New York Pizza: the Iconic Slice, with Wylie Dufresne
4/6/202647 min
While we love all styles of pizza, there’s a special place in our hearts for New York pizza — and not just because David lives in its home city!
New York pizza is one of the most iconic dishes in America, and this episode shines a spotlight on the unique history and culture behind each slice. And as a special treat, we have one of the most notable people making New York pizza today on the show: the legendary chef Wylie Dufresne. Wylie dishes on the secrets behind his incredible pizza, then Jessica and David are joined by Th...
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First 90 secondsDavid Tamarkin· Host0:01
This episode is sponsored by Brod and Taylor, bread making made simple. It's a snack. It's a- Yeah, I was gonna say ... it's the best snack Like, how many pizzas do you need?
Jessica Battilana· Host0:10
Like- You need at least one per person ... you need at least one per person.
David Tamarkin· Host0:13
[laughs] Done.
Jessica Battilana· Host0:16
Anything else?
David Tamarkin· Host0:17
[upbeat music] From King Arthur Baking Company, this is Things Bakers Know. I'm David Tamarkin, King Arthur's editorial director.
Jessica Battilana· Host0:25
And I'm Jessica Battagliano, staff editor at King Arthur. We're talking about something fun today.
David Tamarkin· Host0:29
Today, we're talking about pizza, the king of pizza, or should I say queens of pizza?
Jessica Battilana· Host0:35
Oh, I see what you did there.
David Tamarkin· Host0:36
Yep, because it is New York-style pizza.
Jessica Battilana· Host0:39
[bell dings] [laughs] Love pizza.
David Tamarkin· Host0:43
Yes. Jessica is holding up the copy. For those of you not watching on YouTube or Spotify- You should be ... you, you sh- first of all. [laughs] Second of all, uh, what you're not seeing is Jessica holding up a copy of our brand-new sparkling cookbook, The Book of Pizza, and she's holding it up to, uh, the classic cheese slice in the New York pizza chapter of that book. And today, we're just talking about that slice, basically.
Jessica Battilana· Host1:09
We're just talking about New York pizza because, I mean, there's so many different things you can talk about when you talk about pizza, but w- I, I felt like it was worth devoting an entire episode to New York pizza because it's such a significant style, and I think it's the pizza that people think of when they think of pizza.
David Tamarkin· Host1:27
And I think your point is a lot of people, whether you live in New York