August 16, 2005

Accounting for taste

I rarely miss checking River City Rapids, a fine local blog, but I have to officially warn all readers that unlike his other writings, Snoopy's culinary recommendations are beyond suspect. First came a post calling Bottom's Up Richmond's "best pizza". Hey, that could be a simple matter of taste. I happen to like pizza that doesn't taste like a loaf of white bread soaked in ketchup, but de gustibus non est disputandum and all that.

I cannot, though, overlook the sad evidence of Snoop's recent post celebrating the fact that he lived through a meal at the New York Deli, rapturously recalling the taste of its sailor sandwich (to make one yourself, pig out at a barbecue competition, then vomit on a bun). What's worse, he posts a picture of this crime against nature, which I'm pretty sure was illegal in Virginia till a recent Supreme Court decision. Fucking activist judges.

8 Comments:

Blogger Snoopy said...

If my food reviews are beyond suspect, are my regular posts just suspect? :)

BU may not be for you, but the crusts are made daily as is the sauce, and it is not ketchup! I used to work there and still love it (but hated it while employed).

5:45 PM  
Blogger Andrew Beaujon said...

Hey man, I'm just glad that sandwich didn't cause you to require antibiotics. Keep up the good work (and if you ever want to go for barbecue, lemme know).

6:55 PM  
Blogger genevelyn said...

The Pizza Place in the Bottom, diagonal from the old Flood Zone, is superior to Bottoms Up.

11:35 PM  
Blogger Andrew Beaujon said...

I'm still looking for pizza that beats a mediocre New York slice--best of a thin field is Mary Angela's and Carini's. I wouldn't cross the street for either slice in Brooklyn, but they'll do here. Every time I've had Piccola's it's been burned on the bottom.

Maybe it's just the corrollary of what I decided up there regarding barbecue: It's just not worth the heartache. But I can go months between barbecue sandwiches--how could I do that with pizza? Most of the time now I make my own. Recipes on request.

8:40 AM  
Blogger Scott said...

You know Mama Zu's makes their own pizza- and Andrew Beaujon LOVES Mama Zu's!

Sorry, could not resist...

11:56 AM  
Blogger genevelyn said...

Is the offer still on the table for pizza recipes? Do publish. (As long as they don't resemble your blow-by-blow for the sailor sandwich.)

11:25 PM  
Blogger CosmicMojo said...

I don't go to RCR any more 'cause you can't post your response to stories. But Snoopy is a good dude with a positive attitude who tries to think up new solutions and new ides.

Not just a negative naysayer like a lot of people I know who should remain nameless with the initials...

10:25 AM  
Blogger CosmicMojo said...

oh and Mr. Cranky, have you tried Pronto Pizza? Do you like that?

10:26 AM  

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