Thursday, January 3, 2008

1.2.08 Di Fara

Di Fara

Difara :
Arguably the best pizza in New York is constructed (painfully) slowly by Di Fara's (in)famous owner Dom, who's notorious battles with the health officials are a constant source of headlines and establishment closings. The pizzas are exclusively designed by don who hand grates 3 types of mozzarella (all imported from his home town in italy), constantly adjusts pizzas in the oven for even browning and tops off the finished pies with a handful of Grana Padano and freshly cut basil.

The wait is long. The place is dirty. The pizza is SOAKED in olive oil.

But... it is worth the hype (or at least Brad and I were in agreement. Mary voiced apprehension over the Grana Padano)



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http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=35551&st=0&p=494782&#entry494782

http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2004/01/di_fara.html

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2 comments:

burguin said...

Go there with a deck of cards and plan on playing about 10 rounds of poker before your magic pizza arrives. Seriously. But, it is the closest thing to Italy I've had. Also cool is the kosher wine store next door that sells Kosher Kombo locks for wine to keep out the goys.

alyssal69 said...

my brother is teaching me to play texas holdem'. next visit -- i am mos def up for some poker...