New pizza blogger's goal: To try every plain slice in NYC

9/1/09 By Lucy Blatter

New pizza blogger's goal: To try every plain slice in NYC

There’s a new pizza blog out there, SliceHarvester.blogspot.com. This one has an original goal: to try a plain slice in every pizza place in the five boroughs. We spoke to Slice Harvester’s Colin, 26, of Brooklyn for the scoop.

What made you want to do this?
I was out tramping around the country, just kinda bumming around and visiting friends. And I went to Colorado Springs to visit my cousin. He took me to the New York Pizza Delicatessen. We ordered pizza and a waiter asked me to talk about it. The guy was taking notes about what I said. I’ve been talking about and eating pizza my whole life.

Do you have food writing experience?
No, hell no.

What have you discovered so far?
I’ve gone to 30 places so far in Manhattan. I’m doing it geographically, starting uptown.There’s not a single good slice of pizza in Inwood above 207th. Pizza Palace or Palace Pizza — everyone in the neighborhood calls it Johnny’s — on Dyckman is great. On 187th and Fort Washington, Fivo’s had a totally phenomenal slice, and Rap Pizza at 181st and St.Nicholas.

How long will the project take?
It’s going to take a good six years. I go one day a week and have about 7-9 slices.

What’s the criteria for a good slice?
The dough should be about half the size of the crust, and it should fold well. Sauce shouldn’t be too sweet and it shouldn’t be cheap cheese. It should smell good.

I’m not going to find the best slice of pizza in New York, cause there’s no one best place. And it’s not the same place for everyone. Pizza is such a subjective thing.

Why plain slices only?
If a place doesn’t have a good plain slice, it’s f—d. Pizza is food you eat on the street and get grease all over the place.

How do you take your pizza?
With red pepper flakes, oregano and black pepper. That’s how I’ve been eating it since I was a kid.
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