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Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Festival Returning To New York City This September

Author Jimmy Steal
HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 03: Dave Portnoy, Founder of Barstool Sports, onstage at The Barstool Party 2017 on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Festival Returns To New York City This September. The event will take place Sept. 14th on Randall’s Island Park. According to the Barstool Sports founder’s One Bite Pizza Festival website, One Bite Pizza Festival will transform Randall’s Island Park into Pizza Heaven with over 5,000 pizza lovers! Centrally located within Manhattan, and easily accessible from all 5 boroughs, there are multiple ways to travel to and from the festival.

Getting There.

There will be a day and evening session for pizza consumers. The best way to travel to Randall’s Island Park for the One Bite Pizza Festival will be the Ferries traveling to and from Randall’s Island Park for the festival throughout the day. Departures will take place from East 35th Street Ferry Landing located at the intersection of East 35th Street at the FDR Drive and will arrive directly at the entrance of One Bite Pizza Fest! The first ferry departs at 11:30 am for the Afternoon Session and at 5:30 pm for the Evening Session. Travel time to the festival via ferry is approximately 25 minutes.

Who Will Be Slingin’ Dough At The Festival This Year?

With the caveat that it’s an all-inclusive all-you-can-eat ticket to the One Bite Pizza Festival, it’s nice to know that there will be some returning pizza masters from last year’s rain-soaked event in Coney Island.

For the full list of attending Pizza Joints at this year’s festival, click here.

Ticket Info

If you want in on this year’s One Bite Pizza Festival at Randall’s Island Park, you better hurry. The day session is almost sold out, while the night session is about 75 percent sold out. Ticket options include general admission, VIP tasting, and ferry tickets as well.

Tickets to Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Festival can be purchased here.

When it comes to pizza, Dave Portnoy is more than just a guy who holds festivals. He is committed to helping local Pizza Peeps out! Just check out this recent story.

Believe it or not, Jimmy’s first job was overnights at a Christian Radio Station. He claims he got into radio because like Rocky Balboa once said, “cause I can’t sing or dance.” Jimmy loves to write about all local happenings, especially around his town of Toms River. Favorite Pastime (other than masturbation, of course): Cheering for the Yankees, and crying for the J-E-T-S!!! Favorite Food: Hot Sauce…I collect ’em! Favorite Drink: PRUNO…look it up, if you dare! Favorite Movies: The Exorcist, Planet of The Apes (the original), To Kill a Mockingbird, Annie Hall, and of course GF 1 & GF 2…I heard that’s how the real fans refer to them. Favorite Movie Line: easy…Murry-Caddyshack-“big hitter, the Lama”…f#$*in’ riot! Best Rat Rock Bands: STP, VH, ZEP, PEARL JAM, FOOS, PEPPERS,AC/DC Favorite New Bands: Glorious Sons, Rival Sons, Dirty Honey Most Embarrassing Moment: the moment my mother reads this shit! Best Day: I know a lot of folks say this, but it’s true: the day my little girl Jynell and my boy Big D were born! Next to that, it would have to be the day I was baked on earth day in Central Park and met Keefer Sutherland…baked too, I believe.

10 Best Pizza Joints In New Jersey

Coming up with the 10 Best Pizza Joints on National Pizza Day is difficult. With hundred of pizza places across the state, finding just 10 comes down to word of mouth. Today Is National Pizza Day and I feel the need to put together an informal list of the best the Garden State has to offer.

 

There’s nothing more satisfying than a freshly baked pizza right out of the oven from your favorite New Jersey pizza place or bar.

Everything from the creamy melted mozzarella to the flavor infused sauce, to the crust, which should be crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. If we’re talking thin crust, I like it light and crispy.

I love all styles of pizza, but Neopolitan style seems to be the most popular with Sicilian coming in 2nd.

The crust should enhance the toppings of the pizza, not overpower them. I love a zesty tomato sauce on my pie with a light sprinkle of aged parmesan.

My favorite topping is homemade fresh sausage.

Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping, but I’m not a big fan of pepperoni, too greasy for me. Although I’d eat a pepperoni slice before I’d go near a slice topped with pineapple…yuck!

 

Click Here For Jersey Shore Pizza Destinations

 

Quality Ingredients Are The Key To Making a Near Perfect Pizza Pie.

I can always tell when a place uses ingredients of a lesser quality. I’ve encountered quite a few places in my travels that use low grade ingredients, like rubbery low fat mozzarella cheese, or industrial size bags of pre-shredded cheese. The pre-shredded stuff has a ton of preservatives and anti-clumping agents. None of that garbage has any flavor!

I love the consistency of good whole milk mozzarella. A good cheese pull and a flavorful quality product seal the deal for me.

A pizza crust’s list of ingredients should be simple. No artificial or inferior ingredients, ever.

I follow a group of pizza lovers on Guy Madsen’s “Jersey Pizza Joints” Facebook page, which has over 100,000 members.

Guy is the main organizer of New Jersey’s Annual Pizza Bowl which just completed its 4th annual competition event.

Vinnie’s Mootz of Lyndhurst, whose thin and crisp grandma pie topped with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes took home the prize on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at Redd’s Restaurant in Carlstadt.

I look up to Guy and those who constantly contribute their opinions and great suggestions to the page. Thanks for doing what you do!

 

I’ve created an informal list of pizza joints in New Jersey for you to try, all based on the opinions of the preeminent pizza palates on the Jersey Pizza Joints page.

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