For the past two years, I think I consumed over 50 pies. Yep, that's right, 50 pies, that equivalent to 400 slices. From the rich home grown tomatoes planted in the grandma’s back yard, to the 9 hour shifts of making the thick red sauce, topped with your favorite veggies or meats, is similar to giving sight to the blind. I traveled to many to many states taste testing their very own style of pizza, but nothing compares to Brooklyn pizza. Brooklyn is the Mecca of pizza. The difference is freshness, and quality. You see, other states do not have pork stores, Pork stores are family owned and operated for many years, making their own signature sausages and pepperoni, which is where pizzerias get their meats. With some many pizzerias in the New York City, it hard to choose which is best, only the victim can decide. There are dozens of famous pizzerias such as the legendary Rays Pizzeria, Lennys, Luigis, Defontes, City of Pizza, just to name a few.
I live right upstairs from what is now known as Brooklyn’s best pizzeria” Rays of the Village.” Located in the trendy, retro, area of Park Slope, surrounded by restaurants and bars, this towering pizzeria shines light from heaven. Rays of the Village, is open past midnight, so if you’re feeling hungry after a few drinks, I highly recommend hitting this spot up. Rays has been running it business for over 30 years, it has now gain acceptance, made into several magazines, Zagat Rated, and now at its peak. The owner Mario, has worked as a dish washer, cook, server, bus boy, manager, to now owner, he’s held every title there is in restaurant business. His ideas and clearly were ahead of his time creating several new pizza dishes. From the Lemon chicken pizza, dry rub pizza, pulled pork pizza, all you can handle, to his famous vegetable pizza has it made spot lights on magazine such as a Food and Wine, Food Arts, and Gourmet Magazine. If you’re ever in town, I recommend eating at Ray’, it’s a northern comfort food.
