ISO: ISO: Online source for frozen gourmet pizzas delivered to one's home

[deb-in-mi]

My department wants to give a gift to our manager in recognition of an award he won. He is a pizza fanatic and I thought it would be fun to send him some wonderful frozen pizzas that he can cook when he wants to. Any idea of good online sources?

Thanks,

Deb

 

[randi]

hi Deb, I've ordered pizza from NYC and was always dissapointed. even Famous Ray's

in the village, where I used to get a slice wasn't that good smileys/frown.gif maybe a Chicago deep dish pie would be better but I don't know.

I was going to link you to homesickgourmet.com but they seemed to have changed and don't have all the regional favorites to choose from.

here's a google link with lots of choices. I hope you have better luck than I did. smileys/smile.gif

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SUNA_en___US213&q=mail+order+pizza

 

[deb-in-mi]

THANK YOU! I was not choosing the right words for a search...you definitely did!

 

[randi]

it was "mail order pizza" Deb '-)) good luck with finding a good one smileys/smile.gif

 

[richard-in-cincy]

That was my experience too. Dissapointing.

Had a friend who raved about a place in Chicago she used to go, finally ordered frozen (I don't remember the name): Reheated and it was (yawn) so deep freezer section of the grocery store.

 

[randi]

I just ordered a cheese pie from Ray's. the crust was what I was missing but they skimped on

(edit: the crust was great and what I was missing), the sauce and cheese. they shipped overnight but it wasn't frozen. I guess the cheese would have slid off the sauce and made a mess if they did it right. all I wanted was a "real" pizza and it was sooo sad smileys/frown.gif

you can't believe what they call pizza here, it's dreadful stuff. finally, a CA couple moved here and opened a pizza place with a brick oven and they know how to make a pie! they're so good that I've risked the wheat and carbs a few times just to do the "happy pizza dance" smileys/smile.gif

 

[monj]

Maybe a gift of the toys and makings so he can do it at home would be better?

Like a BIG gift box or basket with a pizza stone, beautifully illustrated cookbook, maybe a gifat card for mail order cheese and/or sauce gifts in the basket? Try www.arthuravenue.com for authentic NY sauces and cheeses. Mike's deli is awesome. smileys/smile.gif

 

[deb-in-mi]

Good idea but he would never do it

 

[traca]

If they can do Chicago style...Giordano's is freakin' fantastic! I received a pie for Xmas...

and was in HEAVEN. The crust was exactly the way I remembered it when I lived in Chicago.

http://www.giordanos.com/main.php

 

[deb-in-mi]

we ALWAYS go to Giordano's when we are in town...

and that is where we will order from!

Deb

 

[meryl]

I've never had Chicago style pizza, just the NY style. Is the Chicago-style deep dish?

 

[traca]

Yes, it's thick with toppings and the sauce goes on the top.

Click on the link and see the pizza photo in the logo? Nothing says home like a deep dish Chicago-style pizza. MMMMM...Best gift I EVER received was that pizza sent to me from Giodano's.

http://www.giordanos.com/main.php

 

[meryl]

Come to think of it, I did have a deep dish pizza in NY once or twice, but never in Chicago. Now I'm

in the mood for pizza!

 

[deb-in-mi]

Oh Meryl...time for a trip to Chicago

 

[meryl]

I've only been there once on a very quick trip. I really need to go back!