THIS gorgeous photo was shot by Ben Hon of the mouthwatering Instagram account @stuffbeneats. He also shoots for the equally delicious-looking @nycfoodfomo account. In the foreground is our Collaboroni pizza and in the background is our Love Supreme (red onion, green peppers, housemade fennel-garlic sausage).

Pepperoni slice from Sofia Pizza Shoppe in Manhattan’s Sutton Place mini-nabe. They slice their pepperoni a bit thinner than, say, Prince Street Pizza or Emmy Squared (or Margot’s Pizza, for that matter), but it lends the ‘roni a great crisp texture and flavor — like bacon when it’s just the right crispness before becoming *too* brittle, crunchy, or burned. Actually think I might prefer the 'roni sliced thinner like this.

Here’s a pizza we were just goofin’ around with after we’d wrapped up with one of our monthly pizza pop-ups at our host restaurant, EMILY. It’s got pickled jalapeños and banana peppers along with a swirl of ranch dressing. This eventually morphed into our Ranchero pie, which omits the banana peppers. 

Indulging in a “New York Breakfast”. Why have pastry when you can have NYC style pizza? #nycpizza #nycpizzagram #yummy #bleeckerstreet (at Bleecker Street Pizza) https://www.instagram.com/p/B47xio7FmqG/?igshid=2omh9z0knf7f

My daughter became friends almost instantly with a little girl at her table in Kindergarten and has been talking about inviting her over almost since the first day of school. “Maybe she can come over to play and Papa can make us pizza.” ¶ Today was their first play date. And Papa made them pizza—a New York–Sicilian style plain pie based on thr @kenjilopezalt recipe on @SeriousEats. ¶ I bought a black steel pan at Bari Restaurant & Pizza Equipment earlier in the week in anticipation. It yielded THE BEST result yet for me with this style and recipe. My other secret weapon is the fact that I give my Baking Steel a good long preheat at 550°F to really jumpstart the bake and make sure the thick crust gets good oven spring and cooks through properly. ¶ Margot gave it “4 thumbs up,” her highest rating. ¶

Ilana 💖 @hotgirlseatingpizza #nycpizzagram (at Sel Rrose)