This is the first of a few "catch up" posts on pizzas that we've eaten during my writing hiatus. More will follow. We're just finishing our 3rd winter in Sarasota. My GPS (the Great Pizza Search) has continued around our southern home. And although I'd not been posting, I dictate notes while eating for future … Continue reading GPS Spring 22 – Sarasota, FL Pizza – Bite Size Reviews
Category: Great Pizza Search
Piz – A Pizza by Any Other Name…
Piz (pronounced PEETS) is short for a specific pizza that my mother, aunts, and grandmas made around Easter. Piz is one of two different piz (come on…) that we'd have around that time: One piz was savory with eggs, moozadell, parmagian, rigott, pepperoni, preciute with pastry crust on bottom, top, and sides. I'm totally unsure … Continue reading Piz – A Pizza by Any Other Name…
Exhaustive (nearly) Pizza Oven Study and 1st Use
OK, it's time to write something again. I've been really dialing in oven baked pizza (I will provide an article with pics of my progress soon). In the back of my mind, I've wanted to get an outdoor pizza oven like from Ooni or a Gozney Roccbox (gotta' love the name Rocc since it's a … Continue reading Exhaustive (nearly) Pizza Oven Study and 1st Use
Santa Catharina, More Upstate History, GPS #36!
In this post, I will start with Santa Catharina and end with Great Pizza Search #36.At the lowest point of my life, I met Santa Catharina. The luckiest day of my life, she asked me to dance! As they (who’s they?) say, “the rest is history.”Other guys say that they have a saint for a … Continue reading Santa Catharina, More Upstate History, GPS #36!
70’s V4 Part 2 and GPS #30 – #32!
My last few posts reviewed my bike tour to a couple of Upstate NY Pizza Meccas. Before the tour, I had several undocumented Great Pizza Searches. So, I’ll catch up in this post.But before that, while riding lately, I’ve been thinking about other “70’s V4” songs. if you remember, I defined a “70’s V4” song … Continue reading 70’s V4 Part 2 and GPS #30 – #32!
Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour – Day 3, GPS #35!
This was the 3rd and final day of 220 miles of riding with this leg being 80 miles from Utica to Schenectady, NY. Strava Link.This ride would take me through some of the most historic and beautiful parts of Upstate NY. I didn’t even know that until I made that ride! As I think back, … Continue reading Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour – Day 3, GPS #35!
Great Pizza Search (GPS) – Table Updated
The Great Pizza Search Table has been updated today. The last update was over a month ago on September 1. As you will see, there are several detailed reviews (& bike rides) that haven't been posted yet.The table is here: https://femike99.wordpress.com/pizza/
Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour – Day 2, GPS #34!
Day 2 of a 3 day bike tour to Utica and Schenectady, NY, two Pizza Meccas of Upstate NY. This day ended in Utica where I’ve been wanting to try their Tomato Pie, THAT WAS THE DAY! Neapolitan Word of the Day – Scugnizz Scugnizz (or Neapolitan shorten form of scugnizzo) is a word for … Continue reading Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour – Day 2, GPS #34!
Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour Day 1 – GPS #33!
With summer coming to a close, we decided to try something new! We’d not been out in the camper since the gravel bike races had ended in early August, and I really wanted to go to the Upstate NY “Pizza Meccas” of Utica and Schenectady, NY.So, off we went on a 3 day bike tour … Continue reading Upstate Pizza Mecca Tour Day 1 – GPS #33!
La Bicicletta #2 – Have a 9 on 9/9! GPS 29 and 30!
On 9/9, I rode 99 miles (actually, 106 (Strava Link – Part 1, Strava Link – Part 2)! I have an affinity for #9 since I was born on 9/9. I try to do something “epic” every year on that date. Though I’d ridden 100+ many times, I’d not done a century since my last … Continue reading La Bicicletta #2 – Have a 9 on 9/9! GPS 29 and 30!
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