Day 14 (Oct. 14, 2009); Roberta's (Bushwick, BROOKLYN)

This video is a part of the 2009 Pizza Video competition. 10 editors were given footage for 10 different "pizza days" and plenty of creative license. This video is for entertainment purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the views of the editor, Sean Taylor, or the pizza establishment. Hope you enjoy the video.

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(c) Sean Taylor 2009
edited by Shawn Amaro


DAY 14: OCTOBER 14th, 2009

LOCATION: Roberta's (261 Moore St. Bushwick, BROOKLYN)

ORDER: 3 slices of a Margherita, 2 slices of a Specken Wolf, 1 slice of a Millenium Falco

GUEST(S): Adrian Rose, Shawn Amaro

REVIEW:
A masterpiece! Travel out to Morgan Avenue on the L train and take a look around. Amongst the graffiti covered warehouses and bent street signs ("BOGART St." bent to read "ART St."), there's a caged-up window, a dirty ATM, and a cursive sign reading "Roberta's."

You have arrived.

Regardless of whether or not you categorize the restaurant and surrounding area as "urban art" or the work of vandals, Roberta's pizza is an undeniable masterpiece.




It could be the red onions and smoked prosciutto on the Specken Wolf that takes you on a magic pizza ride. Couple it with the sausage on the Millenium Falco and you may be doing the Kessel Run in "less than twelve parsecs." But don't let the pun-filled menu distract you (as it has me), the ingredients are among the best. Proof of this lies at the core; the basic Margherita.



Fresh mozzarella (made in-house) melted into a rich tomato sauce and garnished with basil grown in the greenhouse out back seems basic enough. But toss it in an imported Italian wood-fired brick oven and cook it perfection renders the Margherita anything but "basic." Also, at $8 a pie, it's one of the best deals around.

I will be back to Roberta's...with friends. It's one of those places you can introduce your friends to and watch with a smile on your face as the pizza brings one to theirs.

MISC.:
1. The Millennium Falco is no longer on the menu but Adrian Rose loves it so much she mentioned it to the waiter who asked the cook who agreed to resurrect the recipe.
2. Shawn Amaro is editing this video and he mentioned something about an exploding car. i hope he finds a way to use it in the vid.


VIDEO CLIP:
Edited by Shawn Amaro, selected BEST IN SHOW at 2009 Slicey Award Ceremony held on December 3rd, 2009


RATING:
5/5
VALUE:
5/5

AMBIENCE:
3/3

TASTE:
10/10

SERVICE:
3/3

21/21= 1.0 x 5 = 5.00

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• brooklyn
• bushwick
• pizza
• Roberta's
• slicey

[spotlightsean]

Not a bad idea. Shawn Amaro created an amazing intro, outro, and (considering the weak raw footage I gave him to work with) middle. He's good...if not, the best!

[nonstopclubber]

look forward to going.

looks good.

perhaps it is up there with

totonno's in coney island and the place on ave j ? i have also been wanting to try patsys in italian (east) harlem. have you been there yet ?

[bigboibkyln]

I am gonna it it up!!

[Sethtimesamillion]

Great Video! Perfect Simpson-esque / Google Earth intro. Shawn Taylor should use that for all his intros. Uh-oh, it's 9:59AM and I want pizza.