Pizza Wars: New York vs Chicago

[xPHmgr]

The TV special "Pizza Wars: New York vs Chicago" is scheduled to be on again on the Travel Channel Tuesday, January 27th at 8pm and 11pm ET.

From what I read earlier in this forum I will be watching AND recording it.

[Nathan]

Thanks for pointing this out.  I didn't even realize that I had this channel until I read this.  I don't have a cable box hooked to this TV in my computer room and the only way I can tune it is with my vcr.  Anyway, I enjoyed the show and recorded it  

P.S.  I noticed that Lombardi's uses Lupa tomato puree (they showed it twice from what I could see).  I wonder if it's any good???...  

[DKM]

I really like that show.  Recorded it behind some other pizza shows I have.  But it is far more informational.

DKM

[canadave]

Having eaten at Lombardi's several times, I can tell you that the sauce is absolutely delicious, best I've ever tasted.  Sweet, light, just a hint of zing.  

Thanks for noticing the Lupa puree!!!  My wife and I always wondered what the heck they use for the sauce.  I wonder if they "modify" it at all (i.e. add spices or other ingredients)?  And of course the million-dollar question: where do I get some?  THere's a wholesaler, but I doubt that they'd ship to Canada....

--Dave

[Nathan]

I have no idea on the sauce seasoning.  But here's a "clue" on how they make it: Lombardi's pizza is whole and free-form, with a chewy, medium-thick crust, charred on the bottom, covered with long-cooked tomato sauce rather than fresh tomatoes and a blanket of fresh mozzarella rather than a few thin pieces. That's all, but that's enough.

http://www.epicurious.com/erg/nyc/lombardis.html