A muse can take many forms. For some it's a beautiful partner, always lingering at their side with wisdom and guidance. For me it's a perfectly baked pizza and amazing lighting. I had extra footage from my visit to Driftwood Oven's new spot in Lawrenceville so I put it to some tunes.
Enjoy the video and if you've had a chance to make it to Driftwood Oven for their soft opening let me know how you enjoyed it!
In this episode of Slicing it Up With Dan, you can watch me eat a slice of pizza from Michigan & Trumbull. This slice has sausage, fennel, and their delicious sauce and cheese. Watch me enjoy the crusty exterior and delicious innards.
Michigan & Trumbull is a delicious pizzeria that is churning out some high-tier flavors. You can read my review of Michigan & Trumbull pizza here.
There is a point in every city’s development where we hit maximum pizza. A city, for a short moment, becomes a temporary mecca. A spot where pizzaiolos travel to to forge a new path and hone their craft. This era of pizza development comes after years of stagnation. When a city is reduced to only flour and water. These creators are the yeast that balloon the city to pizza heights.
But, while that era is ripe with innovation and evolution, it breeds contention. Jealousy. Spite.
To settle these scores, pizzaiolos enter the Pizza Dojo. Two enter and, typically, two also leave, but one of these days I’m sure only one will leave. It’s bound to happen. But this latest Pizza Dojo was unusual. It was a rematch between upstarts (and rising stars) Driftwood Oven and the mysterious Pizza Boat, who dips in and out of hiding. Watch the video to see how it ends.
I finally visited pizzabrains a few months ago—here’s an interview with some of the founders. We talk about the importance of pizza culture, the world’s obsessions with pizza and Pizza Brain’s role in collecting the tentacles of pizza culture.
I’ve been following Pizza Brain since their Kickstarter blew up in February of 2012. I’ve eagerly anticipated visiting their store, taking in pizza culture and having an amazing pizza party. They did not dissapoint.
P-P-P-P-Pizza Montage of the incredibly mobile pizzaboatpgh. Wonder at their mobile wood fired oven. Gasp at the freshness of their ingredients. Nearly faint as you witness their near-flawless craftsmanship and passion make its way into every inch of a pizza.
This is cut together from footage I didn’t use for yesterday’s video interview of Pizza Boat.
I love pizza. And I especially love pizza that’s within striking distance of my home. If I can walk a few blocks and return with a piping hot pie that I can eat in the safety of my pizza-proof home, I’m yours.
Pizza Boat dropped anchor down the street from me a few weeks ago and I had to pay a visit. Back in February someone asked me if I had eaten from the deck of the Pittsburgh Pizza Boat. I finally did, and it was as equally exciting as discovering a trove of buried treasure.
I interviewed Jeff Ryan, who’s a co-founder of Pizza Boat. He was doing a lot of the cooking and I’m thankful he took a few minutes to talk to me about what makes the Pizza Boat special. Caution: This video is full of amazing pizza and top-tier craftsmanship.
I loved the Pizza Boat and I predict big things coming from them in the future. I’m particularly fond of their nomad lifestyle. You never know where they’ll pop up, but if you see them you can bet it’s a place you want to be.
You can keep up with them on Twitter and they seem to have a calendar on their website. Get out your binoculars. compass and map. Your mission is to track down pizzaboatpgh today.
The Merry Pizza Man is a somewhat creepy/whimsical video created to educate the masses about Pizza Mas and the Merry Pizza Man that accompanies the holiday.
I’m not sure if this was funded by the Pizza Government or not.
The video contains the flagrant use of puppets, a catchy song about The Merry Pizza Man, and a sprinkle of a cheese mixture that’s half mozzarella, half charm.
yetiyetistudio sent me three messages in my inbox about this video, so if anything they’re passionate about their craft.
I visited Pizza Cono, one of the few pizza cone shops in the United States! It’s nestled in the heart of Squirrel Hill, right here in Pittsburgh. It’s quite exciting. Especially if you’re a pizza journalist like myself.
Every one I’ve talked to about the pizza cone had questions about what/how/where/why does this exists. I’ve compiled this video to show the creation of a pizza cone. From dough ball to cone of pizza. This brief video documents the entire pizza cone process.
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A vignette of me grilling pizza that is actually watchable! Sorry about the previous upload.
I was sent this video by a local pizza expert today. It features a women who “just doesn’t care” and sometimes “just can’t care” about the wait for pizza that’s considered the best in the world. Pizzeria da Michele, in Naples, Italy was featured in Eat, Pray, Love (which was no coincidence), but if you can stick it out through the video you’ll see some of the freshest most amazing pizza to ever be made in a country shaped like a boot.
You haven’t heard about the Haunted Pizza that is served on Halloween? It started way back in 1920. Pretty legit story.
Pizza parties can get out of control and in this music video you’ll see a dark side of pizza parties that humanity can succumb to. There’s something magical that happens when a bunch of pizza enthusiast gather in a room with a wallet exploding with dollar bills and a phone that has every pizza place in the current zip code on speed dial.
If you think this is wild, just wait until you read my upcoming fan fiction, A Poor Man’s Pizza Party.