The Pizza Show: NYC's Other Boroughs

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, school cut is school cut for I smoke marijuana, you've seen me eat

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all over Manhattan in Brooklyn, yes, but now it's time for me to go to

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. We're headed to Queens with Action Bronson to try some of his favorite pizzas. I love a slice of fresh pizza. out of the oven jumping on the ferry to Staten Island my friend Vic will take me on a pizza tour probably tonight pizza is worth crossing the bridge and ending it all and getting to Avenue my favorite pizza buddy brand icon oh it's raining superstar but we're on the street it's the best piece there is and this is like a great deal, we're going to get to three

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, I'm clean, much more than three slices, I'm ready, I'm starting a real Guardians with the real King of Queens Action Bronson in one of his favorite places Danny's pizzeria young Frankie P in the building you feel good you feel great amazing you look good I like it I just came from the Bronx I was mixing concrete, do it Yeah, yeah, he's doing some concrete work construction there, without bombing, is hanging.

Hey guys, ready James, make pizza today. Can you believe they are Albanians from Australia? No way, that's the background of Denny's, yeah guys, how paints. I hadn't heard of Albanians in Australia until I Met This Guy, so where do you go from here? Just one regular serving, yeah, the regular servings, uh, daddy, those two servings. This is the neighborhood spot since you were like a kid. You came here with the team of this world to make Chang that all of us. quiet here yes there are so many places in Cannes for a legendary slice thank you you know what you have to eat you have to have a soda fountain so we need two cokes please what sounds great this slice of goodness It's in your classic, prototypical slice of New York. the sauce is sweeter than usual.

I love a slice right out of the oven, but I like it when it sits for a second and then you put it back in the bowl. Well, actually it's the stinker. This slice has some weight to it. This is going to suck. Neil just goes with the coke. It's an incredibly hot summer day. Wow, let me order a chicken parmesan. Also, please, there it is, so make the chicken palma, no bread, no pasta, just space the fried chicken mixture with the sauce and the mozzarella. just hits an interesting point, it tastes so good i like champagne, that had a crazy impact on my house oh the holes in the body were heavy like me all day, let's make it we were experimenting with pizzas back then , always what are

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pizza sponsors. like close to the heart around you, it was actually a place in the 117 block neighborhood in Jamaica like between the murder and Jamaica, call Alfie.

I love the square there, but it is God. I mean, I'm a corner. I love this huge Aussie and there's a place on 117 in Jamaica for Spanish chicken and one of the best hot sauces you'll ever have because we're going to get the hot sauce from the Spanish place and put it on the corner slice at Alphaeus. Can I buy a hot sauce? Check out this hot sauce. This is the Holy Grail. Oh, there's the tobacco. I can see the color. It's something legendary. You see that ooh, it's the next level. Open Atticus or continue if it is.

Right there, have you ever tried like that? Yes, it has a unique flavor. What's up, baby? Thanks, man, oh yeah, the bus, the New York City bus, so in love, look, that's L, this is what I'm talking about, man, I think. The conversations are not a joke. I didn't tell all of these so they could say what's going on. Everybody's fine, do it. Second place. Thank you. I'm Hank. Don't know. I think we're going to go with a Sicilian Slav. Now come on, bread sauce, Tom, I know, sure, I know joy, honey. Can I please put two corners of this on two corners of your knob with the side facing down?

Yes, this is a dumb mp3. You always see the pinwheel. Yes, pinwheels are a big problem. Spit, it's good. How long have they been here for 45 years? God bless you. Are you a family member? My sister is amazing. It is a family business and has been operated for all these years. My favorite was once my Sicilian and my advantage now is that there aren't that many pizza places they make. us Sicilians the way we do it takes a little bit of time because first you have to pierce the pizza and then put sauce, put the cheese, put it back in the oven for another eight minutes, it takes a long time, but it has to come out perfect . to my office with the pizza place, do it, let's do it, so yeah, man, this is good, this is good, how do we do it?

You dive into the corner, it's not there, no, it's fun. Oh, lady, that cross sure is delicious, delicious. mm-hmm you have to get that extra crust I have to get the piece of crust amazing unreal we have people we have the sugar sprinkled on that pizza crazy no, sauces is fine just the other one on the slice ketchup sauce that's what the hot ones don't do dogs pizza, yeah, it's been some weird stuff, you hear what's going on, what's that background noise? The ice cream man in summer, there's the soft one, hasn't he just turned the corner?

Let's go look for it, we're not leaving, you're leaving. to get the ice cream around here let's go to the corner close this old stomping ground for you everywhere in this town is my stomping ground yeah I'll walk free ain't got no one to dress with right now oh all you had to go with you, yeah, wow. the only one, this is a clean Mister Softee truck, it's beautiful, how you feel man, you're good, what do you want, so vanilla and chocolate swirling with the salt and those colorful sprinkles, thanks man, you made my day day daddy let me get a cherry slush please thank you Bob you're the man you want garlic I'm going to get into the sauce oh no I don't fight since it's IPS in my group I never knew we could all be worried like that you know Isis like We don't have much time in the surf, the man said we don't know what's going on, you have to appreciate it, enjoy every damn second, no sadness, no anger, no, no enemies, no, nothing, just be happy, just live and Enjoy every breath.

Second man, the mix of cultures on a block, this is another perfect afternoon in the city of Queens, no one does it better than Queen. I'm a little short on the intimidation factor, but I know how to intimidate someone if necessary, very well. law, this is the favorite security guard at Vic's Taconic vices when Vic is not protecting the office, he is talking about food or eating the last time I saw Vic, he promised to take me on a pizza tour of his bar in Staten Island. Oh no, thanks. I want the Staten Island Ferry right now, one of the best public transportation in New York City in my opinion.

We're about to pass the Statue of Liberty. Let's meet Vic. Vic is passionate about food. He knows the best restaurants. The best bakeries. Thank you very much for inviting me here. Please, no rough seas. I don't have dizziness. I'm waiting, it's a pizza, okay, come on, let's do this, let's infiltrate Staten Island pizzas. They have no idea. Coming? Better served hot and crispy. What is this scene like here? Tell me about Staten Island, that Ireland is a nice place, a great place, there are a lot of Italians from Brooklyn that are here now and at the loom, they are getting the loans, that's it, the routines are all great jeans with that, my goodness , it was Ben.

I was the Cugine, of course, of course. I had to have spiky hair the whole thing and then we have super Ellis. I think they're padded, but they're not, but you know, KU jeans come with good food, yeah, of course, right now we're on our way to having at least Ivan's been here for a long time. Lee's Tavern is a perfect place to hang out with your friends, drink a beer and eat pizza. It doesn't seem like much has changed in over 70 years. It has been open. Well, thank you for inviting us to do. What do you think sounds good?

I'm packing a chicken. Yeah, look at that pot. It's cooked to perfection, bubbly, oh yes, I love pizza, the texture is like it's crispy, it tastes like the topping. I love that chicken, I already realized I'm going to like this one, oh yeah, here we go, delicious. I love these Terry puppets, they are like he could eat them like they were potato chips. I can't help its pleasant taste all the time. It's like all of that is hanging from my chin. Can you understand it in high definition? Let's go for a short walk. and we're going to Goodfellas Pizza, famous guys, a serving of vodka can't be beat, this is Frank Andrew Signora.

Can we bother you with one of his world famous vodka cakes? No problem my friend, so we make a homemade vodka cream sauce. We only use fresh mozzarella and then top it with seasoned mushrooms and sugar snap peas. After cooking, it turns into Parma brittle and a chunk of fresh Reggiano ice. A great classic New York Italian dish turned into a pizza, here you go, oh, I already like this pizza. I could tell you that right now Frankie, okay, here we go, we have to check it out. I like to give this piece consistency in the background.

The smell. The feeling comes out of this pizza. Hey? Tell me this pizza could work. Crossing the bridge, delicious. You're good, no cheese on your chin, you look good, yeah, it's so good. I realized it when we entered. Andrew on the right side is like the wall of fame, yeah who's up, yeah man, Regis filming Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, all the mayoral hopefuls. and he chooses in the last 25 years you didn't see the De Blasio Fork, this is where it happened, you know, this is where we, yeah, right, will you sit? Oh, I think he was in office maybe eight days, you know he had a business meeting with the locals. island guys because we wanted to know that in Iowan one of the press women comes up to me and says: you see what she's doing, she ate it with the form oh no, maybe five minutes.

I checked my phone, it's all over. Internet, okay, yeah, this here doesn't work, I have the large portion size. Oh, Marlon, that's Peter today, you know? It's a beautiful day, it's a little rainy, but it's a good day for pizza. I forgot where he was. I thought, okay. If you're going to grow him up, then he already knows what's happening to me. You think me, Tarzan and Jane get a little carried away and it's not fucking Halloween? I mean, you know it's Tavern Nino's pizzeria is one of Vic's regular spots, so he took the order into his own hands this is cold scungilli and that's punch with a little celery lemon olive oil black pepper this is scungilli in medium spicy sauce baby Gollum fried ah excellent Denis nose wings and then we get the pizza buon appetito excellent and with pain really very good these are delicacies these are Italian delicacies scungilli you don't even understand them you often want those wings when you eat one you don't see I love them Wow there it is I love this style of pizza oh yeah real girl on top look at Ellie I don't know how much I could eat yeah I told you I'm going to go with the sausage first yeah yeah the little one or Japan we think I just leave room for my mouth, that's good.

What the cross is so good just has that nice well-cooked bottom the sausage is delicious the mozzarella is good and the milking oh my gray tomato sauce and Reggiano parmesan oh look at that stretch the arugula on top olive oil all good ingredients I'm I love it It's kind of bad right now, right across the street from Denis Noss Ralph's and it wouldn't be a summer night in Staten Island without some Italian ice. The girls are sweet as ice. Alright. Well done. I love the first view. Pretty. way to end a beautiful day here and start now Staten Island Pizza Staten Island forever you girls want to take a selfie with me, go ahead, take them out, get in here, here, I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I've never been taught to have the little Italy of the Bronx.

I'm making up for lost time with my friend Mark. Hey, what's up brother? The Avenue Market. Do you know what I can't believe? I have never been. I feel like this here before I can't believe you've never been here I know right, you know how things are in Brooklyn, you stay in your neighborhood, no one leaves, this is like the new Little Italy, yeah, this one's dinner night, have you cooked rabbit? Not so good lately huh Mike Rabbit I love it in Italy they do it all the time how you doing great we're both guys from Brooklyn our time here in the Bronx Wow we're checking all the avenues look isn't that your place to be honey the market has been here since 1940 we have been here since 1970 we have been here a long time this is real old world italian a guy it's more like a family neighborhood you know everyone knows each other let's go have pizza I think so.

Mikado coffee, these are delicious, thank you very much, well, you have four servings, we do not recommend, well, we have so many, we have sausages and peppers, this one here. It's called boss, get these chopped tomatoes, celery, basil and onion and then we have a margarita. I go with the cheese on the bottom and the plate on top, yes I like it upside down, let me make one of the bruschetta please when I make a sauce on Pouncy. a sauceokay, then one and the other, that's right, oh yes, we'll agree, but I just want to try my son, you're a fan, oh, I'll try it like this, thank you, thank you, the Manhattan specials remind me of you in any moment.

I see the Manhattan special, I think it was in my bottle, you go for the sausage and peppers, I think it smells amazing, this is really good, well the crust is nice, there's the tripe with the octopus salad. You should have breakfast right here. tripe and octopus let's go easy we'll do a lot here okay let's do some Andrew's cimonan stuff over here it looks like a beehive okay here we go here you go honeycomb tripe I don't know the texture for me just swallow it - yeah okay kid don't have a bowl of cereal cereal right now oh man I wish this tasted like cereal all over 18th Avenue Court Street yeah so there really was no reason for you or me to come here to eat Italian food in the past, but now that things are good, this is our new 18th Avenue, yeah, it's crazy, I think we did what we needed to do here.

You're not in this to not have someone's right if you've done well. Our first stop on the Avenue is Tidal Brothers, a store. Full of old school Italian delicacies and every meat and cheese you can imagine, we're very lucky to meet the unofficial mayor outside, so what's the story with the brothers of the title, a big man right behind you and play to meet you, thanks for having city over the skull on the block, all right on the block, like I'm eight years old, you're 80, damn man, you look great and really cool to play like I'm 35, today is a baby game, well, let's say, mr. mayor, it was a pleasure to meet the mayor, yeah, isn't that man beautiful, get that beauty mask, hey, hey, you're doing good, guys, you need Mike Frank Pallone, nice to meet you, nice to meet you, thanks for welcome us, have you been here? since 1915 my father said he came from Austria originally they were tailors he says when they came and they came to the neighborhood it was predominantly a small neighborhood and they went from being tailors to opening an Italian food products company this is what they all surpass in all the products of the Roman parmigiano. this is my favorite goat's milk pecorino cheese let me

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Fresh homemade mozzarella department with aged balsamic. That's why I like going out with you. I mean, it's so old school that they still have wood chips. the floor they have the meat hanging this is what I wanted to see on Arthur Avenue this is what it's about next is Costanza's just down the street they have tons of fresh seafood for sale inside but I'm here for one thing: the sidewalk clams well, The only thing they told us was to come here to eat clams and oysters. I don't know when to maybe mix the clams and how old you are in your family vinnie. 99 years left. 100 years yes, only 1918.

Little by little, thank you. How do you recommend eating these? Do you put a little hot sauce on it? Oh, I'm going with a little bit of lemon in some cocktail sauce. A little lemon. I keep it simple. Salut primo, good ox, oh good, perfect, clean, delicious, one of the oldest restaurants on Arthur Avenue. Marios is a true red sauce Italian classic and I hear the owner, Josef, is making some of the best pizza in the Bronx. They've been making pizza here since the early 20th century and it's not even on the menu. He does the best. pizza the best Easter ever even though he is my dad here to not have them you guys are in the Bronx what style of pizza do you make here Neapolitan pizza hello but we put everything on them we make them all these different ways , true, but My favorite is the margaritas, they are at the top of crunchy, you can double there, it's a positive space that we started in 1919, so Mario was your my father and my father said that when he came after school he used to break into pieces, but I couldn't.

I didn't get to the counter and saw that he had a box of coke since they aren't there to make the pot. Wow, I like to talk about starting young. If he is here. I invent them. I have some at home as they wear out. you make it yourself yeah that's amazing you're the first pizza maker I've seen making your own peels and tossing the pizza. It's just the Schulz

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. I mean, I could do it, you know, but I don't, it doesn't work. pizza or something better, yes, I love it, a little olive oil with black pepper and we put it on the other, so the pizza here, if you are lucky enough to get a pizza, yes, it is special because it is not a pizzeria , it's a restaurant and then we have the King making the pizza we go there it's she it's Pablo and it looks delicious you hear wood creak my color that's the best part How is it amazing?

I'm going for this I know this is sick I know I'm going to Turn this pizza on now, you can hear the crunch when you roll it, oh, you hear that welcome, that normal gas, another, it tastes like charcoal. Level pizza. I'm telling you, the opaque tested wonderfully and you could see it came out with bubbles. and I just wanted to eat it right out of that pan, word on the street is that it's the best piece. I'm not there and you, this is really excellent. Seventy-eight years of experience. I don't remember the list when I was a kid, I had a cross like this, I really must remind you of Italian bread, no phones, oh my God, I have to shake your hand, this is delicious, so good, it's super fast, are these techniques that they passed on to you, are some of the things that you develop on your own no no that's the formula that's the formula that's a formula well, the formula works I just left Mario's ate one of the most delicious pizzas in the Bronx and it was like a great day overall.

I feel really honored. eat your pizza, yeah, you know, hey, I'm making that pizza for us, it was really special, it really was, oh, this is a great day and not too heavy, thanks for having me, come on, you always know, I love having you, is not the same. Without you