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New York-style pizza vs. Chicago deep dish: De Blasio press secretary gets schooled

New York-style pizza vs. Chicago deep dish: De Blasio press secretary gets schooled
Eric Phillips says his pizza allegiances lie with the Chicago deep dish. (Credit: Nicole Levy)

Eric Phillips says his pizza allegiances lie with the Chicago deep dish.

In a tweet last month, the press secretary for the mayor of New York City and native Wisconsinite claimed Chicago’s Pequod’s Pizza makes better pies than any New York pizzeria, enraging his boss’ constituents.

AmNewYork couldn’t let that slight stand, so we recruited professional New York pizza enthusiast Scott Wiener to show him the light. Watch what happened on their tour of four Brooklyn pizzerias last week in our video.