"As a born and bred New Yorker, I've immediately dismissed arguments that don't leave my hometown on top for 'the best pizza, anywhere.' But Steve Dolinsky is on to something with Pizza City, USA a lively gallimaufry of Chicagoland’s finest pies. His definitive recommendations provide enough fodder to end one of the greatest food arguments in history, and start new ones all at the same time! Filled with reliable and insanely useful food writing, Pizza City, USA also exposes the mythology behind the deep dish casseroles—strongly identified with his hometown—that pretend to be pizza. This passionately reasoned treatise left me drooling, and planning my next trip to Chicago." —Andrew Zimmern, Host, “Bizarre Foods” on Travel Channel
"Steve Dolinsky digs into the Chicago pizza scene with the rigor of a scientist and the insatiable appetite of a true obsessive." —Julia Kramer, deputy editor,
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“I tremendously admire Steve Dolinsky’s relentless pursuit of truth in food, even if it’s something as humble as pepperoni.” —Alan Richman, former Food Critic, GQ, 15-time James Beard Award-winner