Well, pizza is much the same.
So go to New York for Pizza we did. Well, at least one of us. With some old friends.
Before our trip, we asked around, "Where can you find the best pizza in New York City?" If that lady in San Francisco thought the best pizza was in NYC, then we had to go to NYC and find the best pizza in the whole city.
Repeatedly, people told us to go to Grimaldi's. We did some map research. Just across the Brooklyn Bridge?! That was not going to fit into our busy agenda of shopping and seeing Billy Eliot. (Which was fantastic, by the way.)
But lo and behold. Grimaldi's had just opened a new restaurant! On 6th Ave. Perfect!
We exited the subway and it began to rain. As we dodged the drops, looking for the restaurant, we approached an old church. The same address as the pizza place. Puzzled, we looked inside. A shopping mall!
Seems a bit sacrilegious to me, but pizza is almost religion after all.
Indeed the pizza joint could be found just next to the candy shop, after passing through a clothing store, inside the church.
It was brand new. With anticipation, we ordered from the eastern European sounding and strapping young man, who we decided was likely about 15. When did we get to be so old?
The pizza came and it was pretty delicious. But the best? Not so sure. We cut corners and didn't go to the original location. This was new. A franchise. How would we ever know what the best pizza in NYC tasted like now?
Sometimes the extra dollar for the brand name or the extra calories in the original are well worth it. And sometimes the extra walk or extra hour to get to the BEST PIZZA IN NYC is worth it, too. And sometimes, judgement fails us and we can't tell it's worth it until it is over.
Alas, next time we are in New York: Brooklyn Bridge here we come!
I believe you forgot to mention that he was in fact married. MARRIED. I still can't get over the shopping mall in the church. What will they do next?
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