Of all the pizza shops in all the world, they had to walk into ours..... So, Delaware-based Seasons Pizza is the new pizza vendor for the Phils at Citizens Bank Park. It replaces Peace A Pizza.
What do you think?
I've only had Peace A Pizza at the shop on Main Street in Newark. Thought it pretty good, though, it's been a few years since I've had a slice.
Seasons pizza is kind of a hybrid between deep-dish and New York style, though it veers toward a thicker crust. It's not my favorite pizza in the world, but I don't mind it - at least it has some crispness, something that's sadly lacking in many of the mushy-cardboardy tasting pizzas I've tried.
(I'm still searching Delaware for the best pie....Pizza by Elizabeths - GREAT CRUST! - is still my current favorite.)
So why Seasons?.....Seasons said they had a taste-teste at the ballpark and they got the contract...and the Aramark executive chef said they liked the taste. Were there other factors? Well, the ballpark expects to sell 3,000 slices on opening day (A 16-inch Seasons pie will be cut into 6 hefty slices, instead of the usual 8. So that's about 500 pizzas, right there.) You need a vendor who can handle high volume. And with 16 locations now, Seasons has proven that they can do big business.
But here's the thing: I don't order pizza at the ballpark. I want either a hot dog or one of those messy, but wonderfully delicious Tony Luke's sandwiches - preferably roast pork with the 'rabe. But that's just me.
Other Phils food news: It was very cool chatting with Greg Luzinski. He was one of my favorite players when I was growing up. I think I still have his autograph somewhere that I got when I was about 7 or 8. I almost didn't want to talk to Luzinski because sometimes chatting with celebrities blows your whole image of them, especially when they turn out to be big jerks.
But "the Bull" couldn't have been nicer - he likes chatting about food. He brought up Willey Farms in Townsend and said he liked the place and wanted to bring his BBQ sauce there. (OK, so AFTER the conversation, I called friends and family to say: GUESS WHO I JUST TALKED TO??!!!! Once a Phils fan, always a Phils fan....)
Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams was a trip. He's a very funny guy, very amiable and also loves chatting about food. And no, I DID NOT, bring up the 1993 World Series......The guy was armed with jalapeno-flavored salsa - it has a good kick - and I certainly didn't want a chunky red bath.
My momma didn't raise no fool.
5 comments:
MY NAME IS CARMINE C. COURTNEY. I OWN DEERHEAD HOTDOGS IN WILMINGTON DE. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1930'S THE BEST OF DELAWARE FOR SO LONG WE DONT EVEN KNOW HOW MANY AWARDS WE HAVE WON. YOU THINK "THE BULL", WOULD LIKE OUR SAUCE. ITS NOT BBQ SAUCE BUT IT IS "THE SAUCE" SO WE THINK WE SHOULD BE IN CITIZENS PARK. PLEASE! SOMEONE CONTACT ME@ 1-302-652-4411. THX!
Carmine, I think everyone in the WORLD loves or would love your sauce!!! It is the best ever. I have been eating Deerhead hotdogs for most of my 62 years!
Patricia, we are loving the pizza at Bella Vista, the new place in Pike Creek. It is most excellent! They also make tomato pie, a rarity any more.
We have only had the pizza in the restaurant, so are not sure how it travels.
Their eggplant parm is excellent too!
And we love the staff there....so friendly and eager to please.
I'm a pizza lover and I say Tony's Cafe still has the best pizza around. I'm not a fan of Season's pizza at all. Bella Vista is good (they're cheessteaks are excellent) but I still have Tony's in my number one spot.
If you're looking for great pizza in Delaware, try Pieto's Pizza in the Shoppes of Linden Hill. They have been in business for 30 years and it's easy to understand why once you try the pizza. They've been trying some interesting combinations and they recently added a whole wheat crust-excellent!
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