When I went to New York City last summer, I happened upon a pizzeria in Brooklyn that stole my heart in a matter of bites. Everything about it was absolutely perfect; the thin crust, the juicy san marizano tomatoes, the fresh basil and mozzarella, all baked to a bubbly perfection. I ate half the pie in one sitting, and was left wanting more. It was undoubtedly the best pizza I have ever eaten in my whole life. When we returned home to Minnesota the following week, I met up with a friend at our local pizza joint, one that weeks before was what I considered to be the very best pizza, but after my trip to NYC, the pie on my plate offered nothing but disappointment. That's not saying that I didn't enjoy eating the pizza of Minnesota anymore, I just knew there was better pizza in New York and for me there was no going back. Fast forward to late September sophomore year of college (aka a month and a half ago), when I experienced the New York City pizza of kisses. This might seem hilarious, "The New York city of kisses?" well, yes. Quite frankly they were some of the best I have ever experienced. Unfortunately, good pizza or not, the rest of the bullet points couldn't line up and I had to stop eating New York's finest and move back to Minnesota. The pizza of Minnesota just wasn't good enough anymore. I keep thinking that someday soon i'm going to go back to New York and get to experience that pizza again. Maybe I will, I do have a flight booked for march and three roommates that love pizza as much as I do. But I keep thinking, what if i discover an even better pizzeria in Manhattan? I hope I do. Maybe the pizza I ate under the Bridge that warm summer day really was the best i've ever had, and worth eating forever. Maybe, the whole time, I was looking in the wrong place for the best pizza. I haven't even been to Italy yet, and Italy is said to have the best pizza in the world. All I know, is there is no better way to find out who has the best pizza than to keep eating all of it.
here's to Italy.
heart heart kiss kiss,
Sarah Leslie
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