An Italian Tries Chicago DEEP DISH PIZZA
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An Italian Tries Chicago DEEP DISH PIZZA for the First Time
Eva and I are back in the good ol' US of A. And that means it's time for me to expose her to more classic American food.
We happen to be moving across the country and, since it's more or less on the way, we decided to stop in Chicago for a much-requested deep dish pizza. Join us as we find more than pizza in Chicago and journey to our new home!
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00:00 Introduction
02:05 On the Road to Chicago
03:31 Sweet Home Chicago
03:51 Ordering Deep Dish Pizza
06:33 Trying Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
10:14 Traveling to Our NEW HOME
11:55 Thank You to Misen!
12:57 Making Sicilian Sfincione
14:53 Trying Sfincione
16:50 Unboxing Our Silver Play Button!
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We wanna hear from all of you deep dish fans out there: what are the best toppings???
I make my pizza from scratch, but to warn you, i put habanero and scotch bonnet peppers on mine.
italian sausage (of which is slightly spicy with fennel flavor and a minimal hint of garlic) + basil. That simplicity of combination is beautiful and delicious. n_n
That wasn't real deep dish. Sauce is one top for real Chicago deep dish. Should have gone to Uno's or Lou's for the best deep dish🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
cheese with butter crust
@@richardleaneagh4274 😎👍🏻 it's all about Lou's butter crust
As a Sicilian I smiled when Eva said "Sicilians, they know how to eat" Wishing you much happiness in your new home!
My motto: "Feeds three? Feeds ME!" :D
Me too.
When she was trying to describe at the end how Sicilians eat, I think the closest English word she was searching for was "hearty." Sicilians eat hearty.
As a Sicilian American I agree
I'm Sicilian and never seen any kind of pizza like this in Sicily and I'm a immigrant from Palieeeimu.
When a picky Italian says "Not bad"...that is a VERY GOOD sign.
American pizza has Italian roots, so... Not bad.
@@MobileCanal Did you watch her earlier reactions?... she doesn't like most American pizzas. The oiliness, the toppings, the excessive sauces and the flavor, especially the strong garlic flavor in American pizzas, I think that she also complained about the Domino's pizza being sweet.
@@dayangmarikit6860 Domino's pizza is sweet. Domino's pizza is fucking disgusting. only thing more disgusting than domino's pizza is domino's chicken wings.
@@RomrotMechanikos period
we are not picky, we know how and what to eat!
Eva has a totally rock n' roll hair. She rocks.
Sometimes I have to rewind a little bit because I am fixated on her amazing hair.
Evas hair is Amazing. I wish I had it.
It is indeed hypnotizing and I'm jealous
@@dayyou May you be forgiven for these unnecessary and harsh words.
She’s like a trip back to the 80’s
"In Italy, this is called burned." LOLOLOL!!! I love Eva and I love Eva with long hair.
My attitude as an Englishman when I see Americans cooking bacon: _"It's_ _burned._ _In_ _England_ _this_ _is_ _called_ _burned."_
@@johnleake5657 As an American who likes “floppy” bacon, I agree it’s hard to find other Americans who cook it the way I like. It’s always so crunchy it turns into powder in your mouth. Awful
Not going to lie. When I saw the title I was like: Eva will for sure like it but she will say “Is not Pizza”
Same, I knew she would like it.
lol "is not pizza"
I mean, as a New Yorker, that's my opinion, and I'm not at all Italian.
@lord M See, that's the real best pizza; any pizza someone else buys for you.
I've been to Arizona and I was pleasantly surprised at how lovely it is. I've expected vast dry desolate desert, as far as the eye could see. Instead I found Pleasant High Desert and beautiful scenery. Sedano's absolutely stunning. Phoenix has a mall on every corner, and air conditioning everywhere. Of course there's the Grand Canyon, who can forget about that!
Very many Chicago Italians actually trace thier history to Sicily, so there's a very good chance the "Chicago pizza" actually is what Eva called it but the American audience just recognized it as a weird pizza and ran with it
Sicilians in Chicagoland often make granny style square/rectangular pizzas and something like scfincione too. My friend's dad used to make them for parties. Mmm
Ive been to Sicily and my family heritage is from there. I never saw anything resembling American "deep dish" "pizza". Detroit style is a little closer to Sicilian.
@@jimandmandy Wait, so are you saying that Sfincione (what eva made) is not Sicilian or are you saying that Sfincione is not reminiscent of Deep Dish Pizza?
@@theouthousepoet Sfincione is not reminiscent of Deep Dish Pizza, at least the deep dish pizzas I have seen. I never knew the name Sfincione, but it was served as the bread at a Sicilian owned seafood restaurant here in Redondo Beach, CA.
@@jimandmandy ah, so you’re saying that what Eva made was not sfincione.
Out of intrigue, I did a quick google search and it turns out Eva is indeed an Italian from Italy and knows what sfincione is. While there does appear to be many renditions of the dish, many of them are similar to the one she made.
"Just 3 kilos of parmigiano" I love it!
Okay, that was hilarious. Eva showed us her "stash".
I love how Eva is so honest... She liked the deep dish!! But still made it clear it wasn't anything authentic.
That and the hot beef with giardineira are authentic -- to Chicago ;)
The fact that Harper held the slasher smile for a good ten seconds while the horror slowly dawned on Eva was awesome.
She's totally right!, it is a torta! Deep dish uses a completely different dough than a "regular" pizza, it's totally a torta
Except Italian torta salata is actually more like a quiche than a Chicago Deep Dish pizza which probably more like a hybrid of the two. It's also more related to the Sicilian style than the Napoli.
@@whodat9198 No, "torta salata" only means "salted pie", it can be many things.
The "sfincione" she made has nothing to do with a "quiche" (french dish with eggs and cream).
It's Palermo street food focaccia/pizza with dough, tomato sauce and cheese.
It's very close to the Chicago Deep Dish pizza. A lot of Italian immigrants were Sicilians, so it seem very probable that they made an American version of it and called it Pizza.
@@IronFreee no you misunderstood. the torta salatas on youtube made by actual italians looks like French quiche. the sfincione she made is not what we call deep dish, it's what we call stuffed pizza.
@@whodat9198 I'm French and Italian... Her version of the sfincione was enclosed in dough with two floors of condiments, that's not usually the case. The ones I ate in Palermo were just a layer of condiments on the dough, very similar to the Chicago Deep Dish pizza I ate...
A quiche is a "torta salata" like all the others salted pie. Here is a list of some "torte salate":
www.giallozafferano.it/ricette-cat/Torte-salate/
@@IronFreee Correct, her enclosed version is our 'stuffed' pizza. Most if not all the sfinciones (focaccia with tomato and stuff on top) I see on UA-cam are what we call Sicilian pizza, Detroit pizza or 'Granny' pizza which is more common in the midwest areas. Deep dish is quite an evolution of these various types. If you ate a Pequods, Unos from Chicago you wouldn't really see much resemblance to a sfincione. Sfincione would be closer to a Little Caesar's pan pizza. But a torta, sure seems more closer due to the crust and presentation.
Ava: "I'm not a pizza snob, I just don't like eating crappy pizza'''.
Typical italian response :D
And yet doesn’t know that pizza napoletana (DOC) is eaten with a knife and fork. Actually, pizza tonda in Roma is as well.
@@afcgeo882 Actually 'na sega! Leave it to the Italians how to eat pizza, George! And stop being a hater
@@BC-bt7hu Legitimate criticism isn’t hate. What you’re doing is.
@@afcgeo882 nope, maybe only in restaurant you eat pizza with fork. The only tools you need is a pizza wheel (or pizza scissor if you are a real pizza snob) and hands :)
OH MY GOD WHEN EVA SAID SHE WANTED TO LIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST IN THE TRAVELLING ACROSS AMERICA VIDEOS I NEVER IN A BILLION YEARS THOUGHT YOU"D ACTUALLY MOVE THERE! It's come full circle hahaha That's so amazing.
Can't wait to see your channel grow even more and get your gold play button :)
(Laughing) "i 'ma nota pizza snob" -- "oh sorry, i must have mistaken You for someone else" ❤❤❤❤
Ikr?! 🤣🤣🤣
I laughed out loud 😂😂😂
Lol. Right. I'm a pizza snob too. The Napoletana pizza is the only pizza that exists
She is not a snob. She just don't like non Italian food masquerading as Italian food
@@pangkaji
Well Chicago is not Italy.
You're doing a very cool work to spread real Italian culture. You make me proud to be Italian. Thank you
Then we switch off UA-cam and we remember who we really are and we cry alone 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 living abroad I realised how rich is our land and how unable to make it worth we are...here in the Nederland they had nothing,sand and water and the turn it into gold...in Italy we own 3/4 of the art in the world,excellence products,amazing landscapes and history and we’re not able to do nothing with that....if we sell Italy to China in sure it become a world nr 1 country
I wish I was Italian! Lol for real though.
@@kylesalmon31 Call yourself Carlo Salmoni and walk into the italian embassy. Chat a little bit..... have a coffee....
@@markusfederico8732 😂😂😂 that would be funny. My middle name is Anthony,I should go by Tony. Haha
@@kylesalmon31 Antonio would be preferable otherwise they will spot you
Lifelong Chicagoan here. So happy with Eva's reaction, and a good choice with Pequods, though not the absolute best. And pepperoni as a recommended topping is a joke...sausage all the way.
Oh, you’re from the suburbs.
@@michaelpetroshus5917 thanks for bringing that real chicago flavor to this comment
the only thing I don't like about deep dish is it's just too much dough, too much bread, but THAT looked fantastic. I mean some of them are like 8 inches thick of just dough,even after it's cooked, just a huge ass pie of bread. One piece will do me fine, thank you very much.(sorry as you can tell I'm a NY pizza lover or a neopolitan pizza.) I love it she says, "In Italy, we called that burned" but you have to have that crispy outer crust or it's not deep dish pizza.
@@michaelpetroshus5917 yes and I LOVE sausage on pizza
As an 80% Sicilian whose nonno and nonna were from Around Palermo, you made me tear up with pride. You are a brilliant food artist and I bless the day that I found you and your wonderful dear husband. Again bless you both. Plus you both have wonderful sense’s of humor.
Can we get Eva’s hair routine? Her curls are so iconic.
I agree I went as far as asking for a lock of her hair😊😊😆😆😆
Should be tamed a tad, though.
@@b1k2q34 why should it be tamed ?
She mentioned on one video she just shampoos, conditions and go. She should use a leave in product like curl moisturizer or a thick Frizz Ease.
I have wavy/curly hair that tends to poof out all frizzy like a poodle, so I make sure to use Frizz Eease to take care of my friz and define my waves/curls
An Italian Shares her Hair secret!
That's much the reaction I expected from an Italian: It's not a pizza, but it's good.
Thank you for actually getting a freshly made one, instead of the frozen. So many reactions I see on UA-cam use the packaged stuff and that's just not as good.
I can confirm! I am italian, but I live abroad. Once I was traveling for work from Ohio to Dallas and I had a stop in Chicago.
And I tried the Chicago style for the first and last time, I must admit that I really liked it! I personally would not call it "pizza" but is a sort of it ,and is GOOOOOOD! ;)
As someone who lived in Chicago for nearly half his life, I have to say -- good job going with Pequod's! -- Pequod's conforms to one of three major subcategories of deep dish. Namely, the type with the burnt cheesy edges. The other major styles include the more "well-known" style popularized by Uno or Lou Malnati's, and then the stuffed pizza from places like Giordano's or Nancy's. The stuffed pizza, at least if you believe the Giordano's founders, is supposedly derived from a pizza rustica/pizza ripiena.
Also, if you are actually interested in Chicago style pizza, you need to be aware that "Chicago style" originally was an ultra thin cracker-like crust, usually cut into squares, which we generally call "tavern style." Deep dish has more notoriety among tourists because it is so non-conventional, but the tavern style (as seen at places like Pat's or Bartoli's) far outsells the deep dish among the locals. I can also add that the hugely thick deep dish pizzas are more popular during the colder months of the year -- which should make sense. As much as I will consecrate altars unto the irrefutable supremacy of a good deep dish/stuffed pizza, I also am not drawn to it when the weather gets hot.
I enjoyed Eva’s surprisingly positive reaction to the Chicago deep crust pizza, but I was shocked that we didn’t get to see Harper’s reaction to it. What happened 🤷♂️ I don’t think that’s ever happened before.
Good point!! Did Harper like the Chicago pizza??
Who we kidding. He ate it all lol
Like he said, he's not a pizza snob. Lol 😂 He probably liked it. 😉
I married a Texan from Amarillo and lived there for 25 years. I just moved to North Carolina 6 weeks ago and I do not miss the weather in Amarillo. The hail, the snow, the heat!
I live in Raleigh NC. It's an amazing state.
So, I’m assuming you know the way to Amarillo?
Encouraging 💪👏
When he pulled the Red Barron pizza, I felt my blood pressure rise
More like a pizza bagel than a pizza.
I was holding my breath to see if she liked it or not. Chicago pizza is very different from traditional pizza, but it's sooooooo freaking good! It's one of my fondest memories from when I was in Chicago.
‘’We’re back in the states-“
Yay! You should come down to the north end in boston!
‘’-and we’re moving across country!”
...oh
Welp
Away from the wood bread oven? Oh no!
@@ChrisinOSMS my guess is they’ll have an outdoor wood oven in Arizona.
I actually enjoy Eva's opinions when it comes to food and not just being biased.
Man you're one lucky dude!..Having her make you those homemade authentic Italian delicacies. Love the video and I'm gonna definitely try out the recipes ❤
As a long time Chicagoan, I would say that you could spend a well planned out week in Chicago eating pizza and filming. There’s a lot of variation in the city as well as in the suburbs. In the northside Ravenswood neighborhood there’s a place called Spacca Napoli. There is a local chain of pizzerias called Aurelio‘s. There are a few of the Detroit style pizza places. In the suburb of Elmwood Park where I now live (it used to be all Italian), there is Spizzico, geo‘s Pizza on Harlem Avenue, and probably a Lou Malnati‘s pizzeria somewhere. Also in River Grove there is Da’Luciano‘s. A lot of the traditional Italian neighborhood in Chicago was gutted when they built the Kennedy Expressway and the UIC campus in the early 60s. As a result many of these families and businesses moved out to the west side of the city at the very border at Harlem Avenue. There also still are some small import and specialty grocery stores we can find Italian goodies. A block north of my workshop is grand Avenue where there is a specialty store called Tempesta which actually sells the closest thing to real N’duja. Further east along Grand Ave.: Salerno’s, Mart Antony’s (just off the ave.), and Oggi. So many food possibilities, so little time!!
The Italians figured out every possible combination using a meaty sauce and cheese either in/on bread, potatoes, rice or corn. If you can imagine it, they have already done it but named it something you've never heard of most likely.
Same with pesto. My girlfriend keeps wanting to make it with different oils, herbs, or nuts and I have to tell her it's not pesto at that point and it has a completely different, already defined name.
@Holden Mcgroine If they live in Italy the Italians have a name for it
@@tristansmith5587 pesto means “grinded”, The most famous is “pesto alla genovese “ with basil etc but there are several other kinds of , eg pesto di pomodori secchi, pesto di zucchine, etc
I'm a pizza snob like Eva. There are things called pizza that taste good but aren't pizza. I've always put Chicago pizza in that category. Blessings to you both in your new home.
I just discovered your channel and I'm binge watching. You two are adorable to watch and the recipes are fantastic! Hope you come out with a cookbook soon as I'll be the first in line. I grew up in Illinois so well-versed in deep dish pizza and was surprised Italy has something similar. We need more people like you to make us smile, especially in this dismal world right now.
Eva you had me at the lard in the crust!
Lou Malnatis is Chicago’s best deep dish and Italian sausage is the pizza to get on butter crust.
I second this! Lou Malnati’s for the win
Lou Malnati's is the best.
NO it is not! Stop lying for Lou’s. Everyone that knows, knows that Pequod’s is the greatest deep dish in town. In fact, even Uno and Giordano beats Lou’s.
Lou Malnati's, Pizzeria Uno, and Giordano's are tops in my book. When I lived up north of the Mason-Dixon line I'd routinely drive 4 + hours just to have a true Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, although I'd sometimes stop in East Chicago at Zel's for a hot dog and fries as lunch and bring the pizza home to have for dinner.
I had a couple of co-workers from out-of-town in Chicago. We ate a Lou's. Before they left they individually approached me and asked where we went so they could go back and buy some to take home.
Many blessings in your new home, Harper and Eva!
My grandmother Beatrice, born in 1904, had a cookery saying: "When it's brown, it's done. When it's black, it's buggered". Her saying works for me.
I love you guys! It's a refreshing take on some American cuisine and it's departure from its Italian roots. Eva you are brutally honest and I love that!
This is good timing, Italy won Eurovision just yesterday!
Yay! Congrats and hugs to Italy from Russia. Love ❤️
@@eastraversupplies7843 and France is second. Eva will be very happy.
Didn't the announcer yesterday say that next year we will be in the land of pizza? I was like wow, most Italians won't be happy about that. Much more to Itally than just pizza.
@@zoranilijevski2758 Why not?
@@zoranilijevski2758 Yeah same, I got pretty mad about that LOL
You missed out on another Chicago classic. Johnie's Italian beef.
That’s for another video
The go-to staples for Chicago style pizza are Gino's East and Pizzeria Due. It takes around 45 minutes to cook a Chicago deep dish pizza at Gino's East, so it's best to order ahead and then show up a few minutes before it's ready to get a table to eat it or take it with you.
As soon as I see you two smiling, I can't help but to smile and keep smiling the whole video!!! Congratulations on the big move across the country!
I'm with Eva on bringing back the cheese from Italy. When my Nonno visited us, one suitcase was always dedicated for coffee, cheese, salami, and chocolate.
My American friends were always perplexed why...until they tried the stuff. Then it was, "Oh. I get it now."
*mmm.. tastes like good stuff*
My mother in-law always did the same .
I'm living abroad (not in the States but still) and I'm doing the same. Every time I go to Italy I take back home as much food as possible. And Eva is totally right, 3 kilos of parmigiano is not that much. If you cook Italian you use it not daily but almost. 3 kilos don't last that long.
@@elle1530 just bring the whole wheel
parmigiano is so expensive here… it's not practical to cook italian food that contains parmigiano at all, we leave that luxury to the higher classes.
imported pasta as well. dececco is like six times as expensive as national brands so i can't even find it in my local supermarket because nobody would buy it.
Harper …… when you, in America, order a pizza over the phone, you should say…. be careful with the pizza because my wife is Italian ! Just as I, here in Germany (as an Italian !), do when I order a pizza from home and say…. be careful with the pizza because I am Italian ! 😉
This so makes me miss my Calabrian family! I'm first generation Italian American with family still in Cosenza. My parents were born in Villages outside of Cosenza, Aprigliano and Corto. Thanks for all your wonderful cooking and recipes.
Eva always makes me laugh no matter how bad my day is
Moving from Maine to Arizona is a pretty big change !
Not a good change in my opinion.
@@b1k2q34 along with the hair comment you seem to have many opinions.
The Mexican food will make up for it
At least no restrictions...
I don't know why but I get the feeling it's job-related. I grew up in Maine and that's usually why people leave. It's pretty stagnant economically at the best of times - and these are not the best of times.
I remember when Eva and you travelled through the US, and she said that she wants to stay in the States close to Mexico because of their spicy food. Hope she will be happy now. :-)
Haha! I knew right when you said you were moving that your new home would be in Arizona. The look on Eva's face when you guys stopped in Arizona for Mexican food on your cross-country food tour video from a few months back said it all. Add in the hot and dry climate similar to Calabria, and it just made sense. Welcome to our lovely state!
Congratulations on your UA-cam 100,000 subscribers! Love the show! Congrats on your new home, too!
8:03 'he doesn't want to come in my mouth', with Harper snickering in the background! 😱😂 (Put on the subtitles for extra LOLs!). Love you guys! Baci!
Oh my god. LOL
Eva! You don't need fork and knife to eat it! :D
I'm so glad I'm not the only one with their mind on the gutter 🤣
@@alexandraocchiato2067 yeah she actually said that. and its not true lol
Welcome to AZ. As a fellow east coast native I want to give you fair warning ⚠️ the summers are rough. 🥵🔥
If you are in Phoenix try Bottega 59th Ave & Utopia Rd.
As an east coaster, I loved Tucson. It was hot but not humid. I hate the humidity.
I would never leave Maine for the southwest. I grew up in New Hampshire, and along with Vermont and Maine, one of the best places to be.
Now, that a’pizza! Well done with 100,000 subscribers, you’ve earned that acclamation, xx
This was great! Thank you and congratulations!!!
Here in Chicago, the pie that Eva made is what we call a “stuffed pizza,” The second crust on top makes it different from the “deep dish pizza.” I only eat either of these when out of town folks visit. Otherwise, I stick with the thin crust pizza.
I was about to say that doesn't look like the deep dish I've had. I thought maybe what I had was a departure from the real thing.
@@MacGuffinExMachina yeahhhh Pequad's isn't pizza. It's a pizza-pot-pie I liked the original Nancy's in Harwood Heights back in the 70's, but I never considered even that pizza
Thank you for saying what I was screaming in my head lol
It reminds me of a pie Pizza Hut made in the '80s for a few years called the Priazzo. Loved that thing.
Chicago thin crust pizza is ridiculously underrated
Should have ordered from Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza. Best Chicago deep dish there is!
Agree with that, if you're wanting the authentic Chicago deep-dish.
Lou's is where tourist and people from the suburbs get pizza. Great salads though.
Labriola’s on Michigan Avenue! Don’t forget the Toasted Ravioli Nachos 🤤
Lou Malnati's, Giordano's, and Gino's East are to deep dish pizza what Pat and Geno's is to philly cheesesteaks...they're popular tourists spots, but far from the actual best.
@@ry.the.stunner what are the places to go?
Congrats guys, much deserved... Eva's pizza ,wow!!!
Congrats on the new place, good luck you 2
I love you guys. I love your channel, the things you do, the Italian food, that I love her since I was little when my mother took me to eat pasta with red sauce and Parmesan in wonderful and sophisticated Italian restaurants.
You are a beautiful couple. You are fulfilling your dreams, and you have plans, travel, move, go to Italy, come back, continue cooking, work, have a beautiful life, and love each other. Long live the love, long live the food. Long live Italy. Long live America. You really are an example for humanity to follow. I am grateful for all the teachings, that although you may not believe it, they are not only gastronomic, you show the world a beautiful image as people with whom you set an example on how we should be better. Thanks.
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Looking forward to the future episode “installed wood-fired pizza oven in the backyard!” You guys are awesome, enjoy AZ (prob won’t even need the fire to cook up some awesome food outside)!
😂 I was thinking the same thing, I could probably just stick the pizza out the window for a few seconds! Thank you for the warm wishes 😊
Who else wants to see them build the pizza oven?
Welcome to Arizona🌵 you’re my new food bible!! I love to feed my family, they are going to love this food.
It’s so sweet, how eating brings you to tears (almost), I know that feeling❤️
Congratulations on your award / new home & I can’t wait to try this dish...
Europeans: This is good but literally not pizza
Americans: I LOVE this Lasagna Pie!
When Eva held up her peppers, I felt her pride.... Pepper lovers unite. :D
So happy to have found your channel!! Y’all are awesome!!
I agree with Eva, Chicago deep dish pizza is not bad, but pizza it is not. NYC pizza is my cup of tea.
pretty much should go with good sweet sausage, mushrooms, chunks of tomato, some spinach - that's for deep dish. For neapolitan I go pepperoni, black olive and onion.
Welcome back!!!
Just a small planet worth of Parmeggiano she says...
Take a trip to Brazil and check out the pizza there if you really want a head trip.
Would love to see Pasta Grammar and Tasting History and Hellthy Junkfood team up at some point :)
This is a great idea. I second it!!!!
Yes good idea
I've never watched Healthy Junk Food (I've heard of them though), but I agree about them doing a collab with Max from Tasting History. He actually did one with Frank from Proto Cooks/Epicurious about lasagna, so it would be fun to see him do an early version of some other Italian dish (maybe pizza?) and Eva do the modernized version.
And Max grew up in AZ. It would be a great Tasting Italian History team up.
@@bensweiss Cool.
Thank You for teaching us Authentic Italian Food Recipes!
This was super enjoyable! Thanks!! 👏👍
As a lifetime Chicagoan.... who does not like deep dish.... I was a little nervous as Eva tried the first bite. Whew. So glad it was not a horrible experience overall. Congratulations on the 100k! (PS: love the color of you new kitchen cabinets)
"This has nothing to do with Pizza. It's a torta salata."
What does that translate to?
@@jonhenning torta salata is literally a 'salty cake'.
@@jonhenning Doesn't it speak for itself?
Love this channel.
Happy Memorial Day.
As a Chicagoan - born, raised and still here, I was little disappointed you guys didn’t actually stop by and get some real deep-dish, like Giordano’s; Pequods is alright. Come to Chicago!
Also I appreciate both of you and your beautiful relationship - best to you both! 🤌🏼
Giordano’s? Meh. I’m a Lou’s man.
@@remoore15221 - imo Pizzeria Uno is better than Lou’s - and it’s the 1st/original deep-dish, but I still prefer Giordano’s.
I like Lou Malnati’s pizza too, but Pizzeria Uno did it all before anyone else here.
@@lurquizo - facts, and I’ve given them cred in other comments/vids (especially since I hate that Lou’s offer gets hailed as the OG).
I just [personally] prefer Giordano’s. Uno’s is good but tends to be a bit pricier
@@inr63 : Never ate at Giordano’s, but I once had one of their frozen pizzas. Took one bite & had to throw it out (& I hate wasting food) because it was so bad. I’m sure they’re better fresh but their frozen version was just awful.
Moving home is stressful enough, let alone coming back from Italy and driving 1000 miles, but still you guys made us a great video ❤️
This.
welcome to monsoon season. lookie that tornado in the background welcoming you to the great state.
I love watching these videos because I love your wife Eva's reactions. They're the best!
You made a good choice with Pequod’s-and I agree that you should have gone with sausage instead of pepperoni. I usually introduce out-of-towners to deep dish at Gino’s East, but my all-time favorite deep dish is Lou Malnati’s.
I got excited that you were “moving” to Chicago. Our loss. I hope you get acclimated to Arizona.
You need to go to Giordanos! Let Eva choose her favorite toppings, they’re all delicious! Welcome back to the USA!
Giordanos was amazing!!
Ugh. Dude. PEQUODS destroys Giordanos.
Giodarnos Is horrible lol
Eva now can have all the spicy Southwestern food she wants!
Can't wait to see the coming creations! Italiano with Southwestern flair!
Not really. In Arizona the Southwestern/Mexican food is fairly mild. I lived in Tucson, AZ for 5 years. While one can find spicy hot Mexican food there if you try, it is not the milder authentic Sonoran food indigenous to the area. The food in New Mexico is much hotter, and in my opinion, much tastier on average.
See rovingdecanter.com/2014/10/22/what-is-sonoran-style-mexican-food/
@@luminiferous1960 Thanks for the info. Still, she's a lot closer to it than when they lived in Maine!
You guys are amazing and so enjoyable to watch!
Sfincione is actually the name of several different recipes in Sicily. In Palermo for example is a thick pizza with a spongy soft dough topped with a special sauce made with onions, anchovies, tomato paste, origano, and a typical aged cheese called “caciocavallo” that has a very strong flavor. If you go just 20 minutes from Palermo in a little town called Carini the topping changes and you can find a sauce made with cauliflower. We can say that in each town they have their own recipe.
Did Eva try fiddleheads before you guys left Maine thay are one of my favorite things about spring time in Atlantic Canada.
I found calabrese in my local store, my middle child and I love it 10X more than pepperoni on pizza! He’s going to Italy next year with a student travel trip and I plan to force him to watch your entire catalogue of videos so he knows to order the right things to maximize his enjoyment of cuisine.
As someone who loves deep dish, I was very pleased when she said it wasn't bad!
Love your road trips. The total salata looks amazing
“It’s not bad!!” I feel so validated
The best part was Harper's hair as he looked over in the car saying "almost there" and "it's been a long day".
That looks phenomenal!
Hilarious vid. Thanks to both for taking the time. More a fan of traditional NY thin crust but there's a hang it off the plate maneuver that would have come in handy used locally. It saves the knife and fork. LOL
Eva is unmistakably italian! Travels with cheese in her luggage. 😆 Reminds me of Pavarotti, who constantly smuggled italian food in suitecases through the airport control.
Best channel on UA-cam, I look forward to every Sunday episode. Thanks for the wonderful content Ava and Harper.
Do you play piano?
What an AWESOME Kitchen Eva ! , you got a great guy there And I love the chemistry you both have with each other ! . My whole family is of Italian Decent northern and southern ( Brookyn ,NY) Good luck in your new home guys !!
Congrats on your UA-cam Play Button! Very well deserved! 😊
Beautiful new house but we will miss the charming old kitchen🍷
Miss that glorious wood fire oven.
I'm guessing that in the scene that you were driving thru Amarillo, Texas, talking about the weather, you didn't notice the tornado way off in the distance?
I didn't see that 🌪️🌀
Yeah definitely looks like a tornado
Rainstorm.
We went through Amarillo with the kids and the water tower was leaning over. The person working the desk at the hotel said tornadoes came through the night before, as we were relaxing in our room the sirens came on for.... yeah more tornadoes!
I just watched this video and when I saw the tornado I was wondering if anyone else saw it. What a great photo bomb!!! Lol
The stop in Hatch **chef's kiss** perfect.
Thank you for the recipe 🤗
3 basic life ingredients for Eva
Real cheese
Real cheese
Real cheese
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 love you both. Keep it up
...and Eva's #4 essential (now that she lives in the Southwest USA): CHILI PEPPERS!
We need Eva’s Italian cooking in South Texas (Rio Grande Valley). Excited for your move! I’m sure Eva is looking forward to the sun! Stay hydrated and feel free to visit us in South Texas! There’s lots of great Mexican food here! The best Tex-Mex in the state!
YES! You showed and passed through Cleveland! My hometown!