The Problem With ‘The 101 Best Pizzas in America’

Your local pizza spot is enough, especially when it needs your support more than ever

Sara Pepitone
Heated

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A person using a pizza peel to remove a pizza from an industrial metal wood-fired pizza oven.
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I like pizza. It’s fair to say I love pizza. It’s fair to say I’ve held adult-age birthday parties at pizza places. First dates. Second dates. Happy hours. Girls’ nights. Family nights. Late nights. Walking-by-and-smelling-a-slice moments.

I have traveled for pizza — from other boroughs to other states. I hope I will travel for pizza again soon. My first non-home Covid-19 eating experience was pizza. My first non-takeout Covid-19 eating experience was pizza. I’d have a slice right now if one were available.

I also like lists. It’s fair to say I have lists going in multiple notebooks and pads surrounding me right now.

Did you know Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona are the states with the most pizza places?

Did you know most of the pizza places in the U.S. are in the Southeast?

Did you know Super Bowl Sunday was the No. 1 pizza delivery day? You probably knew that.

I’m thinking about dough with tomato and cheese (or maybe clam and parsley, or possibly pepperoni, or olives, or really anything briny, and crushed red pepper, or holy cow I can hardly stay on track with pizza on…

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Sara Pepitone
Heated
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