This Pizza Craving of Mine...

...must come to a stop. For the last few weeks, my desires for banana pudding, olive oil loaves, and butterscotch cookies have seemingly come to be replaced by cravings for hot slices right out of the oven at Di Fara's. I dream of slightly burnt crusts, fresh mozzarella and basil, drizzles of olive oil...all washed down with a can (or two :) of Coke.

Di Fara's on a Sunday afternoon with Don and a few friends. Half the joy of a meal at Di Fara's is watching Dom at work. Where he gets the energy to accomplish all he does at the age of 71 is beyond me..."impressed" doesn't even begin to describe my wonderment.

The meal started off with a square slice for each...

...eagerly making way to the whole pie...

...complete with sausage, artichokes, and mushrooms.

An upskirt shot for those curious few :) For a more detailed review (because I am far too stuffed with pizza at the moment to offer any more), head to Danny's blog at Food in Mouth -> now those are some drool worthy photos!

As a quick go to spot on lazy afternoons, Artichoke is but a minute walk from our new apartment. This pizza joint, overtaken by hipsters in the evening, is relatively quiet on weekday afternoons with nary a wait. Pictured above is the square Sicilian slice, my personal favourite.

But on other days I branch out to the regular slice...

...and then every so often a craving for the signature artichoke pizza arises. My stomach never fails to feels of awful hell after downing one of those grease bombs. I know perfectly well the outcomes of eating an entire artichoke slice, but that knowledge is terribly insufficient in stopping me.

I also frequent Vinny Vincenz on a regular basis. Located around the corner from Artichoke, it's often a toss up between the two when I walk home in the evening bearing burdens of a pizza craving. Vinny's is on the "lighter" side...the abundant seating and free wifi is nice bonus.

Upskirt, hooray! Not bad at all for gas oven pizza.

Out in Brooklyn for ice cream this afternoon, we noticed that there was not a single soul in line for pizza at Grimaldi's. Absolutely unheard of! So we took advantage of the opportunity, walking right in, and were seated in a minute.

The restaurant was packed full with an equal mix of tourists and locals...bustling atmosphere, good music, and according to Steph, our new roommate from Hawai'i, "very New York." There was little discussion needed before confidently deciding upon a sausage and mushroom pie...

...tadah! The perfect size for an afternoon, post Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory "snack." We left an hour later, exiting the restaurant to discover this massive line for a table at Grimaldi's...my goodness we were lucky to pass by the restaurant at the time we did!

Di Fara
1424 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-1367

Artichoke Basilles Pizza
328 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-2004

Grimaldi's
19 Old Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-4300

Vinny Vincenz
231 1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-0707