Why Is New Haven Pizza So Good? | Pizza, A Love Story | Tonic

New Haven is home to one of the most controversial food debates in the world. With three outstanding and unique pizzerias all within a six block radius, the people of Connecticut each have a very strong opinion on which restaurant is better, Sally's, Pepe's or Modern.

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[ctfamily]

As the member of an old Irish/Italian family in New Haven, and living elsewhere for work- this documentary got me pretty emotional, to be honest. This is so much more than the story of pizza, it's the story of our little corner of the world and the food that has brought all of us together for a hundred years. Thank you so much for this.

[Vortex]

we live in the UK in a small town named Colchester and there is a new haven style pizza shop there called Finezza, my wife says its the best pizza she has ever had, the family that own it are from new haven.

[diannaloveshenry]

And I thought I was just learning about pizza. The story of the hardware factory, immigration, urban renewal, pizza boxes... Fascinating documentary!

[anacoman]

I'm West Coast born and bred but spent over 20 years living in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Though my wife and I had many good times there, we were very happy to escape the crush of people and the Northeast's hot and humid summers and retire to our part of the country in northwestern Washington state. This delightful, wonderful video, however, kindled treasured memories of one day in the 1990's when we made our one and only pilgrimage to Pepe's. I'm proud--and fortunate--to say that we kept our eyes on the prize, persevered in line the better part of two hours, and ultimately achieved Pizza Nirvana. My thanks to whoever put this video together. The historical backdrop provided wonderful context for how and why so many wonderful Neopolitans and other Italians found their way to New Haven; and the remarkable photos and videos of the heroes of the story, and of the good-natured partisanship among the supporters of Pepe's, Sally's, and Modern, reflected the very best of humanity.

[xdram]

this is the best pizza documentary I've seen. it captures the love and attention to detail these pizzerias have for their product.

[Kate-pzym]

Been working my way to the life of a pizzaiola since I was a young girl, hopping around to different pizza shops, working, and I'm proud to say I finally work at a place serving New Haven style pizza. I didn't know the difference until I started working there, but now I can't go back - it's simply the best. I get it now. And I feel honored to know the way of cooking in a coal-fire oven. As a woman, it was beautiful to learn that women were the ones to start making pizza as a means to care for others with what they had in times of need. Proud to be a pizzaiola and call it my way of life. Thanks for such a beautifully put together doc

[formalguy]

How in the world do you have an 80 minute feature video, that is as good as a professionally done movie, and it has 30 seconds of end credits? That's absolute insanity, love this video.

[GregCurtin]

I have no idea why this doesn't have millions (billions?)of views yet?
"Greg! It's only been posted 12 days ago."
I stand by my question!
Thanks for posting this. This is a world class historical culinary journey.
Everyone should watch this... at least twice!

[CoolcatzCorner]

So fortunate to have had all 3 places.

1. Modern
2. Sally's
3. Pepe's

[alejandroduran]

I was in school in New Haven for a few years and live in New York now. The one thing I take the train back to New Haven for every now and then is the pizza! A day at the Yale art galleries and East Rock Park capped with a New Haven pizza dinner is about as good of a weekend day trip from NYC as I can imagine. Don't get me wrong, New York pizza is also mindblowing and a blessing to have in my backyard, but the pizza in New Haven is nothing short of a cultural treasure. Easily worth a day trip to New Haven on Metro-North. What's wild is just how many more small, independent, absolutely remarkable pizzerias exist outside of the classic lineup of Sally's Modern Pepe's Zuppardi's etc. New Haven is a gem of a city, and the pizza plays no small part in giving it its luster.

And in my humble opinion, Sally's is king. No question. Just try the plain tomato pie when the tomatoes are in-season and you'll agree.

[rollomaughfling]

I clicked on this thinking it was 12 minutes long. At some point, I was like "wait, how long is this thing?" and I was over 40 minutes in. Had to finish the rest. Fantastic, so well done.

[jcm]

Not many times I would devote one hour and twenty minutes to a Youtube video but this one was well worth it. I never knew New Haven pizza was a thing but if I'm ever near it, I will stop in one...or all three.

[michaelcaprio]

That's my great-grandfather and namesake Michele Caprio's meat market (Mike's Meat Market) at 15:08. I'm really grateful to see such a comprehensive documentary about my familial roots and our food traditions in New Haven - thank you!

[joecaner]

I cannot believe I just spent 80 minutes watching a documentary about New Haven Pizza.
Good story telling is always very engaging and can elevate any subject.
Well done with a charred crust!

[crownjewel]

What a wonderful documentary! I've had Frank Pepe's several times, and I can honestly say as a born and raised New Yorker, I would put it up against any pizza in NYC. I need to get myself to Sally's and Modern now. As an aside, Lyle Lovett is a national treasure.

[dustinwagner]

I never wanted to go to Connecticut until today. What a great documentary.

[mpopky]

This was such an incredibly well done documentary. My wife is from West Haven, and I have been eating Apizza for almost 30 years. I did not know most of this history. LOVED this!

[jaykay]

Fantastic piece. Nailed it. I love all three, but Sally's is my #1. Somebody toward the middle of the doc also nailed it when she said that to really judge a pie you have to get the "plain", with
just the crust and the sauce. At that point, there is nowhere to hide, and that is where Sally's displays their pizza supremacy. Very few places can pull off a "plain" pie, and three of them are a stone's throw away from each other in the pizza capital of the world, New Haven, CT.

[tristanmorgan]

In Wales in the 50s there was an Italian cafe around my place that would open on a Sunday and was very popular. There was a law stopping shops and restaurants from opening on Sundays and the Italian owner would have a fine every Sunday and would pay the fine every Monday morning in court. Probably the most Italian story I have ever heard. Way before my time but i love the fact that the owner would make money in spite of the stupid rules of the time

[richarddixon]

I clicked immediately thinking this was Henry Winkler. The Fonz Knows Pizza. Ayye