Epic Pizza Party

Dan and Emily host an annual pizza party with Dan's family sauce recipe that has been passed on for thousands of generations.

It really is the most delicious homemade pizza I've ever had in my life.

They were expecting 45 people. So they made 20-something pizzas of all different varietals.



Logistically though, in order to keep the pizzas coming and keep hungry bellies happy, our wonderful hosts spent 8+ hours pre-baking every single pizza so that when party time came they would only need to reheat and serve.

There were delicious pizzapies scattered all throughout the house. On beds...desks... tables...countertops...EVERYWHERE PIZZA.



Gosh they were all so delicious.

Chicken/Mushroom...



Sausage, Bacon, Asparagus, Peppers...



Fresh tomato (red AND yellow) and basil...



Shrimp Pesto...



Sweet potato/bacon/sausage...



BREAKFAST pizza with tater tots and eggs and bacon and cheese (Dan really likes bacon)...



Meatballs (obviously)...



There was SO MUCH FOOD.



And they didn't run out. Even as guests continued stuffing their faces into the wee hours.



Also there was homemade beer.



Beer and Browns...



And wine coolers.




We ate so much that Emily's cousin Kathy had a food baby.



(JK, it's a real baby...)

OH! And for desert there was a pear and gorgonzola pizza with some sweet fruity sauce...



And peanut butter/marshmallow/chocolate chip S'More pizza which possibly amazed me even more than the meatball pizza.



YUM.



This entry is definitely going to be filed under "obesity".

O.M.F.MEATBALL!!!!

Danny has been talking about Vito's Pizza for weeks now ever since he tried some at a movie screening a few weeks ago.

I wasn't believing all the hype.

But our pizza just arrived a few minutes ago.

And I just had to take a moment to give thanks and make you all jealous before I go and smoosh my face into it.

T.O.'s / T.O.T.O.N.N.O.'s

Totonno's is T.O.'s family's restaurant which serves "the best pizza in NY...possibly the world."



Zagat does not lie.



If you go...make sure you order the secret eggplant parmesan appetizer. I don't believe it is on the menu.

It is SMFG.

Also, order Sangria.



And extra sauce.



And meatballs and eggplants on the same pizza.



It was a perfect night.

Great food. And just warm enough without being a sweatfest.

Afterwards we headed back to T.O.'s to play poker and have a relatively low-key evening.



We were joined by a West Coaster.



And beer.

Viva!

Saturday | May 24, 2008 | 9 p.m.

To ready ourselves for the evening (and for Rome) we ordered some pizzas e pastas.






Then we did a power hour.






Drinking continued when we got to Viva.













It was a tamer night at the club than usual...the place was pretty empty until like 20 minutes before closing.

Although Felix did end up clinging to a stop sign.



And T.O. ended up covered in beer...