Tavern-style sausage pizza at Villa Nova Stickney
In this video entry, I visit Villa Nova Stickney with Subbu Arumugam and Brian Erst for a tavern-style sausage pizza.
Pizzerias
Thin-crust at Kim’s Uncle Pizza in Westmont, Illinois
It’s Pizza Night at Kim’s Uncle Pizza in Westmont, Illinois, where Cecily Federighi, Billy Federighi, and Brad Shorten do a make & bake for us in this video of a pepperoni pizza.
Zazas Pizzeria: excellent NY-style in Chicago
I’ll admit it—I wasn’t keen on visiting Zazas Pizzeria on this trip. It’s New York–style, which I can get back home simply by crossing the street, and I was on a Chicago thin crust fact-finding mission while on my May 2023 pizza trip to the region. But three factors put me there: I’ve been semi-jokingly … Read more
Crust Fund Pizza Make & Bake with John Carruthers
It was Tuesday evening on my epic May 2023 pizza trip and I was making my way up a Chicago alley whose location I won’t disclose here. I was heading to John Carruthers’ house to pick up a special Crust Fund Pizza order.
It’s Pizza Night at Wells Brothers Restaurant in Racine, Wisconsin
Wells Brothers Restaurant came highly recommended by Chicago pizza aficionado Brian Erst, whose pizza judgment I trust implicitly. When he posted about it on his Instagram in October 2021, I took note. He said, “Let the record show that Wells Brothers has the best tavern thin crust—full stop.” That’s saying something. I bookmarked it and … Read more
Balistreri’s Italian-American Ristorante in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
The last several times I’ve visited Milwaukee, my relatives there have championed Balistreri’s, but I always defaulted to my longtime favorite Maria’s (RIP). This visit, I finally heeded their advice.
It’s Pizza Night at Zaffiro’s in Milwaukee
In this pilot episode of It’s Pizza Night, I visit Zaffiro’s Pizza & Bar on Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
My Chicago pizza tour—with a side quest to Wisconsin!
In May 2023 I fulfilled one of my longtime dreams—doing an epic pizza tour of Chicago. This post is a quick recap of where I went.