Comments on: Pizza, an Italian sine qua non (Alan Richman, please call me!)

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:00:26 +0000

Jeremy –

Thanks for the invitation; would be great to share a pizza and Brunello with you in San Antonio one day. But wait–did you just suggest pairing wine and pizza? Sacre bleu (or however you say that in Italian)! We must not be in Italy…

Cheers,

Tyler

By: Do Bianchi

Do Bianchi — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:04:12 +0000

Simona, Alan takes it too far in that piece… Dough in San Antonio is amazing…

Marco, I didn’t see Alan’s piece on New Orleans but I personally feel that there is never any reason for a food writer to be haughty… after all, writers or bloggers, we are writing about food and wine — not politics. Alan is a nice guy in person, but he can take it too far (as evidenced by his take on pizza). Isn’t pizza porn fun? Doug’s pizzas are highly photogenic.

Sgt. Sassafrass, I don’t know but I’ve been told that snobby food and wine writers generally don’t write back to squirrels.

East for Beginners, Tracie B and I would LOVE for y’all to come visit us in Texas. Even the German Professor would be impressed by the Mexican food here. Does the Cheese Hater like BBQ? I’ve been experimenting with all the BBQ places between San Antonio and Austin… some of them are AMAZING…

By: Vino NYC

Vino NYC — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:59:09 +0000

As a subscriber to GQ (both the magazine and its style tips) I was pretty gobsmacked by Mr. Richman’s poorly conceived and frankly pathetic article in the current issue. To suggest Americans warrant praise for successfully incorporating pizza into their breakfasts shows a sad failure (or refusal) to recognize this country’s culinary and dietary shortcomings. His criticism of both a thin crust and Mozzarella di Bufala DOC suggests he hasn’t been eating very good pizza, which, judging by his Best 25 list, is absolutely the case.

By: Eating for Beginners

Eating for Beginners — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:48:39 +0000

Oh my goodness. That antipasti with the egg on it looks like heaven on a plate. Must come to Texas ASAP. (In fact, we’re plotting a visit to you sometime this fall, just haven’t gotten around to, you know, telling YOU yet…)

By: Sgt. Sassafras

Sgt. Sassafras — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:26:11 +0000

Good luck hearing from Richman. Or Tyler. These folks dont read their email unless there is something it it for them. Forget about them and their opinions.

By: Marco

Marco — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:17:04 +0000

More glorious pizza porn! I made gas-grilled pizza last night. It was decent, though I need more practice. I might try charcoal next, though it’s more tricky because of the intense heat. In Italy the pizza is always beside the fire not over it.
No offense, but I have no respect for Alan Richman ever since he dissed New Orleans when it was on its knees.

By: Simona

Simona — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:10:52 +0000

Thanks for the link, Jeremy. I disagree with Mr Richman on several counts. Glad to read you found a pizza you like in San Antonio.