While in the Clearwater / St. Petersburg area of Florida, the subject of pizza came up, and one of my colleagues, Steve, asked me what kind of pizza I liked. "New York Style," I said.
He looked at me quizically. "What does that mean? How do you know if it's the right kind?"
I then proceeded to enumerate the Sliker Rating Scale:
"It has to be thin crust," I said. "Check," he responded.
"It has to have pizza by the slice." "Check."
"Large slices." "Check." (Excitement was building. We were 3 for 3.)
"Traditional pizza ovens. No conveyer belts." "Check. Check."
"They have Sicilian. Square slices." "Yeah, I think so."
"Run by Italians." "Definitely."
"Red & Green or Italy in the theme or name." "Check."
"Pizza or Pizzeria in the name." "Check. I think we've got a match."