While in bed with the flu, after unfortunately not being able to make it to J & V Pizzeria for a second spot on News 12 Brooklyn, I just received some good news.
J & V’s owner Joe Mortillaro just gave a call, not only let us know that the shoot – which should air tomorrow starting at 10:30 a.m. – went well, but also to relay some good news concerning Tony Muia, who recently premiered two pilots on the Travel Channel about his A Slice of Brooklyn pizza tour.
It turns out Tony is the proud father of a healthy baby girl named Gabriella.
Everyone at Bensonhurst Bean would like to take this opportunity to welcome little Gabriella Muia into the world, as well as congratulate Tony and his wife Ronnie – to whom we wish the very best of luck as new parents.
The New York Post ran a solid piece yesterday on Brooklyn’s Prince of Pizza Tony Muia and his show Slice of Brooklyn’s first two pilot episodes – which are both set to premiere tonight on the Travel Channel, beginning at 10 p.m. Continue Reading »
While trashy, exploitative reality television shows such as Jersey Shore, Mob Wives, the short-lived Russian Dolls and now Brooklyn 11223 continue to multiply like cockroaches, making America see orange as our books feel increasingly lonely and dejected, there is hope on the horizon.
Bensonhurst native and Brooklyn’s Prince of Pizza Tony Muia is starring in a new reality show which premieres on the Travel Channel one week from today. The program, which is named after his A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour, is according to Tony, a far cry from the catfights and hooker outfits of Jersey Shore. Continue Reading »
This is Bensonhurst Bean’s monthly blogwrap, where we highlight some of the stories that have affected Bensonhurst over the last month, as covered by both local and mainstream media.
The New York Post is reporting that Tony Muia’s pizza-themed sightseeing tour A Slice of Brooklyn, may soon be coming to a TV near you. Continue Reading »
L & B managed to hold its own against renowned DUMBO pizzeria Grimaldi’s. According to the article the tour group accompanying reporter Rob McFarland was split 50/50 as to which of the two places they visited was better at producing prodigious pizza pies. A comparison of L & B to Grimaldi’s might be as futile as one of apples and oranges but one thing the author of the piece has no doubt about is “a serving of L&B’s delicious home-made spumoni… should be compulsory.” Let’s not forget to give credit to the man responsible for McFarland’s visit to our neck of the woods. Many thanks to Tony Muia and his Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour for bringing new found recognition to one our area’s more notable contributions to the New York City food scene.
