When I was younger, every Friday was pizza night in my New York Italian household. That means at a young age, I was taught that New York has the best pizza, hands down.
"It's something about the New York water," I can remember my dad saying.
Now that I'm older and living in Brooklyn, I'm surrounded by countless pizzerias serving specialty slices, Sicilian pies, and margarita pizzas. Until recently, I would have said nothing beats grabbing a quick slice from a local pizzeria in my neighborhood for an easy snack or dinner.
However, on a recent weekend trip to Philadelphia, I tried the city's famous tomato pie and it called into question all my strongly held beliefs on pizza.
Keep reading to find out why I ultimately found a tomato pie better than New York pizza.