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OT: Best Pizza in CT

Deepster said:
A) You specifically said "around Asylum".
B) I drive down Ashley twice every weekday.
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We were discussing downtown Hartford. The part of Asylum Ave that is downtown is safe. Ashley street is 1.3 miles away, in a much worse section. This cant be difficult for you to understand.
 
CTBasketball said:
SoOoOoOoO before this thread gets locked because we’re talking about Hartford homicides and local geography....

I went to Newington Pizza last week and had a pretty solid meatball and onion pie. Not traditionally a fan of Greek style pizza but this was surprisingly not bad.
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There is no chance the pizza thread gets locked. Might as well close down the entire BY if that were to ever occur.
 
storrsroars said:
Hartford has the 8th highest homicide rate in the country at 25.69 murders per 100K people.

Pittsburgh is 22nd at 18.57.

I never even think about it. Perfectly safe here, far as I'm concerned. The people predisposed to violence (gangs, drug dealers, etc.) pretty much only shoot their own.
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Downtown Hartford is the same as downtown Pittsburgh and basically the same as every other downtown, perfectly safe. He's just terrified of cities.
 
Deepster said:
I'm IN Hartford right now, stooge.
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Deepster said:
I'm IN Hartford right now, stooge.
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OK, slowly . . . D-O-W-N-T-O-W-N?
(asking for some friends)

Fwiw, I did take a look to see that Ashley runs through the heart of Asylum Hill, from Woodland to Garden. How preposterous to connect this with Asylum when it has been referenced with Pratt. I could pick some streets between Chapel and Elm Streets moving west from downtown New Haven and make it seem like The Shops at Yale are dangerous territory, and I have to travel through the Dwight neighborhood to get downtown from Westville. Apples to apples, please.
 
JordyG said:
Damn Yankee's and their artisanal hipster foods are everywhere. Artichoke and pizza! Sacrilege!
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Red pie with artichoke and eggplant, light mozz, well done is our number one go-to from Modern. Had it again tonight and it was one of the best ever. Really just about perfect. Nice char, plump artichokes, crisp eggplant, firm crust. Ideal amounts of sauce and cheese.

Ready in 20 minutes as always.

Come to think of it, that alone should make it the official Boneyard pizza.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
If they sell Sicilian slices like they do on 14th Street, and if the slices are as good as on 14th Street, this IS news!

2 Sundays ago, I got a slice for the first time in their new location across the street from where I used to walk up to the sidewalk window. I was skeptical, but it was a planned part of a walk from Fulton Street to GCT, and chosen over Katz's Deli. It was outstanding: crunchy, FULL-fat flavor, with great chunky plum tomato sauce. I don't eat anything like this anywhere else, but here it is special.

Noted: Before it closed, the Bridgeport Two Boots was terrible in comparison to the the one I used to go to in the West Village, and I have never had a transcendent pie from any Pepe's other than Wooster Street.

Between this, Goldburger's and its related restaurant, I'm seeing a new reason to check out Newington at some point.
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So you’re saying Basille is worth a shot. I always find your commentary on food interesting as it seems more exciting to you. It lacks the cryptic and rhythmic tone of your other posts (which is the Hans trademark) but enjoyable to read nonetheless.
 
MervthePurvis said:
So you’re saying Basille is worth a shot. I always find your commentary on food interesting as it seems more exciting to you. It lacks the cryptic and rhythmic tone of your other posts (which is the Hans trademark) but enjoyable to read nonetheless.
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If they can replicate the Sicilian slice available in the East Village, YES.
 
storrsroars said:
Hartford has the 8th highest homicide rate in the country at 25.69 murders per 100K people.

Pittsburgh is 22nd at 18.57.

I never even think about it. Perfectly safe here, far as I'm concerned. The people predisposed to violence (gangs, drug dealers, etc.) pretty much only shoot their own.
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Pittsburgh = 58.35 sq miles Hartford = 18.07 sq miles.
 
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I'm planning on building a coal-fired oven in my back yard this afternoon with copies of Pinito's book and making New Haven style pies here in DC as my oven goes up in flames.. oh, and turning off the internet as well.
 
Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is a pizzeria in Naples, Italy, which is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.

History
First established in 1738 as a stand for peddlers, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba was opened in 1830 in the town center at Via Port'Alba 18. The restaurant replaced street vendors who would make pizza in wood-fired ovens and bring it onto the street, keeping it warm in small tin stoves they balanced on their head. It soon became a prominent meeting place for men in the street. Most patrons were artists, students, or others with very little money, so the pizzas made were generally simple, with toppings such as oil and garlic.. A payment system, called pizza a otto, was developed that allowed customers to pay up to eight days after their meal. A resulting local joke was that a meal from Port'Alba might be someone's last free meal, if they died before they paid. Additionally, patrons created poetry to honor the pizzas. Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is still in business today, located between a number of bookstores. It is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.
Food
Since its creation in 1830, the eatery's ovens have been lined with lava rocks from nearby Mount Vesuvius. At the time of its creation, one popular pizza was the Mastunicola, topped with lard, sheep milk cheese, and basil. Basil and oregano were the most common herbs, while other toppings included seafood, buffalo mozzarella, cured meats, and cecinielli, small white fish still in development.
 
Mazhude said:
Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is a pizzeria in Naples, Italy, which is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.

History
First established in 1738 as a stand for peddlers, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba was opened in 1830 in the town center at Via Port'Alba 18. The restaurant replaced street vendors who would make pizza in wood-fired ovens and bring it onto the street, keeping it warm in small tin stoves they balanced on their head. It soon became a prominent meeting place for men in the street. Most patrons were artists, students, or others with very little money, so the pizzas made were generally simple, with toppings such as oil and garlic.. A payment system, called pizza a otto, was developed that allowed customers to pay up to eight days after their meal. A resulting local joke was that a meal from Port'Alba might be someone's last free meal, if they died before they paid. Additionally, patrons created poetry to honor the pizzas. Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is still in business today, located between a number of bookstores. It is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.
Food
Since its creation in 1830, the eatery's ovens have been lined with lava rocks from nearby Mount Vesuvius. At the time of its creation, one popular pizza was the Mastunicola, topped with lard, sheep milk cheese, and basil. Basil and oregano were the most common herbs, while other toppings included seafood, buffalo mozzarella, cured meats, and cecinielli, small white fish still in development.
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This is about an hour north of Maiori, where Frank Pepe was born in 1893.
 
David 76 said:
Those are per capita rates. Size is meaningless in this context.
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David 76 said:
Those are per capita rates. Size is meaningless in this context.
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David 76 said:
Those are per capita rates. Size is meaningless in this context.
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Pittsburgh's square miles includes a lot more affluence than Hartford. If Hartford was expanded to this size, crime rates per capita would go way down.
 
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Mazhude said:
Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is a pizzeria in Naples, Italy, which is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.

History
First established in 1738 as a stand for peddlers, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba was opened in 1830 in the town center at Via Port'Alba 18. The restaurant replaced street vendors who would make pizza in wood-fired ovens and bring it onto the street, keeping it warm in small tin stoves they balanced on their head. It soon became a prominent meeting place for men in the street. Most patrons were artists, students, or others with very little money, so the pizzas made were generally simple, with toppings such as oil and garlic.. A payment system, called pizza a otto, was developed that allowed customers to pay up to eight days after their meal. A resulting local joke was that a meal from Port'Alba might be someone's last free meal, if they died before they paid. Additionally, patrons created poetry to honor the pizzas. Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is still in business today, located between a number of bookstores. It is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.
Food
Since its creation in 1830, the eatery's ovens have been lined with lava rocks from nearby Mount Vesuvius. At the time of its creation, one popular pizza was the Mastunicola, topped with lard, sheep milk cheese, and basil. Basil and oregano were the most common herbs, while other toppings included seafood, buffalo mozzarella, cured meats, and cecinielli, small white fish still in development.
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I'll be in Naples at the end of the month. I'll be sure to check this out. I can't wait to eat pizza 3 meals a day.
 
amsterdamjade said:
I'll be in Naples at the end of the month. I'll be sure to check this out. I can't wait to eat pizza 3 meals a day.
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Hoping you have better luck than we did on our last trip to Italy - we wanted to go, but decided against it as Naples was in the third week of a garbage strike. Our concierge basically said, "Are you nuts? It's gross!" (albeit more diplomatically).
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
This steps up the pressure to go there, if only to be able to say, "I ate there before expansion."
Still open under original conditions, right?
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I think so but don't know.
 
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