In Details magazine, Ed Levine recently laid out a list of the best pizza places in the country at the moment. The criteria for the best pie changes from person to person and city to city, but Ed's criteria - crisp but tender crusts, fresh mozzarella, high-quality tomatoes, and a touch of salt - are standards that every pizza lover can agree on and should expect from their pies. Ed's list includes: PIZZERIA BIANCO, Phoenix, NY
- DI FARA, Brooklyn, NY
- TOTONNO'S, Brooklyn, NY
- UNA PIZZA NAPOLETANA, New York, NY
- FRANK PEPE PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA, New Haven, CT
- SALLY'S APIZZA, New Haven, CT
- AL FORNO, Providence, RI
- PICCO, Boston, MA
- 2 AMYS, Washington, D.C.
- PUNCH NEAPOLITAN PIZZA, St. Paul, MN
- NOSTRANA, Portland, OR
- SERIOUS PIE, Seattle, WA
- MOZZA BAR, Los Angeles, CA
- PIZZERIA PICCO, Larkspur, CA
- PIZZAIOLO, Oakland, CA
There are only two small problems with the list, although the lack of inclusion of The Cheese Board is just my own bias and perhaps should not be counted. The real problem is that , aside from the St Paul pizzeria, the only restaurants listed are on either cost. Now, the South isn't necessarily known for their piazza, but there are plenty of Chicagoans who are willing to, loudly, defend their city's top pizzerias. It could be that the best pizzas are only found towards the country's coasts, or perhaps there just haven't been any volunteers willing to take Ed around to the best that the midwest has to offer to see if it holds up to his standards.
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