Category Archives: Pizza

March 31, 2012
11:47 AM
by: Uhockey

Pizzeria Libretto, Toronto ON

The Gist:  As many have noticed, Neapolitan style pizza is ubiquitous from east to west and north to south in the United States while Canada is no exception, particularly in Toronto, where opinions vary from palate to palate as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Coffee, Dessert, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Italian, Pizza, Pizzeria Libretto, Toronto, Vacation

March 17, 2012
12:43 PM
by: Uhockey

Bar Toma, Chicago IL

The Gist: Described as an Italian neighborhood pizzeria and bar by Chef Tony Mantuano with 20+ varieties of pizza, a mozzarella bar, gelato, an espresso bar, Roman-style fritti, Italian beers, aperitivi and wine. The Why: New spot with a strong … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Toma, Bread Pudding, Chicago, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Illinois, Italian, Pizza, Pork, Sweetbreads

March 16, 2012
6:50 PM
by: Uhockey

Nellcôte, Chicago IL

Having mentioned that the planning for this trip to Chicago was a bit last minute, it was also a trip during which I didn’t particularly want to ‘break the bank’ as I was just returning from an over-the-top visit to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Chicago, Dessert, Foie, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Illinois, La Colombe, Nellcôte, Pizza, Vacation

February 23, 2012
2:42 PM
by: Uhockey

Maffei, Co., John’s, Keste, Rubirosa, Forcella, New York NY

Like many of my trips to New York, the February 2012 visit was centered around art, hockey, friends, and food – the later two taking center stage this time around (but obviously not precluding a day in the Chelsea Galleries … Continue reading →

Posted in Co., Company, Food, Forcella, Italian, John's, John's of Bleecker Street, Keste, Maffei, New York, Pizza, Pork, Rubirosa, Vacation

December 27, 2011
8:00 PM
by: Uhockey

Savories, Interludes, and Snacks, Seattle WA

Having visited the market and done a fair bit of exploration of the chocolates, cupcakes, donuts, and coffee in Seattle there is clearly more to life than just sugar and although there were a number of really great full-fledged meals … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Del Corso, Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Dessert, Food, Italian, Pizza, Pork, Salumi, Seattle, Serious Biscuit, Serious Pie, Vacation, Walrus and the Carpenter, Washington

November 14, 2011
12:37 PM
by: Uhockey

Gjelina and GTA, Los Angeles CA

I’d admittedly heard some mixed things about Gjelina in the year since my last visit to Los Angeles – most of them describing a restaurant that is pretty much jam packed from noon till midnight serving good, sometimes even great, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Pudding, California, Dessert, Food, Gjelina, Gjelina Take Away, Gnocchi, GTA, Los Angeles, Pizza, Vacation, Venice

November 11, 2011
9:00 AM
by: Uhockey

Ancillary Eats, Los Angeles CA

No sooner had I returned from Chicago than I was repacking my bag for the city of angels and although this trip was prompted more by business than by pleasure a fortuitous clinic schedule allowed me to tack on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bhan Kanom, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Cake Monkey, California, Coffee, Croissant, cupcakes, Dessert, Fonuts, Food, French Toast, Groundworks Coffee, Joan's on Third, Los Angeles, Pizza, Pork, Stella Rossa, Truffle, Vacation

November 4, 2011
7:43 AM
by: Uhockey

Ancillary Eats, Chicago IL

In my traditional fashion I overplanned and as usual the agenda contained far more stops than we would logically have time (or stomach capacity) for, yet when it was all said and done my most recent trip to the Windy … Continue reading →

Posted in A Taste of Heaven, Beard Papa, Burt's Place, Chicago, Coffee, cupcakes, Dessert, Hoosier Mama Pie Company, Illinois, Intelligentsia, Morton Grove, Pizza, Pork, Vacation

September 29, 2011
3:38 PM
by: Uhockey

Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix AZ

Having touched down in Phoenix only 200 minutes prior and already with breakfast under my belt the next stop on my tour of The Valley would be the most famous of all my gastronomic experiences in the area and, all … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Bread Basket, Phoenix, Pizza, Pizzeria Bianco, Pork, Vacation

September 5, 2011
4:14 PM
by: Uhockey

Redd, Yountville CA

I’m not one to bluff or pull punches and with that stated I’ll simply state my first visit to Redd was a disaster – it was so bad that the bait n’ switch menu and awful service led to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, California, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, Pizza, Redd, Vacation, Yountville

September 2, 2011
12:00 PM
by: Uhockey

Pizza, Chicken, Pork, Ice Cream, and Chocolate, The Bay Area CA

Moving from bakeries to savories and then to chocolates and ice-cream the rest of my quick meals and ancillary bites during this visit to the Bay Area would run the gamut from $3 chocolates to a $20 pizza to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, Bread Basket, California, Cheeseboard Collective, Christopher Elbow, Dessert, Ice Cream, Ici Ice Cream, Pizza, Pizzeria Delfina, Pork, Roli Roti, San Francisco, Smitten Ice Cream, Una Pizzeria Napoletana, Vacation, Zuni Cafe

July 30, 2011
4:02 PM
by: Uhockey

Clever Crow, Harvest, Fabian’s, Bono, Cowtown, Figlio, Columbus OH

There are some things I’m good at and from what I’ve been told organizing eating agendas, making reservations, and choosing great restaurants are a few of them. Having completed a five stop tour of some of Brooklyn’s best Pizzerias during … Continue reading →

Posted in Bono Pizza, Clever Crow, Columbus, Cowtown, Dessert, Fabian's, Figlio, Foie, Food, Harvest Pizzeria, Ice Cream, Jeni's, Ohio, Pizza, Truffle

June 16, 2011
7:45 PM
by: Uhockey

Spacca Napoli, Chicago IL

…having admittedly never traveled to Naples but a seeker of great Pizzas both in Chicago and in a number of cities around the United States, many of which have been named to any number of “Best Pizza in the America” … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Illinois, Pizza, Spacca Napoli, Vacation

June 3, 2011
3:08 PM
by: Uhockey

Bakeries and Bites, Boston MA

Prior to early 2011 it seemed as though Boston would never quite top my ever growing list of places to visit; an incredibly historic city with a culture quite unlike any other it was a place I knew I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Croissant, Flour, Galleria Umberto, Ice Cream, Japonaise, JP Licks, LA Burdick, Massachusetts, Mike's, Mixx, Modern Pastry, Pizza, Regina, South End Buttery, Toscanini's

March 30, 2011
9:24 PM
by: Uhockey

Roberta’s, Brooklyn NY

I generally prefer to write my thoughts on restaurants in the order in which I experience them – it is a stylistic choice mostly, but I also think it also helps to put my trips into context for the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Brooklyn, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Ice Cream, New York, Pizza, Pork, Roberta's, Sweetbreads, Tasting Menu, Vacation

March 27, 2011
11:18 PM
by: Uhockey

DiFara, L&B, Motorino, Lucali, Paulie Gee’s, Brooklyn NY

I’d found out we would be presenting at The 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes in New York much later than I would have preferred. Don’t get me wrong, being selected to present at the Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Brooklyn, Dessert, Difara, Food, Ice Cream, L+B, Lucali, Motorino, New York, Paulie Gee's, Pizza, Pork, Vacation

February 16, 2011
7:45 PM
by: Uhockey

Billy’s Bakery and Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, New York NY

Lunch wasn’t that big and dinner was not set to begin until 7:30pm – in a day that began with a 7 mile run at 4:30am before hopping a plane to New York at 8:00 there was clearly room for … Continue reading →

Posted in Artichoke Basille's, Billy's Bakery, cupcakes, Dessert, Food, Italian, New York, Pizza, Vacation

December 21, 2010
7:17 PM
by: Uhockey

Pizzeria Mozza and Huckleberry Cafe, Los Angeles/Santa Monica CA

The drive from LV to LA started out as a good one – traffic (and myself) moving at a 80+ MPH clip. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and the rain plus construction put an stop to … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Dessert, Huckleberry, Ice Cream, Los Angeles, Pizza, Pizzeria Mozza, Pork, Santa Monica, Vacation

November 5, 2010
9:13 PM
by: Uhockey

Great Lake, Chicago IL

Dinner on Friday was to’ve been Bonsoiree but that all changed when Schwa called me and changed things up on Thursday. Frustrating as it was at first, what resulted was not only a swapping of dates between Schwa and Bonsoiree, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Great Lake, Illinois, Pizza, Pork, Vacation

November 4, 2010
4:37 PM
by: Uhockey

Henri and Pizzeria Uno, Chicago IL

In September of 2009 I ate at The Gage prior to U2’s opening date of the US tour at Soldier Field – it was a great meal in the most unlikely of spaces for someone who doesn’t fancy bars, beer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Chicago, Foie, Henri, Illinois, Pizza, Pizzeria Uno, Pork, Vacation