Our World Series: NY Pizza vs. Philly Cheesesteaks,
image courtesy of Lohud.com
While the Yankees - Phillies World Series will be extremely entertaining as the true best teams in baseball battle in the Fall Classic, another clash will be taking place with just as much passion involved - bragging rights between the cities as to who has the better food. Liz Johnson from Lohud.com (Westchester County's local news source) has collaborated with Patricia Talorico from a paper in the Philly metro area in a battle pitting the NY pizza versus the Philly cheesesteak. In their contest, NY'ers are asked to submit strategies to improve upon the Philly cheesesteak, and people from Philly's corridor are challenged to create a better pie than those found in NY.
To submit cheesesteak strategies: click here and post in Liz's comments section.
To submit ways to improve upon the NY pizza: click here
Jonny Mangia's opinion: I traveled to Philadelphia in 2001 to interview Pat, the owner of Pat's King of Steaks. Afterwards, I sampled a few of his cheesesteaks and I nearly bowled over with nausea. The best comparison I can make is that they were eerily similar in taste to a White Castle hamburger (not a favorite). Keep in mind that I didn't try Geno's or Jim's cheesesteaks, so I'm not going to write the dish off altogether, but in my small sample size....FUGGEDABOUTIT...NY PIZZA WINS BY A 1ST ROUND KO.