Slicing Into New York's Pizza | 6

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for a Business Wars pizza party! Sporkful podcast host Dan Pashman and Eater NYC reporter Melissa McCart join David to settle the years long debate: is East Coast pizza really better? Then, Dan goes out in the field to put hot honey pizza to the test. Plus, find out how foodies read the trends to determine whether a slice is all hype, or worth the wait.

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0:00.0	Wonderly Plus subscribers can binge all episodes of business wars beyond meat versus impossible burger early and ad-free right now.
0:08.3	Join Wonderly Plus in the Wondery app or Apple Podcasts.
0:17.9	Have you ever encountered a pizza slice so good you just can't wait for it to cool?
0:22.9	You bite into it only to immediately burn the roof of your mouth?
0:26.9	Yeah, it happens to a lot of us.
0:29.7	It's hard to find a person who doesn't crave that hot, cheesy goodness.
0:33.3	And while we can all agree that pizza is a source of comfort and a nostalgic favorite for Americans,
0:39.5	after all, it arrived in the U.S. in the late 1800s, one thing we can't seem to agree on is which
0:45.1	style of pizza is best. Now, last month we traveled to Los Angeles to find out why burger
0:50.7	shops are so plentiful and who makes the best patties. Now we're heading the
0:54.8	other way across the country to New York City, home to some of the best pizza you can find in the
0:59.4	nation. Well, at least according to our guests. We're joined by Dan Pashman. He's the host of the
1:04.8	Sporkful podcast and a three-time James Beard Award winner. We're also hearing from Melissa
1:09.7	McCart of Eater, New York.
1:11.5	She's also the author of Bread and How to Eat It. So she certainly knows her carves.
1:16.4	Get ready for your mouth to water because all that's coming up.
1:23.7	It's Sharon Horgan. Sorry I'm running late. I've been promoting the new season of Bad Sisters.
1:28.3	Who lies to the cops?
1:29.3	Well, we do.
1:31.3	Yeah, those sisters.
1:32.3	Apple TV Plus wants to make sure we get across this season is rooted in the bond of...
1:36.3	Get off your lazy cow!
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