Pasta, olive oil, tomatoes and fresh basil are the basics to delicious Italian cuisine. In this video WatchMojo.com sits down with Roger Costa from Weinstein & Gavinos to learn everything there is to making traditional and delicious Italian meals.
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While it originated in Italy (probably), pizza has permeated diets across the globe – most notably the American diet. Americans have wholeheartedly accepted and appropriated the pizza. And while a traditional pizza still consists of a crust topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese and oven-baked, there are so many variations on the theme it’s tough to keep track. New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Hawaii and California are just a few locations with regional-specific pizza styles. If you ever have trouble choosing which to try, it’s fortunate that GQ food writer Alan Richman outlined the top 25 pizzas across the States. Here’s the list:
- Great Lake (Chicago)
- Lucali (Brooklyn, NYC)
- Pizzeria Delfina (San Francisco)
- Pizzeria Bianco (Phoenix)
- Bob & Timmy’s (Providence, R.I.)
- Sally’s Apizza (New Haven, Conn.)
- Tomato Pie (Los Angeles)
- Co. Company (Manhattan, NYC)
- Tacconelli’s (Philadelphia)
- Totonno’s (Brooklyn, NYC)
- Tarry Lodge (Port Chester, N.Y.)
- Frank Pepe (New Haven, Conn.)
- Luigi’s “the Original” (Harrison Township, Mich.)
- Gialina (San Francisco)
- Buddy’s (Detroit)
- Antica Pizzeria (Marina Del Ray, Calif.)
- A16 (San Francisco)
- Al Forno (Providence, R.I.)
- Galleria Umberto (Boston)
- Famous Joe’s (Manhattan, NYC)
- Tomatoes Apizza (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
- Osteria (Philadelphia)
- Santarpio’s (Boston)
- Niki’s (Detroit)
- Una Pizza Napoletana (Manhattan, NYC)
A few days ago, a couple of Domino’s Pizza employees posted a video on YouTube where they essentially defiled the food they were preparing for delivery. For example, one fellow stuck a piece of mozzarella up his nose, and then onto a sandwich. Check out that video:
The “online community” alerted Domino’s to this, and the employees were subsequently fired. The employees – and now Domino’s as well – claim the video was a prank, however one the company takes very seriously. Here is the Domino’s president, Patrick Doyle, speaking about the subject:
You’ll be happy(?) to know the two offending employees have since been arrested for their “prank.” The two are facing felony charges for tampering with food. Read more…
That is a picture of a vending machine that cooks pizza. That doesn’t mean the vending machine grabs a frozen pizza and zaps it: it actually mixes flour, water, tomato sauce and fresh ingredients to make a fresh pizza in about 3 minutes. Read more…
In an attempt to stand out from the standard pizzeria, Pizza Snobz has done something different. Their deep-fried pizza is high-calorie and high-fat, and is selling even better than the expected. Read more…
Pizza: It’s a crazy, confusing and wondrous food. And it comes in many, many forms. Exotic toppings, varying crust thickness, even the way it’s cooked can make a pizza unique. And everyone has a favorite. Check out this list of different types of pizzas to see if you can find a new fave:
Neapolitan
New York–Neapolitan
New York–Style
Sicilian-Style
Grandma-Style (aka ‘Nonna Pizza’)
New Haven–Style
Grilled Pizza
Bar Pizza
Trenton Tomato Pies
Old Forge–Style
Detroit-Style
Deep Dish
Stuffed Pizza
Chicago Thin Crust
Midwest-Style
Saint Louis–Style
California-Style
Ohio Valley–Style
New England Greek–Style
Washington D.C. Jumbo Slice
You may be eating more frozen pizzas than before, now that the economy’s gone south. Ever wonder how those pizzas were made? The BBC went on a tour of a frozen pizza factory to check out how much precision goes into your food. Check the video out here…
For the person who has everything, and cash to spare - here is a list of the most expensive, yet ordinary, dishes in the world. Yes, the hot dog seems cheap in comparison to the other dishes, but would you ever think of spending the better part of 20 bucks on a hot dog? Didn’t think so.
Most Expensive Hamburger: Wall Street Burger Shoppe in New York - $175
Most Expensive Chocolate Brownie: DB Bistro Moderne in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Sandwich: Cliveden House Hotel in Taplow, Berkshire - £100
Most Expensive Cheese: Moose House in Bjursholm, Sweden - $500/lb.
Most Expensive Pizza: Nino’s Bellissima in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Ice Cream Sundae: Serendipity 3 in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Hot Dog: Brooklyn Diner USA in New York - $17.95
Most Expensive Chocolate: Knipschildt Chocolates in Norwalk, Connecticut - $2,600/lb or $250/ea
Most Expensive Nut: Macadamia nut from Hawaii - $15-16/lb.
Most Expensive Pie: Fence Gate Inn near Burnley, Lancashire - £1,000 per slice
Most Expensive Dessert: Wine3 at The Fortress in Galle, Sri Lanka - $14,500
Cooking is all about experimentation. In fact, even the chocolate chip cookie was an accident/experiement. Most of the time, these experiments don’t really go anywhere. But once in a while, you’ll get an amazing dish. Check out this list of dishes that originated in the Americas:
Deep-Dish Pizza: The Original Pizzeria Uno, Chicago
The Philadelphia Cheesesteak: Pat’s King of Steaks, Philadelphia
California Rolls: Kitayama, Newport Beach, Calif.
Bananas Foster: Brennan’s, New Orleans
Pasta Primavera: Le Cirque, New York, NY
The French Dip: Philippe The Original, Los Angeles
Oysters Rockefeller: Antoine’s, New Orleans
The Hamburger: Louis’ Lunch, New Haven, CT
The Caesar Salad: Hotel Caesar, Tijuana, Mexico
The Mission-Style Burrito: El Faro, San Francisco
Muffuletta: Central Grocery, New Orleans
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