...Like a Big Pizza Pie

I was chatting on the phone this afternoon with my college roommate -- yes, even after forty-five years Jane will always be my college roommate -- and the topic of "P" came up in the conversation. I asked her what she thought I would pick and she very promptly replied, "Of course you're going with the pretzel." The pretzel, sold at almost every cart in Manhattan would have been a great choice, but I am picking the food that I believe is tied with the bagel for THE New York food. As my blog friend, Myra predicted, the topic for "P" is the beloved pizza.

Pizza is everywhere in New York City, everywhere. Sometimes the restaurant is dressed up...

...with cloth tablecloths.

But generally it's very dressed down with paper napkins and the pizza is sold by the slice. 

I chose Pizza of SoHo to represent the thousands of pizzerias throughout New York City. I do need to make a return trip to see if this is the best Sicilian pizza in New York. I think there are a number of contenders for the title. Would anyone like to join me? 

I am a pizza fan and have been since my first visits to Dino's Pizza in West Hartford, Connecticut when I was eight or nine. When I arrived in New York City I was dazzled by the fact you could buy a slice of pizza -- probably fifty cents at the time -- any time you wanted. One of my favorite styles of pizza is white pizza, made without tomato sauce. It's highly delicious and highly caloric, so it's a rare treat for me. I do have several favorite places to eat pizza and will be featuring one of them in "V."

Though not a New York food, I am also a fan of the often maligned Peeps. I couldn't resist photographing these Easter Peeps last week and yes, they are pink! Perfect for a little Pink Saturday fun. 

P is for pink Peeps!

Thanks for joining me for pizza and Peeps fun. Please stop by tomorrow for a "Q"uestion. 

Appreciate all of my visitors and love your comments. Wishing my friends celebrating Easter a bright and blessed weekend.