IT'S
IT'S GOING TO AT LEAST SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY MILLION
DOLLARS MAY GO UP EVEN MORE BY
THE TIME THE DRAWING HAPPENS
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. >>
>>
>> NOW
>> NOW TO
>> NOW TO THESE SIMPLER AND EASIER
TO OBTAIN PLEASURES.
IT'S NATIONAL PIZZA WEEK.
AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING A TASTE
OF ALL OF YOUR FAVORITES FROM
AROUND THE STATE.
YES, HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT
PIZZA PLACES YOU ALL HAVE
WRITTEN IN AND OUR WEB TEAM IS
SO AWESOME.
SO AWESOME. THEY PUT TOGETHER THIS
INTERACTIVE MAP.
INTERACTIVE MAP. SO SHOP AROUND IS ONLY VISITING
FOUR.
FOUR.
FOUR. HE'S ONLY ONE PERSON CAN ONLY
MAKE IT TO SO MANY PLACES TODAY
.
.
. BUT
. BUT IF
. BUT IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED
IN SEEING SOME OF THE TOP RATED
SPOTS YOU CAN GO ON TO OUR BANK
61 NEWS APP AND GO THROUGH THAT
MAP.
MAP.
MAP. AND
MAP. AND NOBODY BETTER THAN TO HAVE
SHAWN GOING THROUGH THIS.
>>
>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S LIKE A 40 FRIDAY REUNION.
COME ON AND ALL OF YOU.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. AND SO HAPPY TO SEE SHAWN
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. AND THAT INCLUDES A VERY LITTLE
FAN OF HIS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>>
>>
>> LOOK
>> LOOK HOW CUTE THAT IS.
>>
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU LEARN ZEN ZE, ONE OF OUR
NEWEST REPORTERS HERE AT FOX
61.
61.
61. THAT
61. THAT IS HER SON.
OH MY GOODNESS.
>>
>>
>> LITTLE
>> LITTLE BOY.
LITTLE BOY. THE LOVE OF FOOD THE LOVE OF
SHAWN TRANSCENDS ALL AGES.
THAT'S LITTLE PRESTON.
SAY IT.
SAY IT.
SAY IT. COME ON, SHAWN.
YOU GOT TO LOVE IT, BY THE WAY.
HE HAS NOW MADE IT TO I THINK
THE EPICENTER OF PIZZA IN
CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN LUTZKER
SLYSZ SHAWN.
SLYSZ SHAWN. WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S UP? YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. COME ON, TRISTAN, BY THE WAY.
I LOVE YOU.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON. BERNSTEIN.
BERNSTEIN. THAT'S AWESOME.
THAT'S AWESOME. CAN'T WAIT TO GET WITH YOUR
PIZZA.
PIZZA.
PIZZA. TWO YEARS OLD, BY THE WAY.
LOVES PIZZA ALREADY.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. SALLY'S PIZZA.
SALLY'S PIZZA. WE LOVE IT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY THAT NEW
HAVEN PIZZA IS THE BEST EVER.
OK.
OK.
OK. AND
OK. AND THERE IS A YOU KNOW, YOU
COULD JUDGE AS AS YOU GO ALONG
AND YOU AS YOU TASTE PIZZA
THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE
BEEN ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND
I ALWAYS COME BACK TO
CONNECTICUT AND CONNECTICUT
PIZZA.
PIZZA.
PIZZA. I'M HERE WITH CARLA KAPLAN.
HE IS HERE WITH THE TASTE OF
NEW HAVEN.
NEW HAVEN. AND WE'RE HOLDING THE BOX HERE
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
ACTUALLY MAKING OUR PIZZA IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. IT
THERE. IT DOESN'T TAKE TWO SECONDS TO
FIRE UP THE OVENS AND SO FORTH.
BUT COME ON, I DON'T WANT TO
PUT A PERSPECTIVE ON NEW HAVEN
PIZZA.
PIZZA.
PIZZA. AND AND WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT
IT?
IT?
IT? YOU
IT? YOU HATE THEM PIZZA.
THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S MADE
WITH LOVE, COLE PASSION.
IT'S THE BEST.
YOU CAN'T FIND A BETTER PIZZA
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD THAN RIGHT
HERE IN THE MECCA OF PIZZA.
AND I'M JEALOUS BECAUSE LITTLE
LUNA'S MASK COME ON.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. FOR
YEAH. FOR NOW MY DNA HAS CHANGED
BECAUSE OF ALL THE PIZZA.
SO NOW I'VE GOT TO COVER MYSELF
AND SHROUD MYSELF A PIZZA.
WE'RE VERY NEAT AND PROUD.
WE'RE VERY PIZZA PROUD.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND IT'S NOT
JUST THE HAVEN OF COURSE WE'VE
GOT GREATER NEW HAVEN.
YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE STATE OF
CONNECTICUT IS A VERY PROUD
PIZZA STATE.
PIZZA STATE. AND WE HAVE THE MOST PIZZA
READERS OF ANY STATE PER
CAPITA.
CAPITA.
CAPITA. YOU KNOW THIS IS A PIZZA STATE.
AND TELL ME ABOUT SALLY'S PIZZA
AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT WHEN
THEY COME HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO SLYSZ EATS IS THIN CRUNCHY,
CHEWY.
CHEWY.
CHEWY. IT'S CHARRED ON THE EDGES IS
MADE WITH COAL.
THIS IS A PHENOMENAL PIZZA LIKE
NO OTHER.
NO OTHER.
NO OTHER. IT'S HISTORIC.
IT'S HISTORIC. GOES BACK TO 1938 STARTED BY
THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
AND HE'S ACTUALLY A FRANK PEPYS
NEPHEW.
NEPHEW.
NEPHEW. SO THERE'S THIS WHOLE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THAT WAS
THE ST THING GOING ON AND I
THINK YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN TO A
WORCESTER STREET NAMED
PIZZERIA.
PIZZERIA.
PIZZERIA. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. SO
YEAH. SO I MEAN THE IDEA THAT
WORCESTER STREET IS THE MECCA,
IS IT SEEN AROUND THE WHOLE
WORLD?
WORLD?
WORLD? ACTUALLY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. AND
THIS. AND AREN'T YOU TRYING TO PASS
SOME LEGISLATION TO WHAT TELL
ME TELL ME ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I
THINK THIS IS PHENOMENAL.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. THE
YEAH. THE ONLY TIME I GET POLITICAL
IS AROUND PIZZA.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE PIZZA
THE STATE FOOD.
IT'S CALLED THE PIZZA BILL.
TALK TO YOUR LEGISLATOR.
ASK THEM QUESTIONS.
BE NICE AND AND TELL THEM YOU
LOVE PIZZA AND YOU WANT TO SEE
IT AS A STATE FOOD.
DO YOU THINK?
OH, I WANT TO GO TO OH MY GOD.
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?
TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS A PLAIN PIE.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES NEWHAVEN
PIES SO AMAZING.
THIS IS A OH SAUCE PIE.
SO THERE'S ONLY GRATED CHEESE A
LITTLE OREGANO GARLIC ON THERE.
THIS IS A THING OF BEAUTY.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES BEETS WHAT
IT IS.
IT IS.
IT IS. YOU DON'T WANT TO.
YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN
THE TASTE WITH ALL SORTS OF
CHEESE RIGHT NOW.
THE CHEESE IS A TOPPING.
YOU PAY MORE.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE
FLAVOR, GOING TO GET A LITTLE
BIT FAT ON THERE BECAUSE THAT
CHEESE THAT IT TAKES OVER
THE FLAVOR.
THE FLAVOR. THIS IS THE WAY THE BAKERS
THE PIZZA ONLY USED TO MAKE
THE PIES IN THE ORIGINAL DAYS
IS HOW SALLY STILL MAKES IT.
AND THIS IS THIS IS A LARGE
RIGHT AND THIS IS A LARGE I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO
GET TOO MUCH LARGER THAN THIS
ANYWHERE ELSE EVEN THEY EVEN
MADE THE BOX.
THEY MADE THE BOX SIZED FOR
THE LARGE.
THE LARGE. SO I MEAN THIS IS A REAL PIE.
THERE IS IN ANY GIVEN SEASON OR
IN ANY GIVEN DAY THERE'S A LINE
OUT THE DOOR HERE YOU ARE YOU
ARE GOING TO BE A VERY HAPPY
PERSON IF YOU GET THIS PIE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. OH, I'M A VERY HAPPY PERSON, MY
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. >>
>>
>> OH
>> OH MAN.
OH MAN.
OH MAN. OH YEAH.
OH YEAH.
OH YEAH. LET ME GO.
YOU'RE GONNA BE HURT.
I'M GONNA BURN.
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
GO, MA.
GO, MA.
GO, MA. HUH?
HUH?
HUH? DID
HUH? DID I HIT THE JACKPOT TODAY?
MEGA MILLIONS.
MEGA MILLIONS. MEGA MILLIONS DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ON FOOD.
FRIDAY BABY.
FRIDAY BABY. LOOK AT THIS BABY.
NEW HAVEN STYLE PIZZA.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. COLIN, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
I'M WITH YOU, MY MAN.
THE WHOLE PIE IS YOURS TO
THE CAMERAMAN, TO YOU GETTING
SOME.
SOME.
SOME. OH,
SOME. OH, YOU'RE SANTA.
WELL, NO.
WELL, NO.
WELL, NO. COME ON, BUDDY.
COME HERE.
COME HERE. IT'S JUST ME JUST ME AND MY
PIZZA.
PIZZA.
PIZZA. I
PIZZA. I JUST I HOPE YOU'RE JEALOUS.
MATT SCOTT.
MATT SCOTT. >>
>>
>> THAT'S
>> THAT'S CRUEL.
THAT'S CRUEL. THAT'S CRUEL.
THAT'S CRUEL. NO ONE LIKES MATT SCOTT.
I DO.
I DO.
I DO. I
I DO. I READ FROM HERE.
LOOK AT THIS STEAM COMING OFF
THAT PIZZA.
THAT PIZZA. I MEAN IT DOESN'T GET ANY MORE
FRESH THAN THAT.
THAT'S MY FAVORITE KIND OF
PIZZA, SEAN.
PIZZA, SEAN. I GOT TO SAY THE CHARRED
BOTTOM.
BOTTOM.
BOTTOM. HEY, SEAN.
HEY, SEAN. >>
>>
>> SEAN.
SEAN.
SEAN. THIS IS.
THIS IS.
THIS IS. THIS IS.
THIS IS.
THIS IS. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. I
YEAH. I CAN'T MAKE OUT THE LETTERING
ON HIS SWEATSHIRT.
WHAT DOES IT SAY THERE ON HIS
SWEATSHIRT?
SWEATSHIRT? >>
>>
>> OH,
>> OH, LOOK, IT SAYS A PIZZA
WASN'T INVENTED IN NEW HAVEN.
IT WAS PERFECTED THERE.
>>
>>
>> TAKE
>> TAKE A
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
MY WIFE JUST TEXTED IN SAYING
WHAT DOES IT SAY IN HIS SHIRT?
THERE IT IS.
IT WAS AN EVENT WHERE HE THEY
DIRECTED THEM AND YOU KNOW AND
YOU KNOW WHAT?
>>
>>
>> I
>> I WANT
>> I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING HERE
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME TIME.
YEAH, EVERYBODY KNOWS A BAR
STOOL AND DAVE PORTNOY RIGHT
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. YEAH, RIGHT.
YEAH, RIGHT. THE PIZZA.
THE PIZZA. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM?
DAVE, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
ONE BITE.
ONE BITE.
ONE BITE. YOU KNOW THE RULES ARE.
NO, NO FOODIE FRIDAY IT'S BITE
TILL IT'S GONE.
>>
>>
>> SURE
>> SURE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON SEAN
SWEATSHIRT BITE TILL IT'S GONE
.
.
. THAT'S
. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. HOW MUCH PIZZA HAVE YOU EATEN
SO FAR THIS MORNING, SEAN?
>>
>>
>> ARE
>> ARE YOU TAKING THE PIZZAS WITH
YOU EACH TIME OR ARE YOU EATING
THE ENTIRE PIZZA?
>>
>>
>> I
>> I CAN'T EAT THE ENTIRE PIZZA.
I GOT TO SAVE SOME FOR, YOU
KNOW, LATER HERE.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I GOT
>> I GOT AN IDEA I LIKE I KIND OF
WANT TO SEE HOW I GOT TO SMELL
THE CAR.
THE CAR.
THE CAR. YOU GOT TO SMELL THE CAR.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK WHAT HE
THINKS ABOUT PUTTING.
OH, LOOK AT THE PEANUT BUTTER
ON THE PIZZA.
WATCH THIS.
WATCH THIS. IT'S NOT GOING.
>>
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
COLIN, I GOT TO ASK YOU.
WOULD YOU PUT PEANUT BUTTER ON
THIS PIZZA?
THIS PIZZA? WOULD I PUT PEANUT BUTTER ON A
PIZZA?
PIZZA?
PIZZA? I
PIZZA? I WOULD NOT PUT PEANUT BUTTER
ON A PIZZA.
I WOULD PUT PEANUT BUTTER ON A
PIECE OF FLATBREAD, LITTLE
JELLY ON A PIZZA.
YOU COULD DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
THE COLLEGE THE PUREST PIZZA
CALLED DESSERT COUNTER KIND OF
A VOTE ON THE PIZZA.
I'D GIVE IT TO A SQUIRREL GO.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I WAS
>> I WAS TRYING TO WRITE A MAN.
>>
>>
>> GUYS,
>> GUYS, GOOD TO BE BACK, BABY.
WE LOVE TO SEE IT.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. WE
YEAH. WE GOT TO ASK PEOPLE AT HOME
KNOW YOU LIKE THE PLAIN CHEESE
PIZZA CAUSE I WAS SAYING
THE OTHER DAY I PREFER JUST A
STRAIGHT SLICE OF CHEESE PIZZA
BUT ALL OTHER PEOPLE LIKE YOU
YOU'D LIKE TO LOAD IT UP WITH
ME?
ME?
ME? YES,
ME? YES, I DO.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE
SAID FOR IT BECAUSE THE WAY
THEY'RE DOING IT THERE AND
THAT'S SEAN'S EATING NOT HAVING
EVERYTHING SORT OF HOMOGENOUS,
NOT EVERY BITE HAVING ALL
THE SAUCE AND ALL THE TIE INS
AND ALL THAT.
SURE.
SURE.
SURE. 1000 CALORIES.
1000 CALORIES. YES.
YES.
YES. SO
YES. SO THAT WAY SOME BITES YOU'RE
JUST GETTING THE SAUCE.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S MORE OF
THE CLASSICAL NEAPOLITAN WAY
WHERE THEY'RE NOT GOING.
SHE'S I AND I TELL YOU WHEN I
FIRST MOVED HERE AND I HAD MY
FIRST PIZZA ON CHEESE ON IT I
WAS LIKE WHAT THIS IS DOING?
OH, THERE YOU GO.
LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH, THAT ONE'S COMING TO
COLIN.
COLIN.
COLIN. COLIN.
COLIN.
COLIN. COLIN, YOU HAD ME A POTATO.
YEAH, SURE.
YEAH, SURE. WELL, WELCOME TO AMERICA'S
FAVORITE FOOD.
FAVORITE FOOD. >>
>>
>> PLUS
>> PLUS AMERICA'S OTHER FAVORITE
FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. SWEET POTATO PIE MAN.
THIS IS A WHITE PIE.
LUTZKER POTATOES, ONIONS,
ROSEMARY GARLIC.
ROSEMARY GARLIC. REAL SIMPLE.
REAL SIMPLE. DON'T NEED SAUCE TO MAKE A
DELICIOUS PIZZA.
DELICIOUS PIZZA. THAT'S ALL WE WANT.
WE WE OWE CANADA ACTOR TOO.
IT'S GOT A TRIP DOWN A BIT DOWN
THIS HALL IS A GLUT.
THIS SEGMENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY
PEPSI SAYING LOOKING BETTER.
>>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
>>
>>
>> IT
>> IT IS
>> IT IS BEER.
AND YOU KNOW THE BEST PART.
OK.
OK.
OK. WE
OK. WE ALMOST GOT HIS LAWN.
THAT PART IS HE HAS NOT BEGUN
GASTRIC.
GASTRIC.
GASTRIC. HE'S GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE IN
THE NEXT HOUR.
AND JUST BEFORE I SHOT YOU,
TAKE A MOMENT.
I'M TASTING CREAMINESS.
I'M TASTING SOME GARLIC.
I'VE GOT SOME YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY THE POTATO IT'S JUST
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. IT JUST HAS IT IT JUST ALL
BLENDS TOGETHER TEXTURE OF
THE POTATO IS IS IT GOES
PERFECTLY WITH THE CRUST.
IT'S IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW
USERS HAVE YOU KNOW I DON'T
HAVE WE'VE GOT TO GET SEAN BED.
WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM A NAPKIN,
GET HIM OVER TO THE NEXT
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
LOCATION. WE'VE GOT TO RUN.
LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WHY WE LOVE PIZZA