How's the new Grimaldi's in the Dallas–Fort Worth area stacking up to local coal-fired pizzeria Coal Vines? According to the blog Donna Cooks, pretty well.
It should be noted that this Grimaldi's appears to be affiliated in name only with the one under the Brooklyn Bridge here in New York, the one in Hoboken, or the one on Long Island.
I forgot about this photo set, but earlier this year, our web developer here at Slice–Serious Eats HQ went on a trip to Dallas and visited Coal Vines, one of America's coal-oven pizzerias not in New York or New Haven. He brought back some pix, below:
Doesn't look half bad, does it?
Address: 2404 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas TX 75201 (map)
Phone: 214-855-4999
Website: coalvines.com
Notes: Second location at 1251 East Southlake Boulevard, Southlake TX 76092 (map); 817-310-0850
I've been workin' in the coal mine, digging up some more coal-oven pizzerias to bring you. Although New York City and New Haven, Connecticut, are two of the most famous coal-oven towns, did you know there are coal joints in Florida; Philly; Chicago; Des Moines, Iowa; Dallas; and Scottsdale, Arizona? They're all on the Slice National Coal-Oven Pizza Map.
Pizza Patron, the Texas-based pizza chain that received death threats when it announced it would take Mexican pesos at its U.S. stores, is extending the program. It was supposed to run through February but will now run through the end of April.
Founder Antonio Swad: “We have carved this niche in the pizza industry to compete and serve an underserved market, the Latino customer, not to make any political statement.”
Texas: Chain Extends Pizza-For-Pesos Program - New York Times
Holy moly:
Devout churchgoers have begun worshipping a pizza pan - after claiming the Virgin Mary has appeared amid the melted cheese, tomato and pepperoni.
Virgin Mary appears on pizza pan [Metro.co.uk]
And they are:
Well, they say 13 is an unlucky number, right? I mean, only one New York City pizzeria on this list? And it's John's? John's is good, sure, but not the best in NYC. And maybe we should hold our tongue until we've had pizza from the Grimaldi's branch in Arizona, but how can it be any better than the homegrown original Grimaldi's? I guess AOL had to tailor its list to please people across the country. And it's further evidence that these lists are always flawed. Heck, even if Slice put out a list, I'm sure someone—lots of someones—would find fault with it. But they're always good for debate, so have at it. Comments welcome.
13 Perfect Pizzas Across America [AOL Cityguide]
The impetus for this trip: One of my best friends, Andy, will be playing in this year's extravaganza. His band, A. Graham & the Moment Band, was signed to Sonic Unyon last summer, and he and his gang will be performing under that label's banner.
I'll be acting as a roadie for them, flying into Kansas City this Saturday, driving down to Texas with them, eventually arriving Wednesday afternoon.
Regular Slice readers know I wouldn't miss the opportunity to eat pizza on this trip, and that's exactly what I'll be doing, first in The K.C., then in Denton, Texas (where A. Graham plays at a venue called Rubber Gloves, and then in Texas's capital.
In the spirit of SXSW, I'll be hosting SliceXSW: The Slice Pizza Conferences. Quick research on the Internets helped me find that two of Austin's top-rated pizzerias are within striking distance of the SXSW events downtown. So, on Thursday, March 17, I'll be at Brick Oven at 1 p.m. Any Slice readers who will be in Austin are welcome to stop by. The following day, I'll be at Frank & Angie's at 1 p.m. Feel free to attend one or both SliceXSW events if you can make it. Just be sure to RSVP to adam (at) sliceny (dot) com. And please don't call the pizzerias asking about these "conferences." They don't know about them, and they'll most likely think you're crazy if you ask about "Slice by Southwest."
If you plan on attending SliceXSW, download the map and schedule in the breakout box above. And visit Slice in the coming days for on-the-road pizza-blogging from The K.C. and Austin.
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