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On Dollar Slices, Pizza Vectors, Prosciutto Zones and Topping Hyperspace

by loisaidasam on 8/6/18, 7:10 PM with 38 comments

  • by IIAOPSW on 8/7/18, 12:51 PM

    >There’s also a strong geographic connection between the subway and pizza: Of all the pizzerias in New York City, 79% (1438 / 2290) are within a 10 minute walk of a subway entrance.

    according to that map (and common sense) basically everything in New York is a 10 min walk from the subway even if it isn't a pizzaria.

  • by kimdotcom on 8/7/18, 12:56 PM

    I enjoyed this article, it used ML to classify geographical areas in NY culturally, based on pizza topping availability and $1 slice availability.

    They also attempted to predict the likelyhood of availability of toppings, based on neighborhood features.

  • by swaggyBoatswain on 8/7/18, 9:30 PM

    Pizza is interesting. Last year I spoke with the head of r&d of a major water filtering company based in italy, the birthplace of pizza.

    A little unknown fact is Water quality makes a difference on the taste of pizza. There is a saying in the states that you cant replicate true new york pizza unless you use new york water, etc.

    Good pizza water tastes awful if you drank it as is. I dont recall which elements were added inside of it, but its there. Another interesting tidbit is pizza quality is sometimes compared to coffee quality for water enthusiasts.

    Sometimes called "waves". A first wave coffee shop is like getting a awful espresso shot at a hotel. 2nd and 3rd wave is like starbucks. 4th wave is when a coffee shop sources their own products and knows the history behind its goods. 5th wave is everything - these are generallly operated by famous baristas who have basic chemistry knowledge and expertise operating a espresso machine.

    Pizza is the similar in ratings to coffee in this regard.

  • by _ZeD_ on 8/7/18, 2:43 PM

    As an Italian, that... "things"... in the article are not pizzas