EVERYTHING PIE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published 3/6/20
"In a city with the Eiffel Tower, the Space Needle and an Egyptian pyramid all along the LED screen-lined Las Vegas Strip, it should be no surprise that seemingly every regional variety of pizza is available.But what may surprise is the level of craft brought to pizza in Las Vegas. These pies aren’t from frozen balls of dough or assembly-line creations. They are the creations of people passionate about their craft who have also formed a tight-knit community where the pizzamakers share recipes and support each other." Words by Robert Spuhler "In Las Vegas, the Home-Style Pizza Is an Everything Pie" The New York Times
A map displaying popular pizzas is seen inside at Metro Pizza location in Las Vegas.
A pizza order is prepared at a Metro Pizza location in Las Vegas.
The Naked City Pizza owner, Chris Palmeri, at one of his locations in Las Vegas. "The pizza shop is known for its cheese-heavy, Buffalo-style pizza, complete with cup-and-char pepperoni."
Customers enjoying the all-ages dining experience at Metro Pizza, which has five locations in the Las Vegas area.
John Arena, a founder of Metro Pizza "is something of the city’s pizza godfather, having moved to Vegas from Brooklyn in 1980 to buy a pizza shop."
Vincent Rotolo grates cheese over a freshly baked pizza at a Good Pie location.
“In order for us to make better pizza than there was 10 years ago, or a week ago, or yesterday, we have to be committed to helping each other in our community and our industry,” says the owner and pizzamaker at Good Pie, Vincent Rotolo. “When that happens, that’s where the magic is.”
Vincent Rotolo, the founder of Good Pie, arranges pizza for display. He is part of a passionate community of pizzamakers dedicated to expanding the profile of Sin City’s pizza scene.
The dinning room starts to fill during dinner time at a Metro Pizza location in Las Vegas.
"Thank You" pizza boxes are stacked inside a Good Pie location in Las Vegas.
"It all adds up to a city that has a pizza style for seemingly every taste. Unlike the signature facsimiles of Vegas, including the faux Statue of Liberty at New York-New York Hotel and Casino, these pies are authentic takes, sometimes prepared by a city’s expats, other times by students of pizza history."