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The thing that shocked me about NYC on my first trip there was how every little stereotype and preconception I had about it was spot-on accurate. The cabbies, tourists, rats, people (and their attitude) and of course the pizza! For some reason I thought it was all just TV and movies embelshing details lazily.

The $0.99 Pizza slices are better than pizza I have had almost anywhere else, with one exception being another hell's kitchen spot that served Neapolitan pizza (Naples style pizza) which tasted different and better than any other, I can't describe it other than to say all the flavours and textures were "more" and tasted less manufactured and more home cooked.

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I pretty much love all styles of pizza, which I think comes down to setting expectations. If you're expecting pizza style x and you get pizza style y you're going to think it's bad. (Note: within styles there are bad pizzas.)

But Neapolitan, it's on another level to me. I still remember the first time I had it at Settebello in SLC back in the mid 2000s. From that day, my dream was to have a backyard oven to make it. Several years back I got an Ooni pizza oven and it has been a delight. Dough, sauce, mozzarella, basil, and fire. It's so simple and pure yet magical.

I last made some two days ago. After eating I told my wife, "I think everyone in the world deserves to taste this." I really do.

I have a Blackstone propane-fueled oven[1] that gives off major A380 vibes (it's really ugly), but it puts out some of the best pizza I eat on a regular basis. It's amazing that with just a few simple ingredients, and lots and lot of fire, I'm able to make this stuff at home.

[1] https://www.mooseonfire.com/home/2015/1/4/product-review-the...

My favorite thing about the dollar pizza is how you can see so many people happily walking around holding the distinctive paper plates, for blocks and blocks around each location.

> people (and their attitude)

I've always found that New Yorkers aren't as rude as people say, they just tend to get right to the point in a way that people from, e.g., northern California may find off-putting.

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