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Yes, It Exists: Disco Ball Pizza Oven!

Disco Ball Pizza Oven
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This Disco Ball Pizza Oven (Yes, I just typed that) can be found in the Viennese restaurant, Disco Volante (Flying Disc). Not only does it bake delicious pizza but it also, wait for it, spins around like a real mirror disco ball! Visit This Link to watch a video in which you will see the oven spin around, as happy restaurant goers worship it openly.

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L’asso EV Italian Eatery is ‘Aces’ All The Way

L'Asso EV Exterior Wall
Art and Interior Shots By Gail Worley, Food Photos by Anne Raso and Gail Worley

Against trend, we often side with the belief that most foods labeled “Healthy” might be significantly less tasty than their less healthy counterparts – case in point: Pizza. So, we had a pretty serious Come to Jesus Moment this week while dining for the first time at L’asso EV, a newcomer to the East Village, boasting a dedication to the organic, gluten free culinary approach, that manages to get just about everything right.

L'Asso EV Pizza Oven
Pizza Oven!

We were initially tempted to visit L’Asso with the promise of being served the “Best Pizza In NYC” (a claim we have heard many times before). And while we admit that L’asso EV’s pizza is insane, it is really a co-star amid an ensemble cast (menu) of tasty treats that will likely convert you to a regular customer.

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Neapolitan Pies Hit the Upper West Side at Fratelli La Bufala

Fratelli la Bufala Restaurant Logo

In Italian, the word Bufala (if you couldn’t guess) means Buffalo: as in the mighty animal and the delicious mozzarella cheese, but the word can also signify something that is meant to be a joke, or a humorous story. At least that’s what I was told when I visited Fratelli La Bufala, a new European-based chain Pizza restaurant that opened its doors on Broadway and 76th Street on April 27th. One might ask if New York City really needs another pizza restaurant, let alone a chain restaurant just getting its feet wet in America. But early signs point to Fratelli la Bufala having something unique to offer. Continue reading Neapolitan Pies Hit the Upper West Side at Fratelli La Bufala