Date: 6/5/09
Location: Room 190 E Gunston Building. West Potomac High School
Present: Garretthubb, 24 kids in 6th Period Honors Physics.
As a celebration of the end of the year and victory over the hated BC Calculus and their nefarious leader Allison Satterwhite the heroic 6th period honors physics class ordered up some Papa John's. We got 7 cheese pizzas. They were standard, yet delicious.
"The pizza was adequate and sufficient enough to feed a hungry 6th period physics class. It could have been better, but for our purposes it was OK." -6th period student Christina S.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
ECFU
date: june 2, 2009
location: dove vivi pizza, portland, ore.
members present: bflo
honorary guests: mary flowers, gus bowman, katie mcguiness
this past week, i did a west coast excursion with my mom. our second stop was the city of portland, oregon. we had met gus earlier for a pretty decent lunch of vegan corn dogs. after doing some site-seeing, we met up with gus again, this time with his lady-friend katie, for dinner.
the pizza here was a corn meal crust, which is outside my norm, but really quite tasty. i had a slice of quattro fromaggio and a slice of what they called "corn" which actually had roasted red onions, chives and fresh mozzarella in addition to corn. now, i am not usually a toppings guy, and the only time i make exceptions is when consuming "fancy" or "gourmet" type pizza, and not even always then. but i will say i am glad i took the option this time. it was quite good. plus they had bottles of virgil's root beer, and brought water to the table in an over-sized mason jar.
dinner was followed up with a trip to voodoo donuts for dessert. i had a donut with oreo crumbs and peanut butter. it was excellent. in the end, i didn't get to see as much of portland as i'd hoped, having heard stories of it being a magical punk rock place, but i did enjoy my short time there. plus i think i am going back later in the summer for a couple of days.
this was the first of two pizza stops on our trip. to be continued....
location: dove vivi pizza, portland, ore.
members present: bflo
honorary guests: mary flowers, gus bowman, katie mcguiness
this past week, i did a west coast excursion with my mom. our second stop was the city of portland, oregon. we had met gus earlier for a pretty decent lunch of vegan corn dogs. after doing some site-seeing, we met up with gus again, this time with his lady-friend katie, for dinner.
the pizza here was a corn meal crust, which is outside my norm, but really quite tasty. i had a slice of quattro fromaggio and a slice of what they called "corn" which actually had roasted red onions, chives and fresh mozzarella in addition to corn. now, i am not usually a toppings guy, and the only time i make exceptions is when consuming "fancy" or "gourmet" type pizza, and not even always then. but i will say i am glad i took the option this time. it was quite good. plus they had bottles of virgil's root beer, and brought water to the table in an over-sized mason jar.
dinner was followed up with a trip to voodoo donuts for dessert. i had a donut with oreo crumbs and peanut butter. it was excellent. in the end, i didn't get to see as much of portland as i'd hoped, having heard stories of it being a magical punk rock place, but i did enjoy my short time there. plus i think i am going back later in the summer for a couple of days.
this was the first of two pizza stops on our trip. to be continued....
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Post Office Pavilion
Date: 5/26/09
Location: Post Office Pavilion
In Attendance: garretthubb, gina mcg
My buddy gina was in town with her kids. She moved last year from our fair city to Michigan. Her 8th graders were on their class trip to Washington. I meet her in the post office pavilion food court. I got two slices of cheese. It was pretty terrible. The cheese was low quality, the crust was soggy. However, the point of this trip was to visit a friend that I don't see that often and therefore my goals were meet.
Cafe Pizzaiolo
Date: 5/25/09
In Attendance: garretthubb, bflo, obama, andy g, Micaela
After a marathon session of Terminator movies (I, II and III Sunday Night, IV Monday mid-morning) we decided to get some post movie Pizza. This place in Alexandria was recommended by obama's coworker. It is a little off the beaten path, in a strip mall on the first floor of a large apartment building. We sat outside on the patio and the weather was quite nice. Three different pizzas were ordered. Bflo got a napoli pizza, garretthubb and obama split a white pizza and andyg and Micaela got "el diablo" but only sausage on half. There were also salads and beers consumed. Bflo got some gelato.
The white pizza was very good. The crust was hot, thin and crunchy. My only slight complaint would be that some of the cheese was clumped together too much, so you got a mouthful all at once. Overall I would say the white pizza was excellent. I also had a slice of the "el diablo" pizza (without the sausages). The Pizza was a little cold by the time I had a slice. The pizza was very good with a variety of peppers. It was "a spicy meatball" (Insert bad Italian Amercian accent here).
My overall rating for Cafe Pizzaiolo would be very high. It's location leaves a little to be desired but I would definitely return for more pizza!
In Attendance: garretthubb, bflo, obama, andy g, Micaela
After a marathon session of Terminator movies (I, II and III Sunday Night, IV Monday mid-morning) we decided to get some post movie Pizza. This place in Alexandria was recommended by obama's coworker. It is a little off the beaten path, in a strip mall on the first floor of a large apartment building. We sat outside on the patio and the weather was quite nice. Three different pizzas were ordered. Bflo got a napoli pizza, garretthubb and obama split a white pizza and andyg and Micaela got "el diablo" but only sausage on half. There were also salads and beers consumed. Bflo got some gelato.
The white pizza was very good. The crust was hot, thin and crunchy. My only slight complaint would be that some of the cheese was clumped together too much, so you got a mouthful all at once. Overall I would say the white pizza was excellent. I also had a slice of the "el diablo" pizza (without the sausages). The Pizza was a little cold by the time I had a slice. The pizza was very good with a variety of peppers. It was "a spicy meatball" (Insert bad Italian Amercian accent here).
My overall rating for Cafe Pizzaiolo would be very high. It's location leaves a little to be desired but I would definitely return for more pizza!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Trader Joe's Frozen Pizza
Location: My Living Room
Date: 5/4/09
On The TV: Pens Vs. Caps Game 2.
I gave a potential ticket for this game to my buddy Elliot, to enjoy in person with the rest of pizza club. It looked like it was a good time.
I got my frozen pizza at Trader Joe's after work. There was some angry people in the store due to long lines. I think letting people with more than 15 items in the express lanes got certain customers around me very angry. I though I was in for my first grocery store riot, but I was able to escape unscathed.
I got a margarita pizza. It was solid, motz and grana cheese. I am a little unsure about the optimum baking time for said pizza. I let it go longer than suggested and it was almost two crisp on the edge, but nice in the middle. As frozen pizza goes, this was pretty darn good. The fact that our boy Dave Steckel scored his 2nd goal in two games and Ovie had a hat trick to beat the pens 4-3 for a 2-0 series lead was pretty great as well.
Date: 5/4/09
On The TV: Pens Vs. Caps Game 2.
I gave a potential ticket for this game to my buddy Elliot, to enjoy in person with the rest of pizza club. It looked like it was a good time.
I got my frozen pizza at Trader Joe's after work. There was some angry people in the store due to long lines. I think letting people with more than 15 items in the express lanes got certain customers around me very angry. I though I was in for my first grocery store riot, but I was able to escape unscathed.
I got a margarita pizza. It was solid, motz and grana cheese. I am a little unsure about the optimum baking time for said pizza. I let it go longer than suggested and it was almost two crisp on the edge, but nice in the middle. As frozen pizza goes, this was pretty darn good. The fact that our boy Dave Steckel scored his 2nd goal in two games and Ovie had a hat trick to beat the pens 4-3 for a 2-0 series lead was pretty great as well.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Z Pizza
Date: 4/30/09
Place: Z Pizza on Richmond Highway (aka Rt. 1, aka The Highway), Alexandria Va
Present: garretthubb, David Fink
I had to grab a quick pre-game meal before getting on the bus to coach an away soccer game. My buddy Fink, who need to grab a quick meal before a home soccer game, suggested Z Pizza. I had gone to one before in Silver Spring with bflo and maybe one other time to the one on Duke St. I was not impressed previously.
I got the "meal deal" type thing where you got 2 slices and a soda pop for $6.99. Not bad price. The soda fountain had Dr. Pepper, which I see as a +. Many times I have thought about making Dr. Pepper the only soda I drink. My two cheese slices came out of the oven shortly after sitting down so they were nice and hot. I felt like the cheese was a little runny and bare, and the crust was not crispy enough. In defense of Z Pizza I will say that for it's proximity to school and a pretty good price it was OK. Obviously any other choice would be superior. In other words, I might go again in a similar situation, but I would not go out of my way to go there.
Place: Z Pizza on Richmond Highway (aka Rt. 1, aka The Highway), Alexandria Va
Present: garretthubb, David Fink
I had to grab a quick pre-game meal before getting on the bus to coach an away soccer game. My buddy Fink, who need to grab a quick meal before a home soccer game, suggested Z Pizza. I had gone to one before in Silver Spring with bflo and maybe one other time to the one on Duke St. I was not impressed previously.
I got the "meal deal" type thing where you got 2 slices and a soda pop for $6.99. Not bad price. The soda fountain had Dr. Pepper, which I see as a +. Many times I have thought about making Dr. Pepper the only soda I drink. My two cheese slices came out of the oven shortly after sitting down so they were nice and hot. I felt like the cheese was a little runny and bare, and the crust was not crispy enough. In defense of Z Pizza I will say that for it's proximity to school and a pretty good price it was OK. Obviously any other choice would be superior. In other words, I might go again in a similar situation, but I would not go out of my way to go there.
to the victor goes the spoils
Date: 4/30/09
Location: 8500 16th St., Apartment 424, Silver Spring, MD
Attending: bflo
Consumed: Giant store brand Rising Crust 4-Cheese Frozen Pizza.
Notes:
I had purchased two of these pizzas since they were on sale with my bonus card. I ate the second last night after returning home from my softball game. And everything tastes better after you win. The work co-ed softball team had not won a game in quite a while, having rivaled the Detroit Lions and gone 0-14 last year. Thankfully this year we switched into the informal league and are facing competition more on our level.
I was also able to enjoy the NBC Thursday night lineup, minus My Name is Earl. Parks and Recreation has been good for a decent amount of chuckles, despite trying a tad too hard to be like The Office. And The Office and 30 Rock are always solid.
Location: 8500 16th St., Apartment 424, Silver Spring, MD
Attending: bflo
Consumed: Giant store brand Rising Crust 4-Cheese Frozen Pizza.
Notes:
I had purchased two of these pizzas since they were on sale with my bonus card. I ate the second last night after returning home from my softball game. And everything tastes better after you win. The work co-ed softball team had not won a game in quite a while, having rivaled the Detroit Lions and gone 0-14 last year. Thankfully this year we switched into the informal league and are facing competition more on our level.
I was also able to enjoy the NBC Thursday night lineup, minus My Name is Earl. Parks and Recreation has been good for a decent amount of chuckles, despite trying a tad too hard to be like The Office. And The Office and 30 Rock are always solid.
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