Jessica Badalana

I do. I do. And I remember the pizza also just so well. The sauce is really sweet. It's good. There was a lot of cheese, generously applied cheese. I'd have that tumbler of root beer. Life was good.

I do. I do. And I remember the pizza also just so well. The sauce is really sweet. It's good. There was a lot of cheese, generously applied cheese. I'd have that tumbler of root beer. Life was good.

And, you know, whether or not it's a Pizza Hut memory, I think like a lot of our listeners can probably relate to those early like starry eyed pizza memories, whether it was at the brightly lit pizza parlor in the suburbs, you know, the ones that always sponsor like the little league teams, or for kids that grew up in the city, like...

And, you know, whether or not it's a Pizza Hut memory, I think like a lot of our listeners can probably relate to those early like starry eyed pizza memories, whether it was at the brightly lit pizza parlor in the suburbs, you know, the ones that always sponsor like the little league teams, or for kids that grew up in the city, like...

a slice at an iconic New York City slice shop, which I didn't have until I was in college, you know, but is where I imagine New York toddlers take like their first bite of solid food is at these like anywhere.

a slice at an iconic New York City slice shop, which I didn't have until I was in college, you know, but is where I imagine New York toddlers take like their first bite of solid food is at these like anywhere.

Totally. I mean, or like the basement sleepovers where we scarf down slices of takeout pizza. Like I think that pizza is one of it's one of our first foods. And thus we have a lot of strong associations with it. And pizza, I feel like it sort of grows with us. You start off with these after school slices or the sleepover pizzas or the bucket pizzas.

Totally. I mean, or like the basement sleepovers where we scarf down slices of takeout pizza. Like I think that pizza is one of it's one of our first foods. And thus we have a lot of strong associations with it. And pizza, I feel like it sort of grows with us. You start off with these after school slices or the sleepover pizzas or the bucket pizzas.

But before you know it, we're like dropping $25 on a Neapolitan pie in a moody restaurant drinking natural wine out of a mason jar. Yeah. And even when it's bad, you know, it's still kind of good. But lately, I think it's gotten very, very good.

But before you know it, we're like dropping $25 on a Neapolitan pie in a moody restaurant drinking natural wine out of a mason jar. Yeah. And even when it's bad, you know, it's still kind of good. But lately, I think it's gotten very, very good.

Well, you know, I have thoughts about this. I mean, Neapolitan pizza's over, David. It's over.

Well, you know, I have thoughts about this. I mean, Neapolitan pizza's over, David. It's over.

I mean, of course, I'm exaggerating. Neapolitan pizza is one of the greatest pizza styles in the world, and it's not going away. But for a long time, home bakers were solely trying to crack the code on making that style of pizza at home. And now I think they're broadening their scope to include other styles they're excited about, including thin crust pizzas. Americans love crispy things.

I mean, of course, I'm exaggerating. Neapolitan pizza is one of the greatest pizza styles in the world, and it's not going away. But for a long time, home bakers were solely trying to crack the code on making that style of pizza at home. And now I think they're broadening their scope to include other styles they're excited about, including thin crust pizzas. Americans love crispy things.

So it's not surprising to me that we've come back around to crispy pizza.

So it's not surprising to me that we've come back around to crispy pizza.

It's sort of interesting to me to think about during the pandemic, we saw this huge bread baking renaissance. People were making sourdough at home. And I think it was like around that same time, you know, when people were stuck at home that everyone got these pizza ovens, right?

It's sort of interesting to me to think about during the pandemic, we saw this huge bread baking renaissance. People were making sourdough at home. And I think it was like around that same time, you know, when people were stuck at home that everyone got these pizza ovens, right?

Like they weren't going so they could justify spending the money on a home pizza oven because they weren't going out as much. And then I so I think those two things sort of like rose at the same time. It was like people were making bread. Mm hmm. They were thinking about how dough is made. Then they got these pizza ovens. And now you sort of see this overlay of like, okay, what is pizza?

Like they weren't going so they could justify spending the money on a home pizza oven because they weren't going out as much. And then I so I think those two things sort of like rose at the same time. It was like people were making bread. Mm hmm. They were thinking about how dough is made. Then they got these pizza ovens. And now you sort of see this overlay of like, okay, what is pizza?