I was reading the pizza posts below, and was wondering: why is a food
(any food) supposedly "better" in it's country of origin than here in
the U.S.?

I personally believe American pizza simply dwarfs its italian
predicessor. Why is there so little italian pizza in the U.S.? Because
nobody wants it! Italian "pizza" is an impotent concoction of crunchy,
paper thin "bread" that is so unappetizing that it has to be covered
up by a feable excuse for tomato sauce and (what appear to be) rotten,
overcooked herbs like fresh basil leaves. And no, I don't like four
large lumps of grainy mozzarella placed confusingly on the top. Grate
your cheese, please. And give me some meat baby!

(Oscar) wrote in news:ae2763da.0401012149.55ffee14
@posting.google.com:

I was reading the pizza posts below, and was wondering: why is a food
(any food) supposedly "better" in it's country of origin than here in
the U.S.?

I personally believe American pizza simply dwarfs its italian
predicessor. Why is there so little italian pizza in the U.S.? Because
nobody wants it! Italian "pizza" is an impotent concoction of crunchy,
paper thin "bread" that is so unappetizing that it has to be covered
up by a feable excuse for tomato sauce and (what appear to be) rotten,
overcooked herbs like fresh basil leaves. And no, I don't like four
large lumps of grainy mozzarella placed confusingly on the top. Grate
your cheese, please. And give me some meat baby!


Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

lol, my thoughts exactly. Dominoes for Italian and Panda Express for Chinese,
and I think he'd be a very happy camper!

I was reading the pizza posts below, and was wondering: why is a food
(any food) supposedly "better" in it's country of origin than here in
the U.S.?

I personally believe American pizza simply dwarfs its italian
predicessor. Why is there so little italian pizza in the U.S.? Because
nobody wants it! Italian "pizza" is an impotent concoction of crunchy,
paper thin "bread" that is so unappetizing that it has to be covered
up by a feable excuse for tomato sauce and (what appear to be) rotten,
overcooked herbs like fresh basil leaves. And no, I don't like four
large lumps of grainy mozzarella placed confusingly on the top. Grate
your cheese, please. And give me some meat baby!


Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

I've just started reading "American Pie," by Peter Reinhart. What fun. The
beginning is a travel journal of his quest. This section gives a good
understanding of the different types of Italian and American pies. (Haven't
finished that yet.) I skimmed ahead and he gives a half dozen different
crust types, lots of different intriguing topping preparations, specific
pies, and ends up with foccacia. It looks to be a wonderful winter playbook.
Take a look at it the next time you are at the book store; it was just
published in November.
Janet

"Janet Bostwick" wrote in
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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in
message . ..
Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

I've just started reading "American Pie," by Peter Reinhart. What
fun. The beginning is a travel journal of his quest. This section
gives a good understanding of the different types of Italian and
American pies. (Haven't finished that yet.) I skimmed ahead and he
gives a half dozen different crust types, lots of different intriguing
topping preparations, specific pies, and ends up with foccacia. It
looks to be a wonderful winter playbook. Take a look at it the next
time you are at the book store; it was just published in November.
Janet

I saw it while Christmas shopping but didn't get it then. It's definitely
on my "to get" list!

Thanks!
Wayne

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Hey -- I like Papa John's thin crust. Of course it isn't authentic, none
of the chains are, but I don't care. I still like it.

I love Donato's. They are a chain east of the Mississippi in about six
or seven states. Their claim to fame is using provolone instead of
mozarella. Again, not authentic, but good nonetheless.

--
John Gaughan
http://www.johngaughan.net/

Oscar wrote:
And give me some meat baby!

I hear Sheldon's services are for rent...

Seriously, though, pizza without meat is like a hamburger without the
burger, like a chicken sandwich without the chicken, etc.

--
John Gaughan
http://www.johngaughan.net/

John Gaughan wrote in
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Hey -- I like Papa John's thin crust. Of course it isn't authentic,
none of the chains are, but I don't care. I still like it.

I love Donato's. They are a chain east of the Mississippi in about six
or seven states. Their claim to fame is using provolone instead of
mozarella. Again, not authentic, but good nonetheless.

--
John Gaughan
http://www.johngaughan.net/




I was generalizing, but there are some chains that actually produce some
quite edible pizza, just not anything authentic as you said. I
sometimes get a personal pan pizza and a salad from Pizza Hut for a
quick lunch. It's usually tasty, but nothing I'd spend time sitting
over for dinner.

My preference is for hand-crafted rustic pizza, authentic to its Italian
roots or not. Luckily, I have two places within a short drive who
produce such if I don't feel like firing up the oven at home.

Wayne

Hello gorgeous people,

Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.

If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would you
choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?

eg, I go with Pizza Hut. I like their thin/crispy bases.


You might go Dominoes or some other.

Raelene - Perf.
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
(Oscar) wrote in news:ae2763da.0401012149.55ffee14
@posting.google.com:

I was reading the pizza posts below, and was wondering: why is a food
(any food) supposedly "better" in it's country of origin than here in
the U.S.?

I personally believe American pizza simply dwarfs its italian
predicessor.
(snip)
Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

No no, this post is deserving of Chuck E. Cheese's!

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in newsxcJb.6303$kK.988
@bignews3.bellsouth.net:

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
(Oscar) wrote in news:ae2763da.0401012149.55ffee14
@posting.google.com:

I was reading the pizza posts below, and was wondering: why is a food
(any food) supposedly "better" in it's country of origin than here in
the U.S.?

I personally believe American pizza simply dwarfs its italian
predicessor.
(snip)
Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

No no, this post is deserving of Chuck E. Cheese's!

Jill

Hehehe! I shoulda thought of that one!

Wayne

In article , Wayne
Boatwright wrote:

Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

Wayne

He-e-e-ey-y, I represent that remark! Papa John's makes the best thin
crust around here. There's a nearby Italian deli that's touted but
their base sauce seemed to be plain ol' tomato sauce. We love Papa
John's. So there! :-P
--
-Barb
12-28-03: Tourtiere picture added to my site: www.jamlady.eboard.com
Also a picture of my Baba Authorized struhadlo for making halushky
"If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

In article , Wayne

Take this man to Domino's or Papa John's. He can die happy!

He-e-e-ey-y, I represent that remark! Papa John's makes the best thin
crust around here. There's a nearby Italian deli that's touted but
their base sauce seemed to be plain ol' tomato sauce. We love Papa
John's. So there! :-P

I've never had Papa John's, so I can't speak for them, but Dominoes,
geez. My niece and nephew were born and raised in Domino country in
Michigan, and they just love! the stuff. Much to the chagrin of
their mother who was born and raised within sight of Manhattan.
Chains don't do especially well around here. I just pick up the
phone and call Luigi, some kid brings me half plain and half
sausage and peppers, made by someone in the shop by hand, not
pulled out of the freezer and warmed up.

nancy

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 08:28:37 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

Papa John's makes the best thin
crust around here. There's a nearby Italian deli that's touted but
their base sauce seemed to be plain ol' tomato sauce. We love Papa
John's. So there! :-P

But what about those oddly uniform spots on the top of the cheese?
Like they have a template and run a blowtorch over it to make
'freckles'.

From their web site:

"We pride ourselves on using cheese made with 100% mozzarella."

What kind of cheese do you make with mozzarella?

"Raelene" wrote in message
u...
Hello gorgeous people,

Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.

If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would
you
choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?

eg, I go with Pizza Hut. I like their thin/crispy bases.


You might go Dominoes or some other.

First of all, I wouldn't order from Dominoes if it was the last pizza place
on earth. Dominoes has bad pizza, in my opinion, and that is enough reason
to avoid them. The other reason is that Dominoes is aligned with some
extreme right-wing religious groups, and part of your purchase price ends up
funding law suites for political causes like forcing schools to teach
creationism. The Thomas More Law Center was established by Dominoes
founder, Tom Monaghan and is housed in the Dominoes headquarters in Ann
Arbor, Michigan. Thomas More Law Center is extremely anti-gay. Thomas More
lists Rick Santorum and Alan Keyes among its board members and supplies
guest attorneys to Fox News network shows such as Hannity and Colmes and the
O'Reilly Factor.

I try to find a local pizza place to order from -- even if I have to pick-up
the pizza.