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Exclusive | Move over, Lombardi’s and Grimaldi’s — NYC has a new coal-fired pizza favorite, using the city’s oldest oven

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Exclusive | Move over, Lombardi’s and Grimaldi’s — NYC has a new coal-fired pizza favorite, using the city’s oldest oven

Something old, something new. Lucky Charlie is one of Brooklyn’s buzziest recent pizzeria openings — with an ancient secret to its sudden success. Abandoned, boarded up behind drywall in the basement for years and only recently rediscovered, the Bushwick restaurant’s massive coal oven dates all the way back to 1890 — even before near-ancient pizzerias like Lombardi’s, … Read more

Eleven Madison Park alums are making $40 cheese pizzas — but they’re not as good as the old school pies at Lombardi’s

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Eleven Madison Park alums are making cheese pizzas — but they’re not as good as the old school pies at Lombardi’s

Eye-popping inflation isn’t limited to eggs. Two former Eleven Madison Park chefs have opened a new pizza joint where a plain cheese pie will set you back $40 and a slice goes for $6. The plain cheese pizza at Ceres will set you back $40. Brian Zak/NY Post Ceres, at 164 Mott St. in Nolita, isn’t … Read more