I heard a rumor that there was a New York-style pizza shop in Tokyo Station that was importing water from New York City. That¡¯s how hard they were trying to make their pizza taste authentic. This was exciting news: New York-style pizza, served by the slice with long trails of gooey mozzarella (and maybe a dash of parmesan or red pepper) is pretty much nonexistent in Japan.
The pizza shop in question is Famous Famiglia (). It¡¯s part of KG¡¯s New York Deli, a cluster of imports in the basement of Tokyo Station¡¯s Daimaru department store that includes Ess-a-Bagel and something called SoupMan ¡ª an outlet of the place that inspired the ¡°Soup Nazi¡± on long-running American TV show ¡°Seinfeld.¡± (I guess he¡¯s lightened up a bit?)
Never mind what the branding says: Famous Famiglia is not New York City¡¯s favorite pizza. (Search online for Jon Stewart¡¯s ¡°Daily Show¡± rant against Donald Trump¡¯s visit there with Sarah Palin; incidentally, this video is also an excellent primer in how not to eat pizza like a New Yorker).
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