Sunday, June 5, 2011

Pizza tour 2011 check it out

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Trooper York said...

Scott the Pizza Guy had a lot of enthusiasm. I was skeptical at first but he turned out to be a very cool guy.

June 5, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Trooper York said...

The last place you see the pizza from Sam's which was very tasty. We have been back since then a couple of times and it was a lot of fun.

Nothing like drinking Santa Cristina in Flintstone Jelly Glasses.

More to follow.

June 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Titus said...

Thanks Troop.

The last place looked the best to me.

TITS.

June 5, 2011 at 5:22 PM
ricpic said...

Troop, I know this is a fun place where everyone's supposed to keep it light, probably a good rule, but just this once I want to say something serious that you might not like but here goes: in this pizza tour video you look tired. I mean seriously tired. Maybe the store could run on "automatic" while you take a rest, a significant rest. I don't know if that's possible. If it is possible this total stranger is making that suggestion. Maybe I'm out of line and if I am tell me. More important, think about taking a rest. Please.

June 5, 2011 at 5:29 PM
Trooper York said...

Thanks ripic. You can always say what you want.

I was paticularly tired that day because we had to be there at Lombardi's at ten in the morning and I didn't get to sleep until three the night before. Usually we can sleep a little later but that kicked my ass. And I didn't have to be "on" for the customers so I could lay back a little. But thank you.

June 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM
Trooper York said...

We are planning to rest a little more but things keep kicking our ass and something that is in the works is gonna ratchet it up even more. So the wife and I have vowed to rest more. We have a new staff that is a lot better and we will be able to rest more. At least I hope so.

June 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM
Trooper York said...

Isn't Lee Lee a doll?

She just lights up when she gets on camera.

June 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM
ricpic said...

Yes, the missus is beeyootiful.

June 5, 2011 at 6:55 PM
deborah said...

lol...what fun!

The missus is not only beautiful, but I also see a no-nonsense intelligence...she had to be both to bag The Troop.

June 5, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Jason (the commenter) said...

I like Scott's accent.

June 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM
windbag said...

That guy never heard that response before? We always introduce everyone at the table to the waitstaff. We're smartasses from the get-go when we go out in public.

Wait...did I see a fork on the same plate as a piece of pizza????!!!!! Better not run for office.

Who shot the video?

There was green shit on the pizza. I don't eat green shit on my pizza. If I want salad, I'll eat salad. I want meat and cheese. Green shit. Yuck.

Those thermometers are fun to play with when you're camping.

Yeah, the tour guy seemed a bit like an excited puppy at the start, but he seemed fairly proficient at going with the flow. People skills like that are valuable.

June 5, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Trooper York said...

Well the green shit on the pizza was basil which is traditional on old school style Margerita pizza. It is an affectation that most of the fancy smashy places do.

The real old school pizza was the last one at Sam's with my friend Louie dishing it up. Made with San Maraizano Tomato from Italy and Polly O Mozzarella old school style. The best pizza around in my book.

June 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Trooper York said...

The video was shot by my friend Chuck whose wife Amy is featured as well. She is the curly haired cutie who is talking about the pies. We went with them and the other couple who are friends of theirs.

Chuck is a professional sound engineer but he also shoots video as a side gig.

June 5, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Trooper York said...

The forks were incidental as you saw everyone giving it the New York fold. The wife was limiting her carbs so she tried to eat a half a slice at each joint. Now I wasn't all that happy at having one slice per stop but thems the rules. When I do a pizza crawl we will be eating a pie at each joint with two or three slices per stop.

June 5, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Trooper York said...

Oh and thanks ricpic and Deb. My baby is the greatest.

June 5, 2011 at 11:16 PM
windbag said...

Basil in clumps? Since it's an herb, I'd allow it. Does it give you a burst of flavor that way?

June 6, 2011 at 12:24 AM
windbag said...

The thing about being behind the camera is you're not in any of the shots. I've got a million pictures of the family and about three of me.

June 6, 2011 at 12:25 AM
windbag said...

We don't have fancy down here. We're so backwards, you have to go two hours farther SOUTH to get fancy in Atlanta. Fancy that.

June 6, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Trooper York said...

You put a leaf of basil. What you do is after you take the pie out of the oven you put basil leaves on it and then drizzle some extra virgin olive oil on it. It gives it a burst of flavor and freshness.

I reccomend it if you are making your own pizza.

June 6, 2011 at 1:11 AM
windbag said...

I'll have to search for whole basil. Being the South, some stuff is scarce as hen's teeth. Maybe I can improvise with some kudzu or catnip.

June 6, 2011 at 5:59 PM
Trooper York said...

You need to grow it yourself man.

I know they grow a lot of stuff down south.

I watch Justified.

You should talk to Mags Bennett.

June 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM
windbag said...

Marijuana is the #1 cash crop in North Carolina. Oh, and tobacco is considered a vegetable.

June 6, 2011 at 7:31 PM
Penny said...

Sounds like a mighty fine state, windbag. Long as someone's busing in the beef and the cake.

June 8, 2011 at 2:52 AM
Penny said...

Can you catch a bus south of Brooklyn?

June 8, 2011 at 2:53 AM

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