East Village

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza & Brewery (Artichokes) opened its first location at 328 E. 14th Street in the East Village neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City in 2008. In September 2010, a second location opened at 114 10th Ave (in Chelsea) and another the same year in November at 111 MacDougal Street… Read More about Artichoke Basille’s Pizza & Bar – New York, NY

Bravo’s “Top Chef” reality TV star Brian Malarkey opened his restaurant, Searsucker, in August 2010. Searsucker is located in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego on Fifth Avenue. It is a popular San Diego restaurant among locals and non-locals alike. And for good reason! Searsucker offers a New American Classic cuisine,… Read More about Searsucker – San Diego California

While searching for the best pizza joints in San Diego we kept hearing about a pizza joint called Basic Urban Kitchen & Bar (“Basic”) in San Diego. Basic is owned and operated by Jon Mangini who also owns URBN Coal Fired Pizza (with locations in North Park and Vista). With plenty of press, rave reviews… Read More about Basic Urban Kitchen & Bar – San Diego California