Advisory: This story is about a book on the pizzas of New York, not South Florida.
But Miami is often considered the Sixth Borough. And anyway, you might recognize a few New York outposts in South Florida that are featured in Pizzapedia: An Illustrated Guide to Everyone’s Favorite Food by Dan Bransfield.
Lucali, Paulie Gee, and pop-up Roberta’s (which, sadly, has departed the Design District), along with lots of other pizza places, are mentioned in this delightful book.
Pizzapedia by Dan Bransfield
Lovingly illustrated with hand-lettered text, Pizzapedia is rich in history and lore, tracing the origin of pizza to the ancient Greeks and presenting the style – Sicilian, New York, Chicago, Detroit. We don’t know if Bransfield has tried our Cuban pizza (puffy and fat with lots of cheese – mozzarella and gouda), but he certainly knows his way around New York slices.
From Pizzapedia by Dan Bransfield
Best of all, Bransfield’s illustrations make every slice look better than the next. No wonder he’s a popular food illustrator, whose work can be seen in The New Yorker and Edible San Francisco, among others. Pick up a copy for a new graduate, a foodie pal and yourself.
PIZZAPEDIA: An Illustrated Guide to Everyone’s Favorite Food
Dan Bransfield
Ten Speed Press
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