...must come to a stop. For the last few weeks, my desires for banana pudding, olive oil loaves, and butterscotch cookies have seemingly come to be replaced by cravings for hot slices right out of the oven at Di Fara's. I dream of slightly burnt crusts, fresh mozzarella and basil, drizzles of olive oil...all washed down with a can (or two :) of Coke.
Di Fara's on a Sunday afternoon with Don and a few friends. Half the joy of a meal at Di Fara's is watching Dom at work. Where he gets the energy to accomplish all he does at the age of 71 is beyond me..."impressed" doesn't even begin to describe my wonderment.
The meal started off with a square slice for each...
...eagerly making way to the whole pie...
...complete with sausage, artichokes, and mushrooms. 
An upskirt shot for those curious few :) For a more detailed review (because I am far too stuffed with pizza at the moment to offer any more), head to Danny's blog at Food in Mouth -> now those are some drool worthy photos!
As a quick go to spot on lazy afternoons, Artichoke is but a minute walk from our new apartment. This pizza joint, overtaken by hipsters in the evening, is relatively quiet on weekday afternoons with nary a wait. Pictured above is the square Sicilian slice, my personal favourite.
But on other days I branch out to the regular slice...
...and then every so often a craving for the signature artichoke pizza arises. My stomach never fails to feels of awful hell after downing one of those grease bombs. I know perfectly well the outcomes of eating an entire artichoke slice, but that knowledge is terribly insufficient in stopping me.
I also frequent Vinny Vincenz on a regular basis. Located around the corner from Artichoke, it's often a toss up between the two when I walk home in the evening bearing burdens of a pizza craving. Vinny's is on the "lighter" side...the abundant seating and free wifi is nice bonus.
Upskirt, hooray! Not bad at all for gas oven pizza.
Out in Brooklyn for ice cream this afternoon, we noticed that there was not a single soul in line for pizza at Grimaldi's. Absolutely unheard of! So we took advantage of the opportunity, walking right in, and were seated in a minute.
The restaurant was packed full with an equal mix of tourists and locals...bustling atmosphere, good music, and according to Steph, our new roommate from Hawai'i, "very New York." There was little discussion needed before confidently deciding upon a sausage and mushroom pie...
...tadah! The perfect size for an afternoon, post Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory "snack." We left an hour later, exiting the restaurant to discover this massive line for a table at Grimaldi's...my goodness we were lucky to pass by the restaurant at the time we did!
Di Fara
1424 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-1367
Artichoke Basilles Pizza
328 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-2004
Grimaldi's
19 Old Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-4300
Vinny Vincenz
231 1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-0707
Sunday, September 14, 2008
This Pizza Craving of Mine...
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8 comments:
Good call on the Grimaldi's toppings!
Was there a wait at DiFara's? As I understand it, he's the only pizza maker there and moves at his own pace, line or not. Not sure if you've eaten there before this but, how long would you now wait on a line for his pizza?
I played high school lacrosse at the field 3 blocks away, and don't remember the pizza in the area being anything spectacular. Of course this was back in 1988-1990. So this whole DiFara movement is quite puzzling. To me anyways.
wow, three pizzas in one post! that artichoke pie still eludes me. one day though... one day!
Hye Pjay!
We got to Difara's right before they were about to close for an hour, so we hung around the neighborhood and returned back early enough to be one of the first few in line. That was my first time at Difara's but I imagine I'll be making many more return trip! :)
Danny!
Just popped in a 4th...forgot about Vinny Vincenz when I was writing the post! The artichoke pie is good/interesting...you must be in the right mood to eat it! ^_^
Yay! I am licking my screen looking at your DiFara photos! I went for the first time last week and now am dreaming of my next visit to New York ...whenever that is.
Thanks! Now I have a pizza craving.
K, I'm still looking for those "upskirt shots" you mentioned here!
Hmmm. I also live around the corner from Artichoke and I have watched them make their pies.
I hope this doesn't break your heart, but the grease bomb is from the copious amounts of butter they add before and after layering the artichoke sauce.
No wonder it tastes so good and hurts so bad.
you have an interesting blog, difaras is by far the best pizza around, my sister lives 10 mins from there, lots of great photos also
aloha
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