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There are five crucial questions a journalist must ask (and, ideally, answer) when researching and developing a story: Who, What, Where, When, and Why. These Five W's, along with a bonus "How" for further clarity, are here to help provide some peripheral insight into this weird, wild nomadic journey.
The Five W's + H: Who: The Pizza-Eating Pages What: New Haven Pizza Throwdown Where: New Haven, Connecticut When: June 2025 - November 2025 Why: For the second (and mercifully final) time over the course of more than nine years of travel, we made the decision to drive from just about coast-to-coast. With business looming in The Big Apple we shook off the Palm Springs sand; packed our bags, rain coats, and litter box; and loaded up the car to navigate to the stormy north east coast. + How: Hoo boy. This was quite the trek friends. We traveled through a total of 15 states on our journey, kicking up more than 3,100 miles under our heels over seven drive days. Luckily, we made a multi-day pit stop in home base Montgomery to recharge before heading through the final 11 states on our way to nautical New Haven.
The state of Connecticut boasts more pizza places per capita than any other state, while the New Haven area alone houses more than 400 such spots. So what is New Haven-style pizza? This particular pie is characterized by being thin (but not too thin) and crispy, having a coal-fired and charred (borderline burnt) crust, and consisting of a simple tomato and grated cheese base.
Known by some 'round these parts as apizza (basically "ah-beets"), this popular pie style is the protagonist of the following post: New Haven Pizza, Ranked:
Honorable Mention - Frank Pepe Pizzeria (157 Wooster St, New Haven, CT 06511)
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There are five crucial questions a journalist must ask (and, ideally, answer) when researching and developing a story: Who, What, Where, When, and Why. These Five W's, along with a bonus "How" for further clarity, are here to help provide some peripheral insight into this weird, wild nomadic journey.
The Five W's + H: Who: Page Crew Eating All the Delicious Food, for You What: Top 5 places to drink up Where: Palm Desert/Rancho Mirage, California When: December 2024 - June 2025 Why: It was time to head back west, dear reader--and what better place in the dead of winter than the warm confines of the Coachella Valley. Before embarking on what future historians may refer to as Page Manifest Destiny 2025, we took some much-needed time off to attend a close friend's wedding in North Texas, hang with family and friends, celebrate life on a nice vacation, and overall just manifest some quality me time to recharge before hitting the road once again. + How: Our sashay from St. Louis to the Metroplex area to be near for the nuptials took roughly 650 miles and 9.5 hours. An even shorter 200 mile, 3 hour excursion down to Montgomery followed before finally embarking on a 3-day, 1400 mile, 21 hour adventure to our first stop: the aptly named Palm Desert. All told we raced more than 2200 miles over 35 hours on our path to sunny southern California. Luckily, these expeditions occurred over the course of a couple months--which made this glorified chauffeur quite pleased.
Top 5 Places to Drink Up: Palm Desert/Rancho Mirage, California
Porta Via (73100 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260) Quotable: "Local, organic fine dining on El Paseo"
Embedded just steps south of the border between Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert in the trendy Shops at El Paseo, Porta Via's panoramic patio and mouth-watering menu stand out in the crowded El Paseo restaurant scene.
 There are five crucial questions a journalist must ask (and, ideally, answer) when researching and developing a story: Who, What, Where, When, and Why. These Five W's, along with a bonus "How" for further clarity, are here to help provide some peripheral insight into this weird, wild nomadic journey. The Five W's + H: Who: The traveling trinity: Christina, Sophs, and yours truly. What: Top 5 places to drink up Where: St. Louis, Missouri When: May 2024 - September 2024 Why: I'd like you to pay close attention to the route at the top of this page and keep in mind that this was the second straight contract where we drove all the way back to Texas, and then accepted a contract just a few hours drive FROM WHICH WE JUST CAME. We've had some bad contract luck in the past, but damn. Back-to-back like that? That's cold universe. At least we were able to hang for a few weeks in Montgomery before venturing, once again, all up into the Midwest. + How: After a few weeks of rest and relaxation at Lake Conroe, us peripatetic Pages hopped back on 45 and headed north near Frisco, Texas where we were able to spend time with my favorite nephew River. Then, after a quick stop in Springfield, MO, we finally arrived at what would be one of our three St. Louis-area homes over the course of our four months there: Chesterfield. In total, it was nearly 15 hours and more than 1000 miles to get from Indy to Monty, then another roughly 13 hours and 850 miles on to Chesterfield, Missouri. (Just for reference it's less than four hours and about 250 miles from Indianapolis to St. Louis, but who doesn't love taking the scenic route?) Top 5 Places to Drink Up: St. Louis, Missouri NINJA Japanese Sushi Bar & Steakhouse (1737 Clarkson Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017) Quotable: "Best Sushi in St. Louey." Generally, smaller landlocked cities like St. Louis (unless you consider the Mississippi River a body of water you'd like to eat from) don't feature a robust sushi selection. Not so in the case of NINJA, a delightful raw bar that puts a unique spin on sushi fare.
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