Tony Kings pizza on 5th ave and 52nd street next to the fire station. They had the best pizza. I live in Ohio and there is nothing even close to New York style pizza. I visited New York and spent a week there. All I ate was pizza and kinishes.