NY Times: "The very best clam pizza I've ever had"

[Andrew Bellucci]

For me, there was never greater validation than when the New York Times mentioned my pizza.  I love New York Magazine and of course I worship at the altar of Michelin, but the NYT's is very special to me.


"The Cherrystone clams, delivered fresh from Connecticut, are served orange-pink, succulent and whole, yielding easily to every briny bite."

Phone ringing off the hook for reservations. I'm very much enjoying the ride...

[wotavidone]

As we say, here in the land of Oz, you sir, are a "dead set legend."
Trust me when I say there is no higher praise.

[Jersey Pie Boy]

Big win, Andrew..huge ! Nobody more deserving.

[Jackie Tran]

Congrats Andrew!

[HansB]

Congrats Andrew. It's great to see that your hard work and dedication are paying off!

[deb415611]

That's awesome!

[TXCraig1]

[Pete-zza]

Andrew,

That's a wonderful tribute to your pizza and your stellar skills in producing it.

Peter

[jim s]

Congratulations, well deserved.

[Andrew Bellucci]

Thanks for all the kind words.  We got crushed today and I don't think it's gonna let up for a while.  All good.

Eater NY picked up the story as well.

The moral of the story is:  follow your vision and tune out the noise.  I said if I was doing a clam pie, I WAS DOING A CLAM PIE.  No compromise.  Had to be hand-shucked and if you wanted it - I'm not selling cheap.  So yeah, I'm gonna bang you for $55.  If that's not an option, I do a $3 slice.  Approachability is very important to me.

[Jersey Pie Boy]

A 3 dollar plain slice, correct?

[Andrew Bellucci]

A 3 dollar plain slice, correct?

The greatest compliment I've gotten is from a lady who said:  "This is the best $3 you can spend in all of New York City"

[Jersey Pie Boy]

I'm sure it is!

[RHawthorne]

I keep waiting for Antonio from Pizza Reviews on the Go to come there and do a video. He was actually the first person to tell me about the clam pie.

[Andrew Bellucci]

I keep waiting for Antonio from Pizza Reviews on the Go to come there and do a video. He was actually the first person to tell me about the clam pie.

I love Antonio and respect his reviews. He's got a great style.

We talked a couple of weeks ago - it's gonna happen sooner than later. But it'll be a different type of "review" because we know each other now. That speaks volumes about his credibility...