Gothamist: Ethnic Pizza Patrol: La Chonta

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:51:37 -0500

Betcha didn't know this: A good many pizzerias are owned and operated by Albanians. This is a theme in a play called "The Resistible Rise of Fatlinda Paloka". Most people assume they are Italians since thaey are so similar in appearance. They generally make a damn good slice.

cucarachita

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:27:40 -0500

Yo, Joe! Have a heart and give us the nearest subway! It's not like this is in Manhattan where the streets are numbers.

blablanyc

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:55:15 -0500

The best pizza is still made by people of Italian heritage. We don't need this: Crazy Asian Pizza from Slice NY

Goomba

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:39:08 -0500

That looks like a regular slice. What makes it ethnic? We don't like pizza made not by Italians!

MFer

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:20:28 -0500

It could be argued. Sure. But you wont. Because you are smart enough to realize that many foods have either lost their provenance or have become all embracing of a culture as a whole.The same holds true of many people. Mr America, meet the apple pie. So unless you want to argue that American is an ethnicity of its own ... And even so, the writer is clearly not using the word "ethnic" as a synonym of "minority".

msk

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:24:30 -0500

It could be argued that all food is "ethnic," since every person has an ethnicity. "Ethnic" is not a synonym of "minority."

zodak

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:37:59 -0500

mmmm ¡tostones! now i have to go visit mom