If you’re a New Yorker living in South Florida, you’ve likely been on the hunt for a proper New York-style pizza, eating through tepid pies and soggy slices in search of the real thing.
The NY Pizza Place co-owner Alicia Allen felt the same way when she and her husband, Kelley, moved from New York to Florida. “It’s very hard to find good pizza. At first we thought, let’s be creative. Then, we decided we won’t be creative — we’re just going to bring the best down.”
Alicia and Kelley, along with the friends and restaurant partners, Francesca Perina and Kris Slusser, decided to open the NY Pizza Place, making authentic New York pizzas using Italian plum tomatoes, real cheese, and pizza dough made in Brooklyn — the secret to a great pizza…